date:Mar 19, 2014
The world's second largest retailer, Carrefour, has completed the acquisition of 128 Coop Alsace stores for an undisclosed fee.
According to media reports, French competition authorities gave the green light for the deal to go ahead on 6 March, and the stores officially traded hands over the past few days.
In October 2013, Coop Alsace announced that it had entered into exclusive talks with Carrefour to sell between 100 - 144 stores.
This is a significant transaction in terms of the level of