Carrefour Rethinks Its ‘Bigger Is Better’ Strategy
The French retailer is preparing to change leadership because of disappointing results from a move to increase store size amid the economic downturn.
Original post by By DAVID JOLLY
The French retailer is preparing to change leadership because of disappointing results from a move to increase store size amid the economic downturn.
Original post by By DAVID JOLLY
The British government’s so-called money transfers prop up its poorer regions, keeping them from the kind of collapse suffered in euro zone nations like Greece.
Original post by By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
The operator of the Costa Concordia made its first attempt on Friday to limit the legal consequences of the shipwreck, offering a settlement of about $14,400 to each uninjured passenger.
Original post by By GAIA PIANIGIANI
Twitter incited anger among its international users on Friday after it announced a new method of blocking individual posts from appearing in certain countries. But some Internet advocacy groups defended it.
Original post by By J. DAVID GOODMAN
President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013.
Original post by By STEVEN ERLANGER
The British government’s so-called money transfers prop up its poorer regions, keeping them from the kind of collapse suffered in euro zone nations like Greece.
Original post by By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Two hostages rescued in Somalia by Special Operations Forces this week after three months of captivity were recovering at a military base in Sicily, an American military official said Friday.
Original post by By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
After meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, the French president said the country’s soldiers in Afghanistan will resume their training mission and withdraw by the end of 2013.
Original post by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that used substandard silicone in thousands of breast implants, was placed under formal investigation, his lawyer said Friday.
Original post by By DAVID JOLLY and MAÃ
Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that used substandard silicone in thousands of breast implants, was placed under formal investigation, his lawyer said Friday.
Original post by By DAVID JOLLY and MAÃ