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Les Mousquetaires Sales Up 4%, Driven By Increased Market Share

French retail group Les Mousquetaires, which operates the Intermarché grocery chain, saw sales rise by 4.1% across its European operations in 2017....

Les Mousquetaires Acquires Minority Stake In Organic Food Chain

French retail group Les Mousquetaires has announced that it acquired a minority stake in organic grocer Les Comptoirs de la Bio. The new partnership wil...

Spar France Targets €1 Billion In Turnover By 2019

Spar France has announced plans to expand its network – from 860 to 1,000 stores across the country – by the end of 2019, with turnover se...

Groupe Casino Assigned First Time Rating By Moody's

French retailer Groupe Casino has mandated Moody's Investors Service to asses the credit worthiness of the group, and has received a rating of Ba1, with a...

Auchan Retail Announces Senior Appointments

Auchan Retail announced that Patrick Espasa has been appointed as deputy director in charge of partnerships in France and internationally, and will be repl...

Parlez-Vous Costco? US Retail Giant Brings Bulk Brie To France

About a half-hour south of Paris, a uniquely American import has opened for business. The store’s aisles brim with beauty and bulk, side by side....

Carrefour Sales Up 1.9% In Q3, Despite Declines In France

French retail group Carrefour has reported that sales grew 1.9% to €21.9 billion in the third quarter of its financial year. The retailer says that...

Leclerc Approached By Amazon Over Logistics Deal

French retailer Leclerc has been approached by e-commerce giant Amazon over a potential logistics partnership, according to a report by news outlet Re...