Mr Huizenga, who has already made two fortunes by shaking up video shops and the waste-management industry, instantly claimed his remarks were taken out of context.

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Management promised several new shops to be opened this spring and more this fall.

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Among private equity shops, billionaire Wilbur Ross and Marathon Asset Management are both investing in distressed subprime mortgages.

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But the union's Yorkshire regional secretary Tim Roache said is was "disappointing that the landlords of the shops pulled the plug and did not give the management time to turn it around".

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This is in addition to the two pre-existing shops (Mango and Sephora) opened under the previous management.

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Suning maneuvered to capture Chinese tourists purchasing duty-free electronic items in Japanese retail shops, as well as bring Laox sales and product management expertise back to its Chinese retail stores.

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Plump ladies, according to a survey last year by Kurt Salmon Associates, a management consultancy, tend to buy in speciality shops, which account for 29% of sales of larger garments, a bigger share than for other sizes.

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