INSIGHT: Decline in small formats concern for Casino – analyst
By just-food.com | 15 October 2009
The fall in third-quarter sales at Groupe Casino's smaller-format stores in France is a "shock" that will give the French retail giant cause for concern, a retail analyst told just-food today (15 October).
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The fall in third-quarter sales at Groupe Casino's smaller-format stores in France is a "shock" that will give the French retail giant cause for concern, a retail analyst told just-food today (15 October).
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