COLOMBIA: Carrefour looks to acquire Mercadefam
By: just-food.com | 25 September 2008
French retail giant Carrefour has formed a strategic alliance with Colombian retailer Mercadefam with a view to acquiring the company, a spokesperson for Carrefour informed just-food.
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French retail giant Carrefour has formed a strategic alliance with Colombian retailer Mercadefam with a view to acquiring the company, a spokesperson for Carrefour informed just-food.
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