carrefour sa on wednesday backed its fullyear targets in spite of growing inflation as it reported a moderate rise in sales in the first quarter of the year the french grocer made total sales of 2024 billion euros 2183 billion in the january to march period rising 34 from the same period last year on a likeforlike basis sales in the home market france were flat on year at eur961 billion but rose slightly for the rest of europe thanks in part to marketshare gains in spain latin america sales rose 17 on year including by 75 in brazil noting a context of rising consumer prices exacerbated by the russiaukraine conflict carrefour said it is aiming to preserve its customers purchasing power part of this plan entails greater cost savings with more than eur900 million targeted for saving in 2022 carrefour meanwhile confirmed its target of attaining more than eur1 billion in net free cash flow in 2022