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The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands

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Brands, which also claims Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other luminaries of American fast food under its belt, according to a release. has counted a fast-casual brand among its arsenal of eateries. million in 2009 to $1.9 Franchisees will have new opportunities with another brand added, he pointed out.

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Eddie Bauer And Pacific Sunwear Combined In New Operating Company

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After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. Both brands have made great progress in the past 24 months and have generated strong performance.

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UK Agencies Paint Stark Reality For Retail

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Thursday (March 26) that its monthly survey of retailers showed the weakest outlook since April 2009. The CBI says retail sales volumes will fall sharply to April, with retailers more pessimistic than at any time since April 2009. The results of its survey suggest that U.K.

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As Amazon Re-Enters High Fashion, New eChallenges Abound

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This sort of placement has kept many luxury fashion brands away, even though Amazon has promised to not discount their items. The new platform will work similarly to the concession model in department and specialty stores, where a brand will run a mini-shop inside a store. Fashion Rentals.

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eBay Seeks Buyer For Korean Division

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Gmarket was acquired by eBay in 2009 for around $1.2 eBay has been considering a selloff of the business since last year, as well as other options like spinning it off and making it a joint operation. eBay used to also own brands like PayPal and StubHub, but sold them when their directives differed from its own.

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Branches more important than apps?

Chris Skinner

These new entrants join a number of more established mid-sized full service banks, such as CYBG (the owner of Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank brands) as well as other smaller, specialist players such as Aldermore (founded in 2009) and Secure Trust (operating since 1954).

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Charlotte Russe Closing 95 Stores After Chapter 11 Filing

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Charlotte Russe was bought by private equity outfit Advent International in 2009 for $380 million, but due to dropping mall attendance and rising debt, the company has continued to struggle, along with other traditional mall retailers. All of the retailer’s online operations and stores are currently operational. The bid for $5.2

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