The winners of Retail Rocks were given empty shop units rent free for a year in the Torry area, plus ongoing business support.

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Winners of the Retail Rocks competition will be handed the keys to one of seven shop units in Torry, rent free, for a year.

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But for frequent international business travellers who entertain, stay at hotels, rent cars and shop in other countries, those fees can add up over the course of a year.

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Mr Quadir likes to tell the story of a barber in Bangladesh who could not afford the rent for a shop, so he bought a mobile phone and a motorbike instead, scheduling appointments by phone and going to his clients' homes.

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This means that tablet users who want to rent movies can now price shop.

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After the rent-free trial period both shop winners would be offered a formal lease.

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The following year Korean department stores Lotte and Galleria came to the pair asking them to open what is called a "shop-n-shop"--the designer pays the department stores rent and manages the inventory and display (versus the U.S., where department stores buy stock of the brands they carry).

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He opened his shop on Christopher Street, a crime-ridden area with cheap rent.

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They were allowed to trade in the centre rent-free for six months from August, but Ms Rudd's shop has already closed and Ms Jones is following suit.

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Rent and salaries to her assistant and driver were still due, even though the shop was closed.

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