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Daily Mirror
20 hours ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Ferrari speak out on driver exit rumours amid Lewis Hamilton difficulties
A struggle for results has seen the pressure around Lewis Hamilton swell at Ferrari, but he isn't the only driver at Maranello with his name making the headlines Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has grown weary of constant rumours suggesting Charles Leclerc might leave the team. He emphasised that the Monegasque driver is under a long-term contract with the Italian outfit despite persistent speculation about his future. Leclerc, 27, currently holds fifth place in this season's Formula 1 drivers' standings, one spot and 25 points ahead of his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion joined Maranello amid much hype at the start of 2025, but Leclerc remains the dominant force for the team so far this season and has only finished behind Hamilton once. Both drivers were less than thrilled with their performance at the recent Canadian Grand Prix, where Leclerc and Hamilton finished fifth and sixth, respectively. In fact, Hamilton is yet to secure his first podium finish for Ferrari as the season reaches its halfway point, having largely struggled thus far. Given these circumstances, it's logical Ferrari would want to retain Leclerc, who continues to outperform Hamilton despite the latter's high-profile arrival. When asked about his own future with the team, Vasseur took the opportunity to address the ongoing speculation surrounding his leading man. "It's a good example to speak about Charles," he told the media after the Canadian GP. "Charles has a long-term contract with us. "Every single interview from the beginning of the season, he's telling that he wants to stay with Ferrari. He wants to win with Ferrari. His future is with Ferrari. "But every single Monday, we have an article telling that, 'Charles will go next year', 'Charles will...' At one stage, I don't know what we have to do. I'm sorry – I can't repeat every single weekend the same things. But it is like it is." Leclerc penned a new deal with Ferrari in January 2024. The specifics of his contract's duration aren't known to the public, though there have been reports in the past suggesting it could be a five-year extension. Leclerc himself expressed being "very surprised" at claims of his unhappiness. And he recently reiterated his desire to lead Ferrari to the pinnacle of F1 once again. "I have no idea where it's coming from," he recently told reporters. "So, I'll rather just ignore it. But I've never said anything of this in the last few races. If anything, I keep saying how much I love the team and how much I want to bring back Ferrari to the top. I was just surprised." In contrast, Hamilton signed an initial two-year deal at Maranello, which reportedly may extend to a third. Nonetheless, Ferrari might face a tough call come the close of the 2026 season if their fortunes don't take a sharp upward turn within the next year or so. Having joined Ferrari's driver academy at 18, Leclerc continues to be a loyal servant as he looks to crack the F1 hierarchy. And despite Ferrari still not clinching a victory so far in 2025, all signs point towards a lasting bond between the team and their top driver.
Fashion United
5 days ago
- Business
- Fashion United
Intersport France targets 5.5 billion euros in revenue by 2030
French retailer Intersport reported a 6.3 percent increase in revenue for 2024, reaching 3.88 billion euro following its acquisition of struggling competitor Go Sport. The cooperative announced on Tuesday that it is targeting 5.5 billion euro in revenue by 2030. Intersport: online sales soar Growth in 2024 was driven notably by online sales, which jumped 16 percent year-over-year (YoY). 'It's the first point of entry. You have a physical point of entry to a store, but the first point of entry today is no longer the physical door, it's the digital door,' said Gérard Leclerc, CEO of Intersport France and Belgium, who took office last September, during a press conference. The retailer aims to unify its online and in-store offerings by investing between 70 million and 100 million euro over the next three years. The year 2024 was marked by the Paris Olympic Games. Leclerc described it as a 'rather good period,' while also highlighting another 'Olympic effect': 'The number of members in different sports has soared. That's the Olympic effect. What is important is that it boosts participation.' Intersport opened 80 stores in 2024, expanding its network to 980 shops. 'This dense network, a pillar of its cooperative model, ensures unique proximity with the French, in both urban and rural areas,' the cooperative said in a statement. In 2023, Intersport absorbed 68 Go Sport stores after being selected by the Grenoble Commercial Court to take over the group. One year later, around 50 of these Go Sport stores have been converted into Intersport outlets. Around ten still operate under the Go Sport banner, alongside two Go Sport Outlet stores and one Go Sport Outdoor store. Three to four stores have been closed, Intersport confirmed. Revenue generated by these shops in 2024 exceeded the amount they made under the Go Sport banner in 2019, the last pre-Covid year, Leclerc added. Intersport's ready-to-wear brand Blackstore saw sales climb 21 percent in 2024, reaching 181 million euro. Globally, the Intersport group, which operates in 42 countries, announced in early April that it achieved 14 billion euro in revenue in 2024, up 2.1 percent. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Leclerc and Grand Frais Confirmed to Take Over Géant Casino Premises at the Mercialys Shopping Center in Brest
PARIS, June 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: The French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence – ADLC) has officially confirmed its approval for Leclerc to take over the Géant Casino hypermarket premises at the Mercialys (Paris:MERY) shopping center in Brest – Phare de l'Europe. In addition to the hypermarket, which is scheduled to open before the end of 2025 on an optimized retail surface, Leclerc will also open two medium-sized specialty stores dedicated to toys and to health and beauty products (excluding prescription medicines). The departure of Géant Casino also enables the arrival, in the shopping mall, of the first Grand Frais store in the Brest metropolitan area as of 2026. As a leading retailer in the specialized food segment and a complementary player to Leclerc, Grand Frais has been ranked the most attractive brand in its sector by consumers according to the last Ipsos survey conducted in November 2024. The arrival of both Leclerc and Grand Frais marks a first within Mercialys' rental portfolio and reinforces the Company's diversification into the food retail segment. The strong consumer appeal of Leclerc and Grand Frais is expected to enhance the positioning of Mercialys' Brest shopping center, consolidating its influence across its catchment area and reinforcing its attractiveness for future retail partners. This development aims to establish the site as the leading shopping destination in Finistère. Having already successfully redeveloped close to 30,000 sq.m of large food retail space since 2015, Mercialys once again demonstrates its capacity to proactively reposition its assets across market cycles, converting vacated premises into growth opportunities, and securing the long-term value creation for its real estate portfolio. * * * This press release is available on presentation of these results is also available online, in the following section:Investors / News and press releases / Financial press releases About MercialysMercialys is one of France's leading real estate companies. It is specialized in the holding, management and transformation of retail spaces, anticipating consumer trends, on its own behalf and for third parties. At December 31, 2024, Mercialys had a real estate portfolio valued at Euro 2.8 billion (including transfer taxes). Its portfolio of 1,927 leases represents an annualized rental base of Euro 169.2 million. Mercialys has been listed on the stock market since October 12, 2005 (ticker: MERY) and has "SIIC" real estate investment trust (REIT) tax status. Part of the SBF 120 and Euronext Paris Compartment A, it had 93,886,501 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024. IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding future events, trends, projects or targets. These forward-looking statements are subject to identified and unidentified risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to Mercialys' Universal Registration Document available at for the year ended December 31, 2024 for more details regarding certain factors, risks and uncertainties that could affect Mercialys' business. Mercialys makes no undertaking in any form to publish updates or adjustments to these forward-looking statements, nor to report new information, new future events or any other circumstances that might cause these statements to be revised. View source version on Contacts Analyst and investor contact Olivier PouteauTel: +33 (0)6 30 13 27 31Email: opouteau@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Leclerc and Grand Frais Confirmed to Take Over Géant Casino Premises at the Mercialys Shopping Center in Brest
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: The French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence – ADLC) has officially confirmed its approval for Leclerc to take over the Géant Casino hypermarket premises at the Mercialys (Paris:MERY) shopping center in Brest – Phare de l'Europe. In addition to the hypermarket, which is scheduled to open before the end of 2025 on an optimized retail surface, Leclerc will also open two medium-sized specialty stores dedicated to toys and to health and beauty products (excluding prescription medicines). The departure of Géant Casino also enables the arrival, in the shopping mall, of the first Grand Frais store in the Brest metropolitan area as of 2026. As a leading retailer in the specialized food segment and a complementary player to Leclerc, Grand Frais has been ranked the most attractive brand in its sector by consumers according to the last Ipsos survey conducted in November 2024. The arrival of both Leclerc and Grand Frais marks a first within Mercialys' rental portfolio and reinforces the Company's diversification into the food retail segment. The strong consumer appeal of Leclerc and Grand Frais is expected to enhance the positioning of Mercialys' Brest shopping center, consolidating its influence across its catchment area and reinforcing its attractiveness for future retail partners. This development aims to establish the site as the leading shopping destination in Finistère. Having already successfully redeveloped close to 30,000 sq.m of large food retail space since 2015, Mercialys once again demonstrates its capacity to proactively reposition its assets across market cycles, converting vacated premises into growth opportunities, and securing the long-term value creation for its real estate portfolio. * * * This press release is available on A presentation of these results is also available online, in the following section: Investors / News and press releases / Financial press releases About Mercialys Mercialys is one of France's leading real estate companies. It is specialized in the holding, management and transformation of retail spaces, anticipating consumer trends, on its own behalf and for third parties. At December 31, 2024, Mercialys had a real estate portfolio valued at Euro 2.8 billion (including transfer taxes). Its portfolio of 1,927 leases represents an annualized rental base of Euro 169.2 million. Mercialys has been listed on the stock market since October 12, 2005 (ticker: MERY) and has 'SIIC' real estate investment trust (REIT) tax status. Part of the SBF 120 and Euronext Paris Compartment A, it had 93,886,501 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements regarding future events, trends, projects or targets. These forward-looking statements are subject to identified and unidentified risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to Mercialys' Universal Registration Document available at for the year ended December 31, 2024 for more details regarding certain factors, risks and uncertainties that could affect Mercialys' business. Mercialys makes no undertaking in any form to publish updates or adjustments to these forward-looking statements, nor to report new information, new future events or any other circumstances that might cause these statements to be revised.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Charles Leclerc won't blame Isack Hadjar for poor Canadian GP qualifying
Charles Leclerc could scarcely contain his disappointment after qualifying only eighth for the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Ferrari Formula 1 driver believed he was in the fight for pole position. On his final tour in Q3, the Monegasque was caught out by a snap at Turn 7 mere moments after setting a purple first sector, which he blamed on the dirty air shed by Isack Hadjar's Racing Bulls machinery up ahead. Advertisement Leclerc thus abandoned the lap, ultimately ending the running in eighth place once the final flurry of laps were registered. Despite suffering an FP1 crash on Friday at Turn 3, which counted him out of participating in FP2 owing to the need to replace his survival cell, Leclerc stated that the crash had genuinely had little impact on his weekend and that he was comfortable from the get-go once FP3 began. "[Was qualifying] impacted in any kind of way from yesterday? Zero. From FP3 from the first laps, I felt good, so I regretted nothing," Leclerc explained. "I basically didn't change the car since my three laps in FP1, because I was happy with the car. Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls "I'm just very, very disappointed with Q3 because I think that the beginning of the lap was worth, or at least good enough, to be fighting for pole position and we are now starting P8, so very disappointed with that." Advertisement Midway through his post-session comments to media, Leclerc briefly ducked out to speak to Hadjar in the pen - before returning to explain what he'd said. He added that although he was affected by his wake, he could not apportion any blame to the Frenchman. "It was [Hadjar's dirty air]. I mean, we are going to look back at the data,' he said. 'On a track like this with the walls, it's like Monaco, it's like some other tracks where it's always trickier with the dirty air. "Obviously emotions are running high when you are in the car. I don't think he's done anything wrong, but we know how it is. I mean, sometimes depending on where you are catching a car, then this can have a big influence on the lap. Advertisement "It had a huge influence on me. I just wanted to obviously warn him what I said in the car, that I was quite angry, but there's nothing wrong with what Isack has done." Read Also: F1 Canadian GP: George Russell storms to pole ahead of Max Verstappen This is the starting grid for the 2025 F1 Canadian GP Despite qualifying lower than he had hoped, Leclerc said he felt he could still target a podium finish in Sunday's race in Montreal, he stated that those chances were entirely dependent on whether he was able to make swift progress early on. "I want to target the podium,' he added. 'But it all depends on how quickly we are going to get past the others.' 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