Carrefour's 1999 takeover of promodes is a deterrent, since it was the beginning of Carrefour's problems at home.

家乐福在1999年对promodes的接管并不顺利，那成了家乐福在国内麻烦的开始。

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As founders of promodes, another French hypermarket chain that merged with Carrefour, they are not so attached to the retailer, and have already reduced their stake from 25% to 13% of shares.

作为与家乐福合并的法国另一家特级市场连锁企业promodes的创立者，他们并非特别中意这家零售商，而且将手头的股份从25%减持到13%。

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Ahold of the Netherlands, for example, has come spectacularly unstuck after a three-year buying spree, and Carrefour is still licking its wounds after difficulties in integrating Promodes, which it bought in 1999.

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