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Carrefour Admits That Price Hikes Were An Error

The world’s second largest retailer has issued its fourth profits warning in a year, and has attributed losses to increasing its prices at a time when its competitors kept theirs low. The retail group has announced that it expects operating profit in the first six months of the year to fall by 23%.

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