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Carrefour hosted the “Global Business Engagement for Disability Inclusion” conference

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jul-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour – in its capacity as current Chair of the ILO's National Business & Disability Network – was proud to host the "Global Business Engagement for Disability Inclusion" conference on Wednesday 29 June, held at the Group's head office by the UN body. Focused on sharing examples of…

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Cepsa and Carrefour renew agreement to continue with the expansion ‘express’ stores in service stations

SPAIN, 2016-Jun-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — On June 13th, Cepsa and Carrefour signed the renewal of the agreement to continue with the expansion 'express' stores in service stations. This renewal, which includes the opening of new stores up to 2018. The companies began their collaboration in 2013 with the opening of ten pilot stores. At present,…

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Carrefour to hire 6,000 people to reinforce the peak working periods this summer

SPAIN, 2016-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour increases its workforce by taking on 6,000 people to reinforce the peak working periods that occur during the summer. Ninety percent of those taken on will join hypermarket staff and the rest will fill positions in supermarkets and other company subsidiaries such as travel agencies, service stations and financial…

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Carrefour to roll out Apple Pay to customers in France this Summer

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Smartphones are now part of our everyday lives. Three in every four mobiles are smartphones and 35 million people in France have one. Our consumer habits are changing as new services become available, made possible thanks to the new technologies available to us. The mobile payment market is also…

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Carrefour’s update on food wastage

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The fight against food wastage is a challenge we all face as a community and a priority in Carrefour’s social responsibility approach. A global plan has been in place since 2013 in all countries in which the group operates, with the objective of: > 100% recycling our in-store waste >…

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Carrefour opens new distribution center in Hongmei Town, Dongguan, Guangdong province, China

Guangdong, CHINA, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — On May 31st, the grand opening ceremony of Carrefour supply chain in China----South China distribution center is held in Hongmei Town, Dongguan, Guangdong province. With the completion of the distribution center, it will play an important role in the supply chain of Carrefour China in South China area,…

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Carrefour Quality Lines explained

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour’s specific actions to promote biodiversity are conveyed, in particular, via the Carrefour Quality Lines. Explanation of Carrefour Quality Lines: The Carrefour Quality Lines approach is a partnership initiated by Carrefour over 20 years ago between itself and farmers or livestock breeders, which is underpinned by a reciprocal commitment:…

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Carrefour to attend VIVA TECHNOLOGY PARIS, 30 June to 2 July, 2016

PARIS, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — VIVA TECHNOLOGY PARIS will bring together all stakeholders in digital transformation in Paris, from 30 June to 2 July, 2016. This international event, which Carrefour will participate in, will attract 5,000 start-ups, creating a multitude of collaboration opportunities. Viva Technology sets out to welcome the most innovative start-ups and put them…

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European Sustainable Development week: Carrefour’s specific actions to combat deforestation and promote biodiversity

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — At Carrefour, doing our job well means committing to more sustainable and responsible trade. Throughout European Sustainable Development week (from 30 May to 5 June), Carrefour is sharing its initiatives on a daily basis, its specific actions in France and the countries in which it operates to limit…

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Carrefour to promote agricultural supply chains that are committed to local, innovative and sustainable farming

Boulogne-Billancourt, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour has implemented an ambitious agro-ecological approach promoting agricultural supply chains that are committed to local, innovative and sustainable farming; specific solutions such as synthetic pesticide free strawberries or Carrefour Quality free range eggs from hens fed on 100% French plant-based feed and reared without antibiotic treatment during the…

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Carrefour’s Paris Saint Marcel Market supermarket completely redesigned

PARIS, 2016-May-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Paris Saint Marcel Market supermarket right in the heart of Paris’ 13th arrondissement has been completely redesigned, the aim being to serve its customers as effectively as possible. Over a sales area of 1334 sq.m., the store has a wide selection of high-quality products, with the emphasis on fresh…

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Carrefour encourages responsible consumption of seafood products

Boulogne-Billancourt, 2016-May-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The FROM Nord producers' organisation has just been awarded MSC certification for its artisanal and sustainable fishery, having had Carrefour's support throughout the assessment process. An opportunity to take a look at the Group's various other commitments to preserve the planet's biodiversity. What's the point in purchasing MSC-certified fish? The Marine…

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BNP Paribas and Carrefour to test mobile payment app for paperless electronic payment, loyalty and couponing services

•    BNP Paribas and Carrefour are testing a new secure mobile services model designed to make life easier for the customer •    A ground-breaking initiative, which will be open to all retailers PARIS, 2016-May-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — BNP Paribas and Carrefour are about to test an application that will enable customers to pay for purchases…

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Carrefour to pay €0.70 per share dividend for the 2015 FY

Boulogne-Billancourt, 2016-May-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — At the Annual General Meeting held today, Carrefour's shareholders approved the proposed €0.70 per share dividend for the 2015 financial year and decided to offer shareholders an option to receive the dividend payment in shares. The issue price of the new shares to be issued in consideration for the dividend…

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Carrefour becomes partner of the 1st Start-Up Summit organised by Challenges

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Apr-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour will be one of the partners of the 1st Start-Up Summit organised by Challenges, scheduled for 6 April at the Palais Brongniart. Hervé Parizot, Carrefour France's head of e-commerce and client data, will be talking as part of a roundtable discussion on the theme: Big can be smart…

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Carrefour Bio opens 6th store in Paris

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 24 March, the 6th Carrefour Bio opened in Paris, Bolivar street. With a sales area of 238m², the store stocks some 4000 products. Its opening has created 4 new jobs. This opening complements the Bio campaign which has been on television screens since 20 March – the follow-up to…

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Carrefour opens its first Hypermarket in Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 11 February 2016, Carrefour's franchise partner, the Majid Al Futtaim Group, opened the first Carrefour Hypermarket in Kazakhstan, in the city of Almaty, the country's economic capital. The “Grand Park” Carrefour Hypermarket has a sales area of 8000 m², located in a huge shopping mall counting 400 shops…

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Carrefour and its Foundation sent aid to victims in the recent earthquake in Taiwan

TAIWAN, 2016-Feb-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 has struck southern Taiwan just before 4 AM (local time) resulting in the collapse of four buildings in one particular development in the city of Tainan. The toll of injuries and fatalities continues to worsen by the hour: some 400 have been…

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Carrefour franchise partner Group UHD opens Carrefour Market supermarket in Tunis

Tunis, Tunisia, 2016-Feb-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — On January 28th of this year, the Group UHD, franchised partner of Carrefour in Tunisia, opened a Carrefour Market supermarket in the city of Tunis. The Carrefour Market "Beni Khalled" has a sales area of 1100 sqm. The group UHD has 82 stores, among which 3 Carrefour hypermarkets, 43 Carrefour…

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Carrefour’s infographic on tackling food wastage

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jan-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — As France's leading food retailer, Carrefour has implemented an ambitious strategy to reduce its CO2 emissions by 40% between 2010 and 2025. As France's biggest private donor to the Food banks, tackling food wastage is central to Carrefour's commitments. See the attached graphic for information about all the initiatives that…

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Carrefour completes the acquisition of Rue du Commerce from Altarea Cogedim

Boulogne-Billancourt, 2016-1-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour announces it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Rue du Commerce from Altarea Cogedim. This acquisition is another step in the roll-out of Carrefour's omni-channel strategy in France, for the benefit of its clients both in stores and on-line. With close to 5…

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Carrefour’s first Italian store modernised

Carugate, ITALY, 2015-12-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Carrefour hypermarket in Carugate was the French retail group’s first Italian store, opening way back in 1972. Now it offers a new shopping experience and the world’s first Terre d’Italia restaurant, where customers can take a break from shopping to enjoy tasty, high-quality food. The renovated…

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Carrefour to acquire Billa Romania from the Rewe group

Boulogne-Billancourt, 2015-12-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour announces today an agreement to acquire Billa Romania from the Rewe group. Spread over the entire Romanian territory, the 86 supermarkets of Billa Romania have a total sales area of 83,000 square meters. Through this acquisition, Carrefour would become the leading supermarket operator in Romania, strengthening its multiformat…

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Carrefour opens 4th distribution center in China in Wuqing Economic Development Area, Tianjin municipality

CHINA, 2015-12-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — December 2, 2015, the grand opening ceremony of Carrefour supply chain in China-North-West China distribution center is held in Wuqing Economic Development Area, Tianjin municipality. The foundation of the center is expected to become the overpass of Carrefour China's supply chain in northern China, which can form the…

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Carrefour and the Gueules Cassées collective introduced new brand “Tous AntiGaspi” to tackle food wastage

Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-12-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour and the Gueules Cassées ("Ugly Mugs") collective have introduced a new brand – "Tous AntiGaspi” – in a bid to raise the awareness of the retailer's suppliers of the need to tackle food wastage. These products have minor visual imperfections, and so are sold at a discount……

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Carrefour celebrates International Disability Day and constantly striving to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace

Find out how Carrefour is constantly striving to do more to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace! We take a look at some of the initiatives being implemented in the various countries in which the Group operates. Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-12-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour is involved in long-term initiatives designed to integrate growing numbers…

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Carrefour joins French business climate pledge

39 major French companies take concrete action to combat climate change Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-11-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the lead-up to the Paris climate summit (COP 21), 39 major French companies, employing a total of 4.4 million people worldwide and generating sales of 1,200 billion euros, have made a firm commitment to combat climate change.…

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