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LFIK SAMO DIDN'T LEAVE CARREFOUR PLACE EMPTY
There are rumors that Yerevan City Supermarket will be soon opened at
Dalma Garden Mall. Recall Dalma Garden belongs to Samvel Karapetyan,
Yerevan City supermarkets to Samvel Alexanyan.
French Carrefour was said to open at Dalma Garden Mall, but as the
Armenian press reported Samvel Alexanyan and other Armenian importers,
oligarchs did everything not to allow Carrefour into the Armenian
market because it would have created competition in the market harming
their monopolistic positions.
The press also reported that the issue was discussed with the owner
of Dalma Garden Mall who told Samvel Alexanyan that if he does not
want Carrefour to come to Armenia, he will have to rent the place
that was offered to Carrefour at Dalma Garden Mall.
Apparently, they reached an agreement. As to Carrefour, it was stated
that it was unable to come to terms with Dalma Garden Mall.
The Carrefour issue is international: the U.S. ambassador also spoke
about it many times. The Armenian authorities had to state a few
times that Carrefour would come to Armenia. In the meantime Samvel
Alexanyan was acting.
There were rumors that Carrefour was sold to its UAE branch completely,
and that the French didn't own it any more. The UAE branch was rumored
to have an Armenian shareholder, State Revenue Committee Head Gagik
Khachatryan, who, according to the press, is also involved in import.
So, it comes out that even if Carrefour comes to Armenia, it will
probably be another business of an Armenian oligarchic family.
17:32 19/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30223
There are rumors that Yerevan City Supermarket will be soon opened at
Dalma Garden Mall. Recall Dalma Garden belongs to Samvel Karapetyan,
Yerevan City supermarkets to Samvel Alexanyan.
French Carrefour was said to open at Dalma Garden Mall, but as the
Armenian press reported Samvel Alexanyan and other Armenian importers,
oligarchs did everything not to allow Carrefour into the Armenian
market because it would have created competition in the market harming
their monopolistic positions.
The press also reported that the issue was discussed with the owner
of Dalma Garden Mall who told Samvel Alexanyan that if he does not
want Carrefour to come to Armenia, he will have to rent the place
that was offered to Carrefour at Dalma Garden Mall.
Apparently, they reached an agreement. As to Carrefour, it was stated
that it was unable to come to terms with Dalma Garden Mall.
The Carrefour issue is international: the U.S. ambassador also spoke
about it many times. The Armenian authorities had to state a few
times that Carrefour would come to Armenia. In the meantime Samvel
Alexanyan was acting.
There were rumors that Carrefour was sold to its UAE branch completely,
and that the French didn't own it any more. The UAE branch was rumored
to have an Armenian shareholder, State Revenue Committee Head Gagik
Khachatryan, who, according to the press, is also involved in import.
So, it comes out that even if Carrefour comes to Armenia, it will
probably be another business of an Armenian oligarchic family.
17:32 19/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30223