date:Mar 07, 2013
ailer behind Wal-Mart, reported 2012 operating profit fell to 2.140 billion euros, still topping analysts' expectations for 2.061 billion euros in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S poll.
Finance Chief Piere-Jean Sivignon told a conference call that Carrefour was still braced for a difficult economic climate in 2013 but he did not provide a more detailed outlook.
Retail veteran Georges Plassat became CEO in May 2012 with a brief to come to grips with years of underperformance in Europe, where Carrefour