Carrefour - Americas. Carrefour is the first operator in Latin America, with a presence in 4 countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Dominican Republic. Carrefour is active in 3 types of retail distribution : hypermarkets, supermarkets and Hard discounters Carrefour - Asia. Carrefour was the first international retailer to establish a presence in Asia in 1989, with a presence in 7 countries. Carrefour also operates in the United Arab Emirat ...

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Carrefour, Carrefour - Carrefour around the world in June 2005, Carrefour - Americas, Carrefour - Asia, Carrefour - Europe, Carrefour - Former countries, Carrefour - Czech Republic and Slovakia, Carrefour - Hong Kong, Carrefour - Japan, Carrefour - Mexico, Carrefour - United States

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Tesco, Tesco - History, Tesco - Corporate strategy, Tesco - UK operations, Tesco - Formats, Tesco - Store summary at 26 February 2005, Tesco - Tesco Personal Finance, Tesco - Telecoms, Tesco - Internet operations, Tesco - Operations outside the UK, Tesco - Financial performance, Tesco - Controversy

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The 2005 civil unrest in France and neighboring countries was a series of riots and other forms of violent clashes between gangs of youths (predominantly of immigration background) and the French Police (as well as the police of neighboring countries). The riots, occurring simultaneously in various poor suburbs of large cities, mainly involved the burning of cars and public buildings as well as consequent clashes with police. The riots began on Thursday 27 October 2005 in the banlieues of Paris. They peaked on the night ...

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2005 civil unrest in France - Timeline 2005 civil unrest in France - The event that triggered the riots 2005 civil unrest in France - Context 2005 civil unrest in France - Assessment of rioting
2005 civil unrest in France - Summary statistics 2005 civil unrest in France - Figures and tables 2005 civil unrest in France - List of areas affected 2005 civil unrest in France - Related events in other countries
2005 civil unrest in France - Response
2005 civil unrest in France - Political 2005 civil unrest in France - Police 2005 civil unrest in France - Media Coverage
2005 civil unrest in France - Aftermath 2005 civil unrest in France - Notes

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The École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) is a business school, one of the most prestigious French Grandes Écoles. It was founded in 1881 by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris. In 1969, HEC Paris launched the HEC MBA Program, becoming one of France's leading MBA Schools. The MBA is housed in the Institut supérieur des affaires building. École des Hautes Études Commerciales - International Admissions. The International Admissions Service (SAI) manages the student recruitme ...

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École des Hautes Études Commerciales - International Admissions École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Alumni include
École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Businessmen École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Politicians

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44°25′N 26°06′E Bucharest (Romanian: Bucureşti /bu.ku'reʃtʲ/) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′N 26°06′E, and lies on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River. The city was first mentioned in 1459 and became the capital of Romania in 1862. Since then, it has gone through a variety of changes and has become the centre of the Romanian mass media, cul ...

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Bucharest - Geography and climate
Bucharest - Geography Bucharest - Climate
Bucharest - Law and government
Bucharest - Administration Bucharest - Justice system Bucharest - Crime
Bucharest - History
Bucharest - Treaties signed in Bucharest
Bucharest - Demographics Bucharest - Economy Bucharest - Transport Bucharest - Culture
Bucharest - Landmarks Bucharest - Visual arts Bucharest - Performing arts Bucharest - Music and nightlife Bucharest - Traditional culture Bucharest - Cultural events and festivals
Bucharest - Architecture
Bucharest - Historical architecture Bucharest - Communist architecture Bucharest - Modern architecture
Bucharest - Education Bucharest - Media Bucharest - Sports Bucharest - Portrayal in film and fiction Bucharest - Notes

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Companies known for operating big box stores include the following: Big-box store - Multi-national. Auchan Best Buy Borders Carrefour Cora Costco (merged with Price Club) Hipercor Home Depot IKEA Kmart (owned by Sears) Big Kmart Sears Grand Sears Essential (formerly) SuperK OBI Office Depot PETsMART PriceSmart Real (owned by METR ...

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Big-box store, Big-box store - List of big-box chains, Big-box store - Multi-national, Big-box store - Australia, Big-box store - Canada, Big-box store - India, Big-box store - United States

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École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Businessmen. Pierre Bellon, Chairman, Sodexho Alliance Daniel Bernard, CEO, Carrefour, France Jean-Jacques Bertrand, President, Aventis Pasteur Henri de Castries, Chairman of the Management Board & CEO, AXA Louis Gallois, Chairman, SNCF Isabelle Guichot, CEO, Van Cleef & Arpels International Jean-Marc Perraud, Executive Vice President and CFO of Schlumberger Limited Henri Proglio, Chairman of the Management Board, Veolia Sidney Taurel, Ch ...

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École des Hautes Études Commerciales, École des Hautes Études Commerciales - International Admissions, École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Alumni include, École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Businessmen, École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Politicians

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The northernmost point is 38.1° or 38° 06′ N, the westernmost is around 22.2° E or 22° 12′ E, the southernmost is 37.3° N or 37° 18′ N, and the easternmost is 21.9° E or 21° 54′ E. The length from north to south (Directly is 100 km (60 miles), and from east-to-west is around 55 km (35 miles). There two tiny peninsulas in the region. Its coast line includes 120 km of sandy beaches. The longest river is the Alpheus River (Greek: Πόταμος Αλφειόυ Alfeios). Other rivers are Erymanthus (Ε ...

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Elis Prefecture, Elis Prefecture - Overview, Elis Prefecture - Climate, Elis Prefecture - Geography, Elis Prefecture - Agriculture, Elis Prefecture - Forestry, Elis Prefecture - Fishing Information, Elis Prefecture - Information and Features, Elis Prefecture - Tourism, Elis Prefecture - Population, Elis Prefecture - History, Elis Prefecture - Communications, Elis Prefecture - Telecommunications, Elis Prefecture - Municipalities

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Home Depot stores are large, averaging 109,000 ft² (10,000 m²) and warehouse-style, stocking a large range of supplies. The company color is a bright orange, on signs, equipment and employee aprons. The company was founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, and grew rapidly, with sales topping $1 billion annually by 1986. ...

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The Home Depot, The Home Depot - History, The Home Depot - The Home Depot today, The Home Depot - Corporate governance, The Home Depot - Exclusive Brands, The Home Depot - Major sponsorships, The Home Depot - Home Depot Canada

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The company's origins can be traced back to 27 May 1887 with the founding of the Albert Heijn grocery store in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. The grocery chain expanded through the first half of the 20th century, and went public in 1948. It became the largest grocery chain in the Netherlands, expanded into liquor stores and cosmetic stores in the 1970s, and changed its name to "Ahold" in 1973. The company expanded internationally starting in the mid 1970s, eventually buying chains in Spain, the United States, and Portgual, and accelerating its acquisitions in the latter half of the 1990s in markets i ...

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Ahold, Ahold - Company history, Ahold - Who they own, Ahold - Europe, Ahold - USA, Ahold - Latin America, Ahold - Who owns them, Ahold - People, Ahold - Finances, Ahold - 2004, Ahold - Sources

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List of supermarkets - Defunct Supermarket in Thailand. Auchan (Branches in Thailand now changed and acquired by BigC) Central Retail Corporation Central Minimart (Branches now changed and acquired by FamilyMart) Central Supermarket (Branches now changed to Central Food Retail's brands) Robinson Market Place (Branches now changed to Central Food Retail's brands) Food Lion (Branches in Thailand now acquired by Central Food Retail, changed to Tops Super ...

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List of supermarkets, List of supermarkets - Transnational, List of supermarkets - Australia, List of supermarkets - Austria, List of supermarkets - Bahamas, List of supermarkets - Belgium, List of supermarkets - Brazil, List of supermarkets - Bulgaria, List of supermarkets - Canada, List of supermarkets - China, List of supermarkets - Colombia, List of supermarkets - Czech Republic, List of supermarkets - Denmark, List of supermarkets - El Salvador, List of supermarkets - Finland, List of supermarkets - France, List of supermarkets - Germany, List of supermarkets - Greece, List of supermarkets - Hong Kong, List of supermarkets - Hungary, List of supermarkets - Iceland, List of supermarkets - Indonesia, List of supermarkets - Ireland, List of supermarkets - Israel, List of supermarkets - Italy, List of supermarkets - Japan, List of supermarkets - Kenya, List of supermarkets - Korea, List of supermarkets - Malaysia, List of supermarkets - Mauritius, List of supermarkets - Mexico, List of supermarkets - Netherlands, List of supermarkets - New Zealand, List of supermarkets - Norway, List of supermarkets - Peru, List of supermarkets - Philippines, List of supermarkets - Poland, List of supermarkets - Portugal, List of supermarkets - Puerto Rico, List of supermarkets - Romania, List of supermarkets - Russia, List of supermarkets - Singapore, List of supermarkets - Slovakia, List of supermarkets - Slovenia, List of supermarkets - Spain, List of supermarkets - Sweden, List of supermarkets - Switzerland, List of supermarkets - Taiwan, List of supermarkets - Thailand, List of supermarkets - Defunct Supermarket in Thailand, List of supermarkets - Turkey, List of supermarkets - United Kingdom, List of supermarkets - United States and U.S. territories, List of supermarkets - Venezuela, List of supermarkets - Source

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Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market. The decision to open the electricity market to competition at European level: directives 96/92/CE of December 19, 1996 and 2003/54/CE of June 26, 2003. Stages of the opening of the market in France are: February 19, 1999: 20% of the market - customers using more than 100 GWh. May 29, 2000: 30% of the market - customers using more than 16 GWh (1400 sites). February 10th, 2003: 37% of the market - customers using more th ...

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Électricité de France, Électricité de France - Major Reform 1996-2007, Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market, Électricité de France - Status of EDF, Électricité de France - Issues of reform, Électricité de France - Social welfare system, Électricité de France - Opinions on reform, Électricité de France - Distribution network, Électricité de France - EDF's rivals, Électricité de France - Electrabel and Endesa, Électricité de France - Locally controlled or between local councils, Électricité de France - The EDF Group, Électricité de France - Main partners, Électricité de France - Negotiations between EDF and ENEL, Électricité de France - The directorate, Électricité de France - Statistics 2003 estimate, Électricité de France - EDF's logo, Électricité de France - External link, Électricité de France - Sources

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A tropical wave, which had started out from Africa about October 15, then reached the Windward Islands on October 19 and organized into a tropical depression about 180 miles southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 22. Later that day, despite shear from powerful Hurricane Wilma nearby, it strengthened into a tropical storm as it moved west-northwestward. On the morning of October 23, it made landfall near the city of Barahona in the Dominican R ...

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Tropical Storm Alpha 2005, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Storm history, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Impact, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Death toll, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Haiti, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Dominican Republic, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Trivia, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Naming, Tropical Storm Alpha 2005 - Records

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Assessments of the extent of violence and damage that occurred during the riots are under way. Figures may be incomplete or inaccurate. Some French media sources, including France 3, have decided not to report the extent of damage so as to avoid any risk of inflaming the situation. [37] After the first few days of rioting media organisations agreed to publish only the total number of torched cars, without giving locations, to avoid encouraging any type of contest between rioters. The French Federation of Insurance Companies (FFSA), has given ...

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2005 civil unrest in France, 2005 civil unrest in France - Timeline, 2005 civil unrest in France - The event that triggered the riots, 2005 civil unrest in France - Context, 2005 civil unrest in France - Assessment of rioting, 2005 civil unrest in France - Summary statistics, 2005 civil unrest in France - Figures and tables, 2005 civil unrest in France - List of areas affected, 2005 civil unrest in France - Related events in other countries, 2005 civil unrest in France - Response, 2005 civil unrest in France - Political, 2005 civil unrest in France - Police, 2005 civil unrest in France - Media Coverage, 2005 civil unrest in France - Aftermath, 2005 civil unrest in France - Notes

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Lat Phrao Road begins at Phahon Yothin Road and ends at Bang Kapi. The road is serviced by two Bangkok Metro stations: Phahon Yothin and Lat Phrao. Note that the road actually lies slightly outside the Lat Phrao district. Major attractions on Lat Phrao Road are: Carrefour Lat Prao Big C Imperial World Lat Prao The Mall Bang Kapi Makro Tesco Lotus ...

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Lat Phrao, Lat Phrao - Administration, Lat Phrao - Lat Phrao Road, Lat Phrao - Lat Phrao Bangkok Metro Station

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Coquelles - Cité Europe. This is a large shopping centre popular with day trippers or "booze cruisers" (British slang) due to the cheap alcohol in the Carrefour hypermarket as well as the Tesco wine shop. It also has a cinema, a food court with several "English" pubs, as well as a McDonald's and a flunch (self-service restaurant). Coquelles - Hotels. In the commercial zone, there is a zone hotellier in which you find three hote ...

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Coquelles, Coquelles - Economy, Coquelles - Cité Europe, Coquelles - Hotels, Coquelles - Eurotunnel Terminal

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If all of the group's operations are included for comparison purposes, METRO is Europe's second largest retailer, after Carrefour of France. If METRO's cash and carry operations, which are its largest division, are not counted as retail, it also ranks behind Tesco, and possibly a few other European retailers. The cash and carry division's page on the company's official English language website states that the company is the, "World market leader in the wholesale business", implicity excluding the cash and carr ...

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METRO AG, METRO AG - Scale, METRO AG - Sales divisions, METRO AG - International presence, METRO AG - Financial performance, METRO AG - External link

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Paris 2012 Olympic bid - The Paris 2012 Committee. The French National Olympics Committee (French: Le Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF)), the city of Paris, the Ile-de-France region and the State constituted a public interest group called “ Paris-Île-de-France 2012.” Chaired by Bertrand Delanoe, Mayor of Paris, the group has the role of supporting and of promoting the candidature of Paris for the organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2012, on a national and international scale, by preserving the ideal and the spirit of the Olympic idea ...

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Paris 2012 Olympic bid, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Organization, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - The Paris 2012 Committee, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Club des entreprises Paris 2012, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - International Olympic Committee evaluation report, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Important dates, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Candidates' file, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Dates, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - The Olympic village, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Sports Sites, Paris 2012 Olympic bid - Previous bids

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Over the years, Subang Jaya has matured into a community well-provided with amenities. The township has numerous schools, colleges, a hospital, places of worship, and vibrant commercial areas. A shopping complex, Subang Parade and the hypermarket chain Carrefour serve Subang Jaya. In nearby USJ, another shopping complex, the Summit Square, and local hypermarket chain Giant provide alternative shopping destinations for Subang Jaya residents. Subang Jaya is well-connected to the cities of Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam and the townships of ...

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Subang Jaya, Subang Jaya - History, Subang Jaya - Amenities and Accessibility, Subang Jaya - List of shopping malls in Subang Jaya

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Bucharest's has a diverse and growing cultural scene, with cultural life exhibited in a number of various fields, including the visual arts, performing arts and nightlife. Unlike other parts of Romania, such as the Black Sea coast or Transylvania, Bucharest's cultural scene is much more eclectic, without a defined style, and instead incorporates various elements of Romanian and international culture. See also:

Bucharest, Bucharest - Geography and climate, Bucharest - Geography, Bucharest - Climate, Bucharest - Law and government, Bucharest - Administration, Bucharest - Justice system, Bucharest - Crime, Bucharest - History, Bucharest - Treaties signed in Bucharest, Bucharest - Demographics, Bucharest - Economy, Bucharest - Transport, Bucharest - Culture, Bucharest - Landmarks, Bucharest - Visual arts, Bucharest - Performing arts, Bucharest - Music and nightlife, Bucharest - Traditional culture, Bucharest - Cultural events and festivals, Bucharest - Architecture, Bucharest - Historical architecture, Bucharest - Communist architecture, Bucharest - Modern architecture, Bucharest - Education, Bucharest - Media, Bucharest - Sports, Bucharest - Portrayal in film and fiction, Bucharest - Notes

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