'French grocer' suggests a brave lone trader caused the EU to 'flinch'. Perhaps the fact that Carrefour 'operates more than 12,000 stores in more than 30 countr

'French grocer' suggests a brave lone trader caused the EU to 'flinch'. Perhaps the fact that Carrefour 'operates more than 12,000 stores in more than 30 countries, boasts nearly 400,000 employees, and generates more than €100 billion in annual sales' had something to do with it.