FRANCE: Auchan profit slides, warns of "tough" year ahead
By Michelle Russell | 19 March 2013
French retail giant Auchan has recorded a drop in full-year profit due to one-off items as well as unfavourable comparisons and warned 2013 will be another "difficult" year.
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French retail giant Auchan has recorded a drop in full-year profit due to one-off items as well as unfavourable comparisons and warned 2013 will be another "difficult" year.
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