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Ioannis Pontikis

Carrefour Steps Up Own-Brand Efforts Through Strategic Partnership With Tesco; Net Positive for Both

On the morning of July 2, 2018, Carrefour and Tesco announced their intention to enter into a strategic purchasing alliance on own-brand products and goods not for resale, governed by a three-year operational framework (renewed after three years). We maintain our no-moat ratings and our respective GBX 230 and EUR 17.9 fair value estimates for Tesco and Carrefour, with the latter trading at a 28% discount at the time of writing. We view this imminent partnership as a net positive for both constit...
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Tesco PLC

Tesco is a retailer. Co. and its subsidiaries are engaged in retailing and associated activities in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland; and Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Co. provides retail banking and insurance services through Tesco Bank in the U.K. Co. sells and services of motor and home insurance policies underwritten by Tesco Underwriting Limited, or in a minority of cases by a third-party underwriter. As of Feb 25 2017, Co. had a total of 6,809 stores worldwide, including 256 franchised stores.

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Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Ioannis Pontikis

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