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Early exit for Carrefour boss
France’s Carrefour sped up its transition to new management yesterday, saying that Lars Olofsson had retired at a board meeting, paving the way for Georges Plassat to take over as chief executive immediately. The retail veteran, who joined Carrefour on 2 April as chief operating officer, is tasked with reviving the struggling retailer. He was due to become chief executive on 18 June. Analysts expect Plassat to wait at least until June and more likely until first-half results in August before disclosing his strategy for Carrefour.