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Although the group had a net turnover of €3.4 billion in 2018, according to the parent company, they have accumulated losses of nearly €500 million ($ 564 million) since 2013. To that end, and to address the challenges in the retail sector, the company announced the departure of Frank
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returned with a higher offer, resulting in a bidding war between Fnac and
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571:"Fnac-Darty: Alexandre Nodale, PDG de Conforama, garde le sourire"
410:"Toutes les actus des magasins Conforama sur le site lsa-conso.fr"
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493:"Darty accepte le mariage avec Conforama et délaisse la Fnac"
689:"Showroomprive bondit en Bourse après l'entrée de Carrefour"
727:"Conforama confirme 42 fermetures et 1900 postes supprimés"
467:"Qui est Steinhoff, le discret propriétaire de Conforama?"
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