date:Jul 18, 2014
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CAUTIOUS ON ITALY
Sales rose 0.1 percent in Spain while Italy achieved like-for-like sales growth of 2.9 percent, thanks to promotions tied to the soccer team's performance at the World Cup.
Sivignon was quick to point out that the economic climate in Italy remained challenging and that Carrefour also benefited from favorable comparisons with the second quarter of 2013 when Italian sales fell 9.3 percent year-on-year.
The second quarter is of an exceptional nature on the back of the