Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Carrefour quits Jordan over anti-Israel boycott and closes an estimated 30 stores

Strange things happen in war time! Or was this just an excuse by this well known French retailer to get out of Jordan anyway?

And this in an Arab country that has fairly friendly relations with Israel and despite the Israel–Jordan peace treaty of 1994.

Meanwhile, Carrefour keeps expanding in Israel!

"... Following a boycott of Carrefour in Jordan in protest against its supermarket chain in Israel, the French retail giant has closed all its stores in the Hashemite Kingdom, Carrefour Jordan has announced on its Facebook page, which has 1.1 million followers.  ...

Carrefour's decision came in the wake of an orchestrated campaign by the BDS movement over the past year calling on Jordanian consumers to boycott the chain's stores. The campaign was clearly reflected in a significant decline in sales and profits. ...

Today Carrefour opened its 108th store in Israel in Daliyat El-Carmel as it seeks to attract consumers in the Druze community as well as the haredi community. On Friday Carrefour will open its 109th store in Eilat. Later in November, the chain will open three more stores in Bat Yam, Tel Kabir and Netanya. ..."

Carrefour quits Jordan over anti-Israel boycott - Globes ""Carrefour will cease all its operations in Jordan and will not continue to operate within the Kingdom,” the French retail giant said."

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