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Auchan Retail To Remove 55m Plastic Food Trays From Stores

Auchan Retail has announced plans to replace some 55 million plastic food trays, used in its meat and seafood departments, with a compostable vegetable fib...

France's Macron Aims To Tackle Tobacco And Alcohol In 10-Year Cancer Plan

French President Emmanuel Macron wants the generation that will turn 20 in 2030 to be the first tobacco-free one, and also promised to do more to warn abou...

Carrefour's Supeco Launches E-Commerce Site

Carrefour's discount brand, Supeco, has launched an e-commerce site, following the introduction of restrictions on non-essential retail categorie...

Danone's Faber Says Not 'Dogmatic' About CEO-Chairman Role: Report

Emmanuel Faber, the chief executive and chairman of French food group Danone, told the weekly Journal du Dimanche that he did not hold a "do...

A Suitable Suitor? Carrefour Admirers Must Court The Elysee Palace

So what now for Carrefour, forbidden from wedding its wealthy Canadian admirer, just as it needs to renovate? Will fate find a more suitable suitor, perhap...

French Economy Contracts Less Than Expected In Q4 With -1.3% Slump

The French economy lurched back into contraction in the final quarter of last year but not as much as expected after the country faced a second coronavirus...

Carrefour Suspends Sales Of Strawberries Until Mid-February

French retailer Carrefour has suspended the sales of strawberries in its stores until mid-February. Through the initiative, the retailer is ai...

After Failed Carrefour Bid, Couche-Tard Seeks To Reassure Befuddled Shareholders

Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc has been quietly reassuring shareholders about its growth strategy after its abrupt plan t...