(FILES) Daniel Bernard, chairman of French supermarket Carrefour, speaks at a press conference at Makuhari business and shopping district in Chiba Prefecture, suburb of Tokyo, 07 December 2000. The world's second biggest supermarket chain will open the first supermarket in Japan, with a floor space of 51,100 square meters, 08 December. Daniel Bernard, CEO of Carrefour from 1998 to 2005, has died at the age of 80 after a long illness, a family associate of the executive, who played a key role in transforming the French retailer into a global giant, told AFP on August 5, 2026. (Photo by TORU YAMANAKA / AFP via Getty Images)