Casino to step up promotions as cost of living crisis weighs on…

Q4 group same-store sales up 4.4% vs up 5.4% in Q3 * Q4 French same-store sales up 0.1%, hypermarkets down 6.2% * Shares down 2.5% (Adds share reaction, analyst, details) By Dominique Vidalon PARIS, Feb 28 (Reuters) — French retailer Casino vowed on Tuesday to spend more on promotions this quarter to help cash-strapped shoppers…

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Veteran television presenter Peter Purves today blasted Question of Sport as ‘unwatchable’ after the

Veteran television presenter Peter Purves today blasted Question of Sport as ‘unwatchable’ after the replaced its host Sue Barker with , saying the change was a ‘great shame’. Former Blue Peter host Purves, 83 — who was himself dropped from ‘s coverage of Crufts in 2019 after 41 years — has lamented the exit of…

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Motor racing-Piastri will get practice slot with Alpine after…

By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England, July 2 (Reuters) — Australia’s hot Formula One prospect Oscar Piastri will get a Friday practice slot with Renault-owned Alpine after the August break, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said on Saturday. The 21-year-old Melbourne native is a rising star in the sport after winning at the first attempt the 2021…

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