Carrefour is on target to complete the rebranding of its Belgian hypermarkets to the Carrefour fascia by the autumn. Last July, Carrefour increased its stake in GB, the supermarket division of Belgium's GIB Group, to give it full ownership of 56 Maxi GB hypermarkets, and about 300 supermarkets. About a third of the larger stores have been rebadged, while the smaller outlets will retain their Super GB, Super GB Partner, Contact GB and GB Express formats. The cost of remodelling its Belgian stores was partly blamed for the recent reduction in Carrefour's earnings growth predictions. {{NEWS }}