FRANCE: Leclerc tightens grip as leader after 2009
By: just-food.com | 21 January 2010
E.Leclerc, France's largest retailer, has widened the gap between the company and its nearest rival in 2009 after reporting an almost 6% rise in turnover.
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E.Leclerc, France's largest retailer, has widened the gap between the company and its nearest rival in 2009 after reporting an almost 6% rise in turnover.
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