Carrefour chief, José Luis Duran, has indicated that the Asian region will account for 45 of the 100 new hypermarkets the French retail giant is planning to open in 2006.
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Brazil is also earmarked for growth with around 12 new openings compared to 5 in 2005.
In 2005, Carrefour’s global openings totaled 54 while the annual average between 2000 and 2004 was 45 new outlets. 2005 saw Carrefour withdraw from markets in Mexico, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
