date:Aug 01, 2014
m their big out-of-town stores, even as cost-conscious shoppers increasingly shop locally and online.
Carrefour, the world's second-largest retailer behind Wal-Mart, reported higher first-half profits in its core French business, as well as in Brazil and Argentina, although China stayed under pressure.
The French group said first-half recurring operating profit rose 13.8 percent to 833 million euros ($1.12 billion), while adjusted net income climbed 16.7 percent at current foreign exchange rat