Gascogne

Guyenne et Gascogne, which operates Carrefour supermarkets in the south-west of France and in Spain, has seen revenue fall as consumer spending declines.

Carrefour in Talks With Guyenne et Gascogne for Tie-Up Nadya Masidlover 2011

Earlier this month, Carrefour made a takeover bid for its franchisee and long-term partner Guyenne et Gascogne SA as it seeks to defend its position in southwestern France.

Carrefour to Sell, Lease-Back 97 Stores 2011

Guyenne et Gascogne said any merger or takeover would be realized using a reference share price, unaffected by recent press reports and market talk.

Carrefour in Talks With Guyenne et Gascogne for Tie-Up Nadya Masidlover 2011

French retail giant Carrefour SA said Thursday it is talks with French supermarket operator Guyenne et Gascogne SA over a possible tie-up, though there is no certainty that the negotiations will lead to an agreement.

Carrefour in Talks With Guyenne et Gascogne for Tie-Up Nadya Masidlover 2011

The news follows a report in French daily Le Figaro on Wednesday that Carrefour was planning to take over Guyenne et Gascogne.

Carrefour in Talks With Guyenne et Gascogne for Tie-Up Nadya Masidlover 2011

Pycnogenol is a natural plant extract from the bark of the maritime pine tree, which grows exclusively along the coast of southwest France in Les Landes de Gascogne.

Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010

The regions of France still retain their English names – Brittany, Normandy, Burgundy, Gascony show no signs of becoming Bretagne, Normandie, Bourgogne or Gascogne.

Loss of anglicizations | Linguism 2009

The regions of France still retain their English names – Brittany, Normandy, Burgundy, Gascony show no signs of becoming Bretagne, Normandie, Bourgogne or Gascogne.

Loss of anglicizations | Linguism | Language Blog 2009

Count Robert had taken a single, indeed, but a deep draught, was more potent than the delicate and high-flavoured juice of the Gascogne grape, to which he was accustomed; at any rate, it seemed to him that, from the time he felt that he had slept, daylight ought to have been broad in his chamber when he awaked, and yet it was still darkness almost palpable.

Count Robert of Paris 2008

Christian Desplat, Cultures en Béarn (Librairie des Pyrénées et de Gascogne, 2001), excellent on the persistence of ancient and medieval folkways in the modern world, and the interplay of French and Bearnaise language and culture; Nicolas de Bordenave, Histoire de Béarn et de Navarre (Paris, 1873), a fine work of scholarship.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008