Intermarché and Auchan to buy more than 300 Casino stores in France ‘It's the worst Christmas present the staff could have had,’ said a representative of the CGT union, saying workers will not ‘let themselves be thrown away without reacting’
French MPs want shops to swap plastic packaging for refill stations A new law is under debate to target plastic packaging by making it easier for shoppers to refill their own reusable containers in supermarkets
Supermarkets in France start selling second-hand goods Supermarkets and hypermarkets in France are to start selling second-hand items, with the Système U group starting last week with sites in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Pays de la Loire. France shopping less at hypermarkets, says Auchan Changes in store as Carrefour fights falling sales French giant Carrefour presents ‘transformation’ plans
Controversy over automatic tills in French hypermarché A French supermarket that is set to use only automatic cashier tills on Sunday afternoons is causing controversy, and been accused of ushering in a “dehumanised society”.
Hypermarket chains ‘owe €418bn in unpaid fines’ Hypermarket chains in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur alone have accumulated unpaid fines of €418billion according to an association fighting for rights of small shopkeepers.