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Tesco working with Carrefour

The supermarket chain is hoping to improve its purchasing power via a new partnership with the French retail giant
July 4, 2018

As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, it seems the UK’s largest supermarket chain Tesco (TSCO) isn’t prepared to give up on what it’s calling a "strategic alliance" with French retail giant Carrefour. The new partnership is the sum total of two years’ worth of negotiations, and while no formal agreement is set in stone, the two groups hope to finalise terms for a possible three-year deal within the next two months.  

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