France

Carrefour France Introduces AI-Powered Online Shopping Chatbot

French retailer Carrefour has rolled out a new chatbot based on OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 technology, to improve the online shopping experience.

How Carrefour Opened France's First Hypermarket, 60 Years Ago Today

On 15 June 1963, French retail – and indeed the European supermarket landscape – entered the 'modern age' with the opening of the fir...

France's Indebted Casino Set For Battle Of Billionaires

Jean-Charles Naouri is set to lose his 30-year grip on debt-laden Casino unless he can come up with cash to see off rival bids for the French retailer, inv...

Casino Receives 'Letter Of Intent' On Proposal To Strengthen Equity

France's Groupe Casino has announced that it has received a preliminary letter of intent from Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, and Moez-Alexandre Zouari, out...

Groupe Casino Unveils Details Of Stores To Be Sold To Intermarché

France's Groupe Casino has unveiled details about the 119 stores that are set to be sold to Intermarché, with some 57 outlets set to be offloaded by...

How France Secured A Fall In Food Prices

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last week he had secured a pledge from 75 top food companies to cut prices on hundreds of products next month t...

E.Leclerc Widens Gap Over Competitors In France

French cooperative retailer E.Leclerc managed to widen its gap over competitors in the period from mid-April to mid-May, new data has shown.

Casino Investors' Hopes For CDS Payout Dashed Again

A panel that reviews disputes in the credit default swaps (CDS) market said on Friday that a 'failure to pay' credit event had not occurred in relation to...