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			<title>Carrefour set to open 'anchor-store' in Abu Dhabi </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The French retail giant is building a hypermarket with room for 200 plus retailers.]]></description>
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			<title>Card debut swipes Carrefour checkout</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Newly-created company makes pitch for its shopper's card as "the new way to pay for goods and services".    ]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour picked as key player for Sports City</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  World's second largest retailer secures hypermarket space at Dubai  Sports City. ]]></description>
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			<title>Orange signs three 'multi-million dollar' deals</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GITEX: France Telecom arm unveils deals with Carrefour, Solidere, United Arab Shipping.]]></description>
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			<title>The mighty crackdown</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Industy proposals from the UAE's Ministry of Economy represent a welcome push in the right direction.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour pushes eco-friendly shopping</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets has launched a new scheme with Egypt’s Ministry of Environment to push the use of ‘green’ bags.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour debuts JCB credit card deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carrefour, part of MAF Hypermarkets, has entered into a new agreement with card solutions provider Network International to accept its JCB cards across its outlets.  ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE’s Lulu boss risks huge financial burden </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[MD of hypermarket chain reveals the recent deal to freeze 2007 prices is expected to  impact its bottom line.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Freezing prices slated as ‘Band Aid’ solution</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Abu Dhabi Co-Operative Society GM sends out stark warning on inflation-beating measures in the UAE.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Bickering over basics</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sensationalist reports recently have stressed the plight of 'ordinary' people being pushed towards poverty by rising food prices.  ]]></description>
			<category>Retail | Comment</category>
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			<title>Supermarkets weep</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The cost of basic foodstuffs is soaring and the bad news for Gulf shoppers could be about to get worse.    ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE signs latest price fixing deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Baniyas Cooperative Society agrees to fix prices of 56 basic food items at 2007 levels, ministry says.]]></description>
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			<title>Cost catastrophe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Disputes over food price hikes have sent shockwaves through the industry and triggered prompt action coupled with scepticism.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour holds prices at 2007 levels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French supermarket retailer agrees to gov't request to keep prices at 2007 levels, in inflation fight.]]></description>
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			<title>VendTek wins Carrefour launch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Canadian software provider clinches lucrative solution deal with Carrefour for the UAE.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Modern thinking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Double-digit grocery sales growth and a 9% jump in 2007 has positioned Jordan as a market to watch. ]]></description>
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			<title>iPromise</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=508010&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Software tools to help you keep your New Year resolutions.]]></description>
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			<title>Casual dining trends unveiled</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Since carrying out its first research project in Saudi Arabia in 1975, IMES has carved out a unique position as the leading consultancy in the Arab World. Here, they offer some insights into the casual dining market in the GCC.]]></description>
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			<title>Raising the stakes in the retail channel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ITE Distribution is one of the most established names in the Middle East channel and well-placed to capitalise on a retail sector that continues to balloon in value. Shams Jafery, business development manager at Dubai-based ITE, explains what plans the Logitech, Palm and Targus distributor is cooking up to further its position in 2008.]]></description>
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			<title>Rise of the convenience store concept</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite development of UAE hypermarkets, there remains enormous opportunity for expansion.]]></description>
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			<title>Race for opportunity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Planet Retail reveals latest top 30 hypermarket and supermarket operators in Africa and the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour expands presence in Romania</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Carrefour has opened its eighth store in Romania.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour region's top retailer</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=500290&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[French hypermarket giant dominates in the Middle  East, despite growing competition from local rivals.]]></description>
			<category>Retail | News</category>
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			<title>Hyper retail success impacts CE channel</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=499604&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  The explosive growth of the hypermarket retail market in the Middle East is having a major impact on the dynamics of the region's consumer electronics channel distribution sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Jewel of the Levant</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=497560&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Jordan's FMCG retail sector is booming amid high levels of immigration, growing modern trade and buoyant economy.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour sells hypers in Portugal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Carrefour has agreed to sell its hypermarket business in Portugal to Sonae for EUR662 million (USD888.2 million), according to Planet Retail.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour expands with $1.1bn Brazilian acquisition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French retail giant Carrefour Group has signed an agreement to acquire Atacadao, an operator of discount hypermarkets in Brazil, for about US$1.1 billion.]]></description>
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			<title>Carrefour plans four new Saudi stores</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The supermarket group will open four new KSA hypermarkets over the next year, with a further 20 planned.]]></description>
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			<title>Sweet spot</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the region a major market of confectionery items, more and more players are competing for a slice of the action.  ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[While the UAE has benefited from the fast pace of growth centred on Dubai, Oman's retail market has undeservedly missed out on the limelight.]]></description>
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