Carrefour opens first Russian store
19 June 2009By Maria Antonova / The Moscow TimesFrench retail giant Carrefour opened its first Russian store Thursday, hoping to become a leading player despite a late arrival on the domestic market.
France-based Carrefour SA, the world's second largest retailer, plans to open 28 stores in China this year, and to boost its operating income by a 15% increment, sources reported, citing a senior executive of the company as saying.