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Le Monde said Amazon had contacted Casino over Casino's Monoprix
division, but Casino had declined to pursue the matter.
"Casino does not intend to sell Monoprix," Le Monde reported,
citing sources within Casino.
Casino declined to comment while officials at Amazon could not
immediately be reached for comment.
Le Monde added Amazon had also contacted supermarket companies
Intermarche and Systeme U. Officials at Intermarche and Systeme
U could not be reached for comment.
Earlier this month, traders cited market speculation that Amazon
could be interested in bidding for French supermarket operator
Carrefour <CARR.PA>. Carrefour said it did not comment on market
rumors.
Amazon bought Whole Foods Market this year for $13.7 billion, in
a deal that marked a dramatic change in strategy for a company
that had offered food delivery through its Fresh service for a
decade but had not previously made any major dents in the $700
billion grocery market.
(Reporting by Pascale Denis; Writing by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing
by Mark Potter)
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