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The Motley Fool August 15, 2005 Rich Smith	British Tabs Target the Business World British tabloids speculate on a Nokia/Cisco deal as well as a Carrefour buy-out by Wal-Mart. Where the differences between the two stories lie is primarily in the area of novelty.
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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2006 Christine Perez	Drugstore Addiction Drugstores are offering a healthy alternative for buyers of commercial real estate. Even as chains add new locations at a record pace, they're quietly overtaking grocery-anchored centers as a preferred product type among retail investors.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Albertsons The grocer reports first-quarter 2006 earnings results Tuesday: Investors, buy, sell or waffle?
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The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Rich Smith	Bienvenue, Carrefour Lesser-known French retailer Carrefour turns in a strong first half. Investors, take notice.
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BusinessWeek March 25, 2010 Bauerova et al.	The Three-Way Fight for Brazilian Shoppers In Latin America's largest market, Wal-Mart is spending big to overtake Carrefour and local rival Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar
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The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Investors Adjusting to Larger CVS The drugstore company's chains have done nothing but rise since the Eckerd buy. Investors have pulled the company's shares steadily upward since the merger closed.
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