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...Stellantis — which includes France’s PSA following the 2019 merger — made a record $17.7bn in net income last year, almost all coming from North America....
...Similar rulings were made in Canada, Switzerland and France....
...Argos will use the data it collects about purchasers to better target future adverts during shopping sessions....
...It’s an awful time for crypto miner Argo Blockchain. It’s at risk of going under in the next month because it has insufficient cash....
...Painted isle: Hydra through the eyes of a child In the huddle of Greek islands known as the Argo-Saronic Gulf, sun-soaked Hydra has long been a place where creative minds have gathered....
...Eric Chevée, vice-president for France’s Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) agrees, saying that in France, two-thirds of SMEs are struggling...
...France reacted with fury at Canberra’s decision to cancel the $90bn deal with Paris....
...This takes Argo’s mining revenues to £13.4m for the first quarter of 2021, the company’s most profitable quarter to date, it said....
...A set of little known British logistics companies behind the supply chains of well-known corporate brands such as Zara, Nike and Argos have become unexpected Brexit winners....
...Graphite was mined from Borrowdale in the English Lake District and exported to France....
...That makes shoppers unhappy: only 13 to 16 per cent who tried online grocery in France, Italy and Germany last year were “very satisfied”, a McKinsey survey found....
...Frances Murphy, partner at Morgan Lewis and lead counsel for Sainsbury’s, said the UK Supreme Court’s judgment would “have significant implications, including potentially billions in damages with retailers...
...His empire has extended from the high-street staples of Argos and Mothercare to the high-end temples of Bibendum and the Design Museum....
...A set of stainless steel saucepans is half the price of a near-identical set at Argos. Hundreds of branded personal care products are available for less than they cost in mainstream stores....
...As FCA is merging with France’s PSA in a $50bn deal to create one of the world’s largest carmakers, the agreement marks a win for Waymo as it tries to bring the technology it has been building since 2009...
...Decent sales in food and clothing compare with a poor performance in the Argos division....
...Meanwhile, the ride-hailing company Uber and AV group Argo — now jointly controlled by Ford and Volkswagen — have also brought in multibillion-dollar investments....
...Argos outlets in Sainsbury’s stores experienced 15 per cent sales growth in their second year....
...29, who was killed in a suicide attack on a minibus carrying employees of Afghan TV channel Tolo in Kabul on January 21 2016 Afghan villagers near the scene in the landslide-hit Aab Bareek village in Argo...
.../ From Frances Clegg, Harrow, Middx, UK...
...Current talks indicate collaboration is likely, including VW potentially taking stakes in specific ventures such as Ford’s Argo AI, but will stop well short of a full-blown merger....
...Also speaking at the panel titled “Brexit: a game changer for private equity”, Louis Godron, chairman of French private equity group Argos Soditic, described Brexit as a “nightmare”....
...The takeover of Argos also brought savings from cost synergies earlier than expected....
...Some of the bids, such as for France’s Darty and Argos in the UK, were unsuccessful....
...The company is in the throes of a five-year plan to integrate its disparate DIY chains in the UK, France, Poland and elsewhere in Europe....
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