ABC talks coping mechanisms in a difficult retail environment

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ABC Verdun has been in operation for a year now. Although it was a year marked by the continually challenging economic situation in Lebanon, Frank Kuntermann, chief executive officer of ABC Group, feels there are several milestones to celebrate, all things considered. In this interview, Kuntermann discusses ABC Verdun’s performance since its opening in late July last year, and how the group is managing growth despite trying economic circumstances. E   Were the projections or expectations you had for your first year of operation in ABC Verdun met? First of all, we started in the middle of the year, and usually, you don’t do a forecast for the first few months—you do an expectation over a year and a half. So it is toward the end of this year [2018] where we will touch base with our projection. But in general, there are several interesting points to look at. For