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Carrefour beats hasty Russian retreat

By Scheherazade Daneshkhu in Paris and Jonathan Birchill in New York

Published: October 15 2009 21:08 | Last updated: October 15 2009 21:08

Carrefour, Europe’s biggest retailer, is to pull out of Russia only months after opening its first stores there, blaming its rapid departure on its inability to reach a “leadership” position in the market.

The company last week denied it was selling its operations in “growth” markets after rumours it was considering withdrawing from various emerging markets.

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