Carrefour Q1 sales rise 2.5 percent

The Carrefour Group posted sales of 20,053 million euros (22,624 million dollars) in the first quarter. In the quarter, the company said, currencies and petrol prices had unfavourable impacts of 6.9 percent and 1.2 percent respectively and the calendar effect was 0.6 percent. Total sales under banners including petrol stood at 24.6 billion euros (27.7 billion dollars), up 2.5 percent at constant exchange rates.