French supermarket and retail group Casino Chairman and CEO Jean-Charles Naouri in Paris on February 21, 2013

French supermarket and retail group Casino Chairman and CEO Jean-Charles Naouri is pictured before presenting the group’s 2012 results in Paris on February 21, 2013. French supermarket group Casino reported Thursday a surge of net profit for 2012 and was optimistic about prospects for 2013 owing to growth on international markets.