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European Retailers Try Downloads
April 21, 2008

Despite Wal-Mart's failed U.S. attempt at movie downloads, its two main international competitors are launching their own services overseas.
French retailer Carrefour, which lags behind Wal-Mart as the No. 2 retailer worldwide, is getting into movie and TV show downloads and rentals in Europe to deepen its entertainment focus. The hypermarket chain plans to begin selling downloads in France, Spain, Belgium and Italy, the company's International non-food head Christophe Geoffroy said Friday at the PEVE Digital Entertainment conference in Paris. Geoffroy offered no details on when the service will launch, what films the retailer will offer or any prices.
Carrefour's announcement comes a week after U.K. grocer Tesco announced its own plans for a music download service, with plans to add movie downloads by year-end.

Posted by Jennifer Netherby on April 21, 2008 | Comments (0)