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France: Retailer Casino to sell three hypermarkets

 |  July 24, 2019

French supermarket retailer Casino has signed pledges to sell three of its Geant Casino hypermarkets for 42 million euros ($46.8 million) as it seeks to reduce debt.

Casino has been struggling to improve profits in a tough business climate and faced concerns over its ability to generate enough cash to also pay off the debts of parent holding company Rallye .

In May Casino Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Charles Naouri placed Casino’s parent companies, including Rallye, under protection from creditors.

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