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Risky to stay, costly to leave: French companies active in Russia face a difficult dilemma

Many French corporate giants have withdrawn from the Russian market, either because of the difficulties of doing business in a heavily sanctioned country or the potential PR disaster of staying.

Euronews

Assassin's Creed Shadows for Nintendo Switch 2 spotted at French retailer - and yes, it's a Game-Key Card

A Nintendo Switch 2 port of Assassin's Creed Shadows seems likelier than ever as a listing appears at a French retailer.

TechRadar

Nine in 10 French supermarkets still selling alcohol to underage customers

An undercover investigation has found that major supermarket chains across France are still selling alcohol to minors, breaking the law meant to protect underage drinkers.

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Decathlon doesn’t do shoe boxes or big adverts. Yet the French giant has quietly become the crown jewel of the sports retail world

Decathlon found a void in the nature- and sport-loving market, tapped into it, and built a monumental business out of it.

Fortune

France's Casino Supermarket Chain To Axe Up To 3,200 Jobs

French supermarket group Casino said Wednesday it would axe between 1,300 and 3,200 jobs as part of a reorganisation following its recent takeover led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.

International Business Times

'The Feckless 400': These companies are still doing business in Russia–and funding Putin’s war

'While there is very little transparency, our best estimate is that the Feckless 400 represent at least $200 million in Russian revenues.'

Fortune

Auchan faces probe into Russian subsidiary over fraud allegations

French retailer Auchan said on Sunday it was fully co-operating with the French justice authorities in a probe into business practices at its Russian arm.

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Look at the Lights, My Love by Annie Ernaux review – supermarket blues

The Nobel laureate’s diaristic reflections on retail leave much to be desired

The Guardian - UK

Protesters vent fury at French company for staying in Russia

In the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, a protest movement was born in Poland urging people to boycott companies that have chosen to keep operating in Russia

The Independent UK

Decathlon becomes latest French company to pull out of Russia

French sporting chain Decathlon has said it's suspending store operations in Russia, days after Ukraine called for a boycott of French companies still working there.

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky says Ukrainian neutrality on the table ahead of fresh talks with Russia in Turkey

Ukraine is willing to become neutral and compromise over the status of the eastern Donbas region as part of a peace deal, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, after a Ukrainian negotiator said the next round of face-to-face talks with Russia would be held in Turkey on March 28-30. Read…

France 24

French firms hesitate amid growing pressure to leave Russia

French automaker Renault has moved to pause production at its Moscow plant in an apparent move to fend off mounting criticism

The Independent UK

French auto giant Renault suspends operations in Moscow factory

French car maker Renault says it has suspended operations at its Moscow factory after Kyiv called for a boycott of the company. The ongoing presence of French companies in Russia has become an increasingly controversial subject as the war in Ukraine enters its second month.

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky calls for ‘unlimited’ aid as NATO leaders gather for summit

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO to provide Kyiv with unrestricted military aid in a message via video link Thursday as crunch summits with European, G7 and NATO allies in Brussels focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Zelensky calls on French MPs to stop companies 'sponsoring Russian war machine'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged French firms – including carmaker Renault, supermarket group Auchan and DIY retailer Leroy Merlin – to leave Russia during an address to the French parliament on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges French firms to 'stop sponsoring the Russian war machine'

French companies including carmaker Renault and retailer Auchan must leave the Russian market, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told French lawmakers on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

French giants Leroy Merlin, Auchan and Decathlon under fire for Russia ties

Bosses of the France-based Mulliez group, which runs high-profile chains such as Leroy Merlin, Decathlon and Auchan, were coming under increasing pressure on Wednesday as social media activist groups highlighted their continuing trading in Russia.

Evening Standard

Ocado strikes Polish factory deal as Russian conflict nears the border

The UK-listed firm will build a fulfilment centre in Poland by 2024 to serve the Warsaw area and its technolgy will be used across Auchan stores in the country.

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Ocado signs deal in Poland as High Court patents hearing begins

The online grocer has signed an exclusive deal with Auchan on the same day it goes to court with AutoStore over a patent infringement dispute.

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