FRANCE: Carrefour "considers split"

By just-food.com | 31 January 2011

Shares in Carrefour, the world's second largest grocery retailer, have been boosted today (31 January) on the back of reports that it may be split into three parts to boost value to investors.

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Shares in Carrefour, the world's second largest grocery retailer, have been boosted today (31 January) on the back of reports that it may be split into three parts to boost value to investors.

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