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Canadian group pitched its €16.2bn plan as a chance to forge a French-speaking retail giant
Last-minute intervention by Quebec’s economy minister fails to win round French government
Canadian convenience store group Couche-Tard has offered €16.2bn for supermarket company
The French finance minister and a handful of billionaires stand between Couche-Tard and the supermarket chain
Finance minister talks of threat to ‘food sovereignty’ while analysts puzzled by €16bn approach for retailer
A deal is not advisable simply because it is possible
Supermarket groups confirm early-stage discussions are under way on potential $50bn tie-up
Companies that do not take action risk reprisals ranging from boycotts to vandalism
Shipments limited to essential items after unions sought extra Covid-19 prevention measures
Alain Rabec takes over struggling business that includes Castorama and Brio Dépôt
Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets
B&Q owner picks Thierry Garnier because of his success in building business in China
Europe’s largest retailer agrees €1.4bn deal to sell 80% of arm to Suning.com
French retailer saved more than €1bn in 2018
Chief of French supermarket group says his critics act ‘at their risk and peril’
Disposal of 55 Monoprix sites is part of French retailer’s plan to cut debt burden
After the rejection of an offer that was never made, the supermarket remains a gamble
Casino statement on approach by rival chain contradicted by Carrefour
Purchasing alliances aimed at fighting off Amazon come under scrutiny
Vanessa Houlder discusses the pressures Carrefour and Tesco are facing in their search for profitability with the FT’s Harriet Agnew and Jonathan Eley
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