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15/03/2013 - France

Thousands of bags stranded at Paris airport after week of snow costs businesses millions

France is counting the cost of this week’s surprise snowfall, with shopping malls estimating a loss of up to 85 million euros and insurers expecting tens of thousands of claims.

10/03/2013 - France

Thief arrested after taking stolen laptop to after-sales

A none-too-bright thief was arrested in the French city of Grenoble after he took a stolen laptop computer back to the shop to complain that the battery wasn’t working.

01/03/2013 - France

'Pathological miser' fined for using fake supermarket gift vouchers

A 45-year-old Frenchman has been fined 5,000 euros for faking supermarket gift vouchers, a practise that earned him at least 400 euros a week, according to his lawyer, who said her client was a ...

27/02/2013 - Report: Kenya

Kenyan Asians shut up shop during election period

Kenya's South Asian community has been doing business in the country for over 100 years. Looking back to the violence that followed the country's last elections, they are pulling down the ...

09/02/2013 - France - United Kingdom - Sweden

Findus, French supplier to sue over horsemeat lasagne

French frozen food supplier Spanghero and Sweden’s Findus are to take legal action over horsemeat allegedly supplied by a Romanian company under the guise of beef.

09/01/2013 - France

France's Virgin Megastore declares insolvency

France's Virgin Megastore was to formally ask a court to declare it insolvent Wednesday as shoppers rushed to more fortunate retail establishments for the first day of twice-yearly sales.

07/01/2013 - France

French Virgin Megastore workers to fight closure

Trade unions at Virgin Megastore swore to fight the closure of the company’s 26 music, DVD and book shops in France as the works council met to hear plans to declare the company ...

04/01/2013 - France

Virgin Megastores to declare insolvency in France

The Virgin Megastores chain in France is set to declare insolvency next week following four years of losses due to growing competition from online music retailers and download sites.

12/12/2012 - France

Quarter of French expect to sell Christmas presents

Nearly one in five French residents expect to sell some of their Christmas presents, according to a poll published Wednesday.

29/11/2012 - France

Paris world's most Facebook-liked city

Paris is the most liked city in the world … in the Facebook sense.

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