Carrefour France reduces sales area

According to reports in French newspaper Le Figaro, Carrefour France is going to reduce the sales area of its largest hypermarket in the country by 6,000 square metres.

 The hypermarket located in
Portet-sur-Garonne (suburb of Toulouse), with a sales area of 25,000
square metres, is one of Carrefour's less profitable hypermarkets as
its sales per square metre are lower by a third than the average for
the 218 French hypermarkets. The area for household goods, consumer
electronics, books and DIY goods will be abandoned and will be either
sold or rented to specialist chains. CEO José Luis Duran has
already given his approval for a reduction of the sales area of seven
further hypermarkets.