* Expects to overtake Carrefour a year earlier than planned

Blackstone eyes LIC's 14 pct stake in Stock Holding Corp - Economic Times

Blackstone eyes LIC's 14 pct stake in Stock Holding Corp - Economic Times

PARIS (Reuters) - Colony Capital, the $27 billion U.S. investment fund attracting controversy in France over its involvement in Carrefour and Accor, will invest up to $2 billion in Europe on a bet the business climate will soon improve.

Colony Capital, the $27 billion U.S. investment fund attracting controversy in France over its involvement in Carrefour and Accor, will invest up to $2 billion in Europe on a bet the business climate will soon improve.

* Carrefour sells 12 pct stake in CarrefourSA for 60 mln euros

* Carrefour sells 12 pct stake in CarrefourSA for 60 mlneuros

* Carrefour sells 12 pct stake in CarrefourSA for 60 mln euros

* Carrefour sells 12 pct stake in CarrefourSA for 60 mln euros

ISTANBUL, April 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's Sabanci Holding is exiting the food retail sector, selling its stakein discount supermarket chain DiaSA and making progress onquitting its joint venture with Carrefour, sourcesclose to the matter told Reuters o

ISTANBUL, April 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's Sabanci Holding is exiting the food retail sector, selling its stake in discount supermarket chain DiaSA and making progress on quitting its joint venture with Carrefour, sources close to the matter told Reuter

* Q1 like-for-like sales up 0.2 pct vs 0.4 pct growth in Q4

French retailer’s finance director stands by market expectations of full-year net profits of €2.2bn this year, saying they were ‘reasonable’

The French retail giant posted a drop in sales over the first quarter, as negative currency effects wiped out the impact of underlying sales growth from emerging markets.

PARIS (Reuters) - Carrefour expects to have a plan in place by 2014 to expand in Brazil and China, its second- and fifth-biggest markets by sales, the Financial Times quoted the French retailer's chief executive as saying.

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - Carrefour expects to have a plan in place by 2014 to expand in Brazil and China, its second- and fifth-biggest markets by sales, the Financial Times quoted the French retailer's chief executive as saying.

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - Carrefour expects to have a plan in place by 2014 to expand in Brazil and China, its second- and fifth-biggest markets by sales, the Financial Times quoted the French...

French grocer reaps rewards of manager autonomy, allowing the creation of area-specific stores that better reflect the needs of the local environment

Chief executive Georges Plassat defends hypermarkets against critics who see them as out of date and rejects suggestions to reduce space

PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) - A cultural shift is underway atEurope's largest retailer, Carrefour, as bosses at itsFrench stores get more freedom after years of control fromheadquarters near Paris.

Asset sales help to treble profits and free up funds for capital expenditure but investors will want to see more sustainable improvements by retailer

Carrefourpledged more cash to renovate and expand stores under new boss Georges Plassat's revival plan for Europe's largest retailer after an asset-selling spree last year reduced debt.

French retailer Carrefour said it plans to continue expansion in Asia and Latin America as it posted a rise in profit for 2012, boosted by the sale of assets in several markets.

Carrefour, Europe's biggest supermarket chain, says the year ahead will be tricky as recessions in Italy and Spain have hit demand.

Carrefour SA (OTC: CRRFY) reported an increase in its 2012 net profit.Carrefour's annual net profit surged to 1.23 billion euros ($1.6 billion), from EUR371 million, in the year-ago period.

* 2012 operating profit 2.140 bln euros vs poll 2.061 bln

The sale of businesses in Malaysia, Colombia and Greece and the closure of its business in Singapore has boosted the retailer’s net profits to €1.2bn

UNTIL recently, Carrefour’s supermarkets in France were run along Napoleonic lines. Strict orders emanated from its headquarters in Paris. Every store sold a similar range of products. If selling groceries were like marching an army over the Alps,

Carrefour's new boss, Georges Plassat, is performing difficult surgery to restore the French retail giant to health. With Carrefour already trading at a large premium to peers, investors can't afford a relapse.

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - European sales closed higher onThursday as encouraging sales figures from retailers Carrefour and Associated British Foods helped offsetlosses in the mining sector.

European stocks got a firm nudge into positive territory Thursday, keying off a batch of upbeat U.S. data, with banks gaining ground and corporate updates driving shares of Carrefour SA, Delhaize Group NV and R�my Cointreau sharply higher.

European stocks were largely in the black on Thursday, though gains for the main index were nothing to write home about, with Carrefour SA, Delhaize Group NV and R�my Cointreau all sharply higher after well-received results, while banks also gained

* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.2 pct, Euro STOXX 50 gains 0.4 pct

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - European shares pared backearlier losses to trade in positive territory on Thursday,boosted by gains at French supermarket retailer Carrefour and at healthcare stocks.

World's No. 2 retailer said it expects recurring operating profit for 2012 of around $2.75 billion amid further signs that the French company is doing better at home.

French retailer reports improvement in domestic performance, while growth in emerging markets offsets decline in austerity-hit southern Europe

European stock markets stuck largely to the flat line on Thursday, with earnings news driving down shares of ASML Holding NV and rallying shares of Carrefour SA.

Europe stock markets stick largely to the flat line on Thursday, with earnings news driving down shares of ASML Holding and rallying shares of Carrefour. Investors will be keeping an eye on the U.S. ahead of more big earnings reports and economic dat

* Q4 l-f-l French hypermarkets down 2 pct vs 3.3 pct in Q3

French supermarket chain Carrefour SAcould be fined up to 500,000 yuan ($80,100) for misleading customers over prices at one of its outlets in northwestern China, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday.

BEIJING (Reuters) - French supermarket chain Carrefour SAcould be fined up to 500,000 yuan ($80,100) for misleading customers over prices at one of its outlets in northwestern China, state news...

BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) - French supermarket chainCarrefour SA could be fined up to 500,000 yuan($80,100) for misleading customers over prices at one of itsoutlets in northwestern China, state news agency Xinhua said onSunday.

HONG KONG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators haveaccused French supermarket chain Carrefour, theworld's No.2 retailer, of misleading customers over prices atone of its outlets in northwestern China, the official Xinhuanews agency reported on Thur

Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Taiyuan accused retailer Carrefour of price fraud, complicating its turnaround plans in the world's largest grocery market.

* Online competition hurts profits in tempting Brazil market

PARIS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - French retail giant Carrefour has seen many changes since its former boss made anill-fated attempt to snap up Brazil's top supermarket chain lastyear, and South America's top economy could light the spark foryet more.

French retailer’s plan to reduce debt and reinvest in its core markets in Europe, China and South America continues with €525m sale