date:Oct 18, 2013
Quarterly sales at two of Europe's biggest retailers, Carrefour and Metro , showed turnaround efforts in their home markets starting to bear fruit and signs the region's long-suffering economy is at last on the mend.
European store groups have had a torrid few years, hit by a squeeze on disposable incomes from a prolonged economic downturn and cut-throat competition from the rise of online shopping.
Carrefour, which has particularly suffered from its focus on out-of-town megastores, said on Th