The news on Thursday sent its shares up as much as 3% in morning trade.

週四的這一消息讓其股價在早盤交易中漲幅高達3%。

The French retailer saw a possible takeover by Canada's element ASEAN Cushy Todd Unravel last month after opposition from the French government.

在法國政府的反對下，這家法國零售商在上個月看到了加拿大元素東盟菟絲子解體的可能收購。

But Carrefour saw a 16.4% rise in 2020 recurring operating profit to $2.6 billion on said it scored its best sales performance in 20 years.

但家樂福在2020年經常性營業利潤上升16.4%至26億美元，稱其取得了20年來最好的銷售業績。

In a further sign of its confidence, the company said it would reward investors with a full cash dividend payment instead of a payment in shares, 2020 sales grew 7.8% on a like for like basis, reflecting strong sales in Brazil, France and Spain that as retailers across the world benefit from the demand generated by lockdowns.

該公司表示將以支付全額現金股息而非支付股票的方式回報投資者，進一步表明其信心，2020年銷售額同比增長7.8%，反映出巴西、法國和西班牙的銷售強勁，由於全球零售商受益於禁售帶來的需求。

Carrefour is in the middle of a five year plan to cut costs and jobs as well as boost e commerce investment to lift sales and tackle competition from Amazon.

家樂福正在進行一項為期五年的計劃，以削減成本和工作崗位，以及增加電子商務投資，以提升銷售額和應對亞馬遜的競爭。

It's also expanding into convenience stores to reduce its reliance on hypermarkets on focusing Mawr on organic products and private labels.

它還在向便利店擴張，以減少對大賣場的依賴，將Mawr的重點放在有機產品和自有品牌上。

Last year it sealed purchasing alliance with British rival Tesco.

去年，它與英國競爭對手Tesco結成採購聯盟。