PARIS (Reuters) - France-based electrical goods retailer Darty Plc <DRTY.L> has been put up for sale, according to an advance snippet of an article to be published in the French daily Le Figaro on Monday. Le Figaro's report said that Goldman Sachs was managing the operation and that French retailer Carrefour <CARR.PA> had briefly considered buying the group. The full article was not available and the source of the information was not clear.

(Corrects name throughout to "Eric Knight" not "Knight Vinke"; adds he is founder of Knight Vinke.) Feb 22 (Reuters) - Darty Plc, Europe's third largest electrical goods retailer, appointed activist investor Eric Knight, founder of its biggest shareholder, to its board. Knight, whose investment company, Knight Vinke, owns 25 percent in Darty, demanded a seat on the firm's board after it issued a profit warning last week.

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Europe's No. 3 electrical goods retailer Darty warned on year profit after sales trends softened at the end of its third quarter with markets becoming more promotional. "If these conditions continue then adjusted profit before tax for the year to April 30 2013 for the continuing group is unlikely to achieve the lower end of current market expectations," the firm said on Friday. It said the lower end was 30 million euros.

British electrical goods retail group Darty on Friday named Frenchman Regis Schultz, boss of French retailer BUT, as its new boss amid challenging times for the company. "Darty plc today announces the appointment of Regis Schultz as its new chief executive from 1 May 2013," said a statement from Darty, which was formerly known as Kesa Electricals. Schultz, 44, has been chief executive of BUT since 2008 and prior to this he held a number of senior positions at London-listed Kingfisher, which is Europe's biggest home improvements chain.