Carrefour's first Indian outlet will be opened in the country's capital, Delhi, by the end of next month. The 55,000 square feet shop would be located at the Metro Mall complex in the Seelampur area of east Delhi and would offer 30,000 products.

Under current Indian government regulations it can operate only as a wholesaler. “We are going full steam to register the clients, who would be small shop owners and hotels,” the spokesperson said. “We are approaching them all over the city bec...

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Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer, has secured four properties in four cities across India and plans to set up 4 to 5 cash-and-carry stores by the end of 2010. Carrefour has signed for properties averaging about 100,000 square feet each in New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad and is in the process of signing up a fifth property in Mumbai, the sources said.

The company has set up two entities in India, Carrefour WC&C India Pvt Ltd to run cash-and-carry business and Carrefo...

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