The battle for control of Brazil’s largest retailer CBD has dominated our retail coverage this week. However, Premier Foods plc’s dispute over price with one of the UK’s largest grocers, believed to be Tesco, also grabbed our UK headlines – which also featured chocolate maker and retailer Thorntons and its decision to close half its stores.
French retailers battle in Brazil
Casino has hit out at its fellow shareholder in CBD after a proposal was put forward to merge the Brazilian retailer with the local operations of Carrefour.
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