FRANCE/USA: Carrefour denies Wal-Mart bid talk
By just-food.com | 15 August 2005
French retail giant Carrefour has denied newspaper claims that it has been holding talks with US titan Wal-Mart.
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French retail giant Carrefour has denied newspaper claims that it has been holding talks with US titan Wal-Mart.
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