Free Products Growth Sparks Debate in French Supermarkets
In France Carrefour reports its own brand products cheaper than name brands, with 7 to 3 percent savings on white-packaged items. The plan, led by Marcel Fournier and Etienne Thil, expands after a 2.2 billion turnover and 9 percent customer rise in four weeks, drawing criticism from competitors, manufacturers, advertisers, and consumer groups.
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U S Steel Boss Named Chairman of AISI Group
Speer, longtime head of U S Steel, was elected chairman and chief executive of the American Iron and Steel Institute at its 84th general meeting in New York. He succeeds Frederick G. Jakcs of Inland Steel. AISI comprises 74 iron and steel companies across the U S Canada and Latin America. Speer began in 1938 as a metallurgical observer at U S Steel's Youngstown Works.
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