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Indeed independence can be seen as the logical step in a chain of recent reforms that mark Labour's retreat from the top-down target regime.
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Analysts agree that Starbucks' main problem is overexpansion as it was at McDonald's in 2001, when the chain crossed the 30, 000-store mark and struggled with a dearth of innovation, market saturation and poor control over restaurants.
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Eventually the chain was found at the top of his bowling mark, and Hall, annoyed, distressed and agitated, made Australia regret it.
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The Seattle-based coffee-shop chain is the latest symbol of American consumer culture to make its mark on China's rapidly changing urban landscape.
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The packaged sandwich chain has also tailored its UK products to the local market, according to its marketing director Mark Palmer.
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And mark the difference between the fragrant Dame Anita Roddick , the founder of the iconic chain, and the octogenarian billionaire Liliane Bettencourt.
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