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    • Friday, 21 July, 2023
      Person in the News
      The humbling of Casino chief Jean-Charles Naouri

      The French retail tycoon is about to be wiped out as part of a bailout of his cash-strapped empire

      Montage including photo of Jean-Charles Naouri
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Retail sector
      Debt-laden French supermarket Casino ends deal talks with Teract

      Trio including Xavier Niel prepare new rescue plan to compete with Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský

      Casino shopping trolleys
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Casino chief questioned by police over financial manipulation and insider trading allegations

      Jean-Charles Naouri’s questioning comes as retailer boss battles to save heavily indebted group from deteriorating financial situation

      Jean-Charles Naouri
    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      News in-depthCasino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Debt-laden French supermarket Casino faces fraught new chapter

      Group built by Jean-Charles Naouri set to begin official talks with creditors as wealthy investors circle

      A customer shops in a Casino Hyperfrais hypermarket in France
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Czech billionaire Křetínský proposes €1.1bn investment in Casino

      Surprise offer comes as indebted Monoprix owner continues deal talks with other investors

      A Casino supermarket sign in Marseille, France
    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Casino boss spins wheel yet again in race to save supermarket empire

      Jean-Charles Naouri pursues deal with former franchisee as he races to salvage group

      A woman walks in front of a Casino supermarket in the city of Caen, northwestern France
    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      European companies
      Retailer Casino signs deal with trio of star French businessmen

      Heavily indebted group controlled by Jean-Charles Naouri close to securing a lifeline with Teract tie-up

      Jean-Charles Naouri
    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
      French tycoon rolls the dice once more at Casino

      Jean-Charles Naouri in talks over merger of retailer’s food operation

      Jean-Charles Naouri, pictured in Paris
    • Friday, 21 August, 2020
      European companies
      Brokerage Kepler switches analyst’s coverage in France after ‘intimidation’

      Casino and Metro condemn threatening behaviour towards employee who has been assigned to alternative stocks

    • Thursday, 30 July, 2020
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Casino shares dive most in decades as profits slide

      French supermarket chain enjoys Covid-19 sales bounce but costs weigh on earnings

      A Casino store
    • Friday, 20 March, 2020
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Casino to sell most Leader Price stores in France to Aldi

      More asset sales potentially ahead as group’s heavily indebted parent is under court protection

      A shopper enters a Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA supermarket in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hedge funds hired a lawyer to argue that French grocery magnate Jean-Charles Naouri’s stake in Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA is valued too highly on the books of his holding company, intensifying the battle between the French billionaire and short sellers. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg
    • Monday, 2 March, 2020
      Rallye
      Daniel Kretinsky steps in with loans to Casino supermarket parent

      French court approves 10-year debt restructuring of Rallye

      Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky gives a speech during the 13th "Rencontres de l'Udecam" on September 5, 2019, in Paris. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images
    • Friday, 8 November, 2019
      Tail RiskRobert Smith
      Prime time: debt investors should heed the lessons of Casino

      New deal comes not long after French retailer appeared frozen out of credit markets

      FILE PHOTO: A logo of French retailer Casino is pictured outside a Casino supermarket in Nantes, France, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
    • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
      Retail sector
      French retailer Casino in talks to sell discount chain

      Aldi expression of interest in Leader Price would help asset-sale plan

      The logo "Le 4 Casino" is seen on a credit card machine inside a high-tech store of supermarket retailer Casino in Paris, France, October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
    • Thursday, 1 August, 2019
      Due Diligence
      Meet the Breton Pulley. A guide to understanding some of France’s most complex companies Premium content

      Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

    • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Casino: Jean-Charles Naouri’s last throw of the dice?

      The controlling shareholder in the French retailer is fighting to keep hold of his indebted empire

    • Monday, 8 July, 2019
      Rallye
      SocGen court ruling hits Naouri’s efforts to reshape Casino

      Bank given go-ahead to call in collateral it owns in retailer’s parent Rallye

      FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a Casino supermarket in Nice, France, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
    • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      French retailer Casino plans to revamp Latin American business

      Supermarket chain to simplify complex cross-holding structure in the region

    • Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
      Due Diligence
      Jean-Charles Naouri puts the ‘computer in his brain’ to the test Premium content

      Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

    • Friday, 31 May, 2019
      Retail sector
      Godfather of French retail bets on Casino pulling through

      Jean-Charles Naouri battles to keep control of his indebted empire

      French supermarket and retail group Casino Chairman and CEO Jean-Charles Naouri is pictured after presenting the group's 2012 results in Paris on February 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ERIC PIERMONT (Photo credit should read ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Friday, 24 May, 2019
      Retail sector
      Casino shares jump after Naouri turns to French courts

      Analysts say tackling debts of parent company will provide some relief

      FILE PHOTO: A customer shops in a Casino supermarket in Nice, France, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
    • Thursday, 23 May, 2019
      Retail sector
      Casino parent Rallye enters bankruptcy protection

      Court procedure freezes debts to allow time to produce plan to reschedule payments

      Jean-Charles Naouri, CEO of CASINO at their head office in Paris. Magali Dleporte for the Financail Times
    • Thursday, 23 May, 2019
      Rallye
      Shares in Casino and parent Rallye suspended in Paris

      Decision raises expectations of restructuring at indebted French retailer

    • Wednesday, 31 October, 2018
      Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA
      Short-sellers call on Casino’s board to cancel dividend
      FILE PHOTO: A logo of French retailer Casino is pictured outside a Casino supermarket in Nantes, France, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
    • Monday, 29 October, 2018
      FT AlphavilleRobert Smith
      At what price does Rallye value its Casino shares?
      At what price does Rallye value its Casino shares?
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