French supermarket chain Casino reported a sales rise of 1.7% in October compared to the same period a year ago. However, there has been a 20% drop in beef sales, due to the BSE scare following the sale of contaminated meat from several Carrefour outlets. For the first ten months of the year, sales at Casino rose 4.2% against 3.9% for the industry as a whole.
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