He also owns restaurant chains, department stores, construction companies, banks and bakeries and cigarette manufacturers.

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Companies that could fit this model are fast food chains, retail stores, and construction companies.

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It said a Birmingham store was to open in the last quarter of this calendar year and construction of its Edinburgh and Manchester stores was progressing well and remained on target for an autumn 2002 and 2003 opening, respectively.

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