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Borders has sold its 70 book stores in the UK to Risk Capital Partners for about £20m. 24-Sep-2007 Borders is to close three of its largest book stores in Birmingham, London and Thurrock, due to poor trading, and a buyer is being sought for the remainder of the 70-strong chain. 04-Jun-2007 Borders is considering plans to sell off its chain of 71 book stores in the UK, as part of a strategic review. 23-Mar-2007 Borders is to open a 26,000 sq ft flagship book store in Cardiff city centre in December, and smaller stores will open in Llantrisant, Newbury, Southampton and Milton Keynes. 23-Mar-2006 Borders is looking to dispose of about 18 Books etc stores, in order to focus on its larger Borders format. 13-Feb-2006 Paperchase, the chain of 61 stationery stores, has been sold by Graphite Capital to Borders for £19m. 14-Jul-2004 Borders is planning to expand its chain of 53 bookstores by about 25% by the end of next year. 24-May-2004 Borders is planning to expand its chain of 17 bookstores to 23 by the end of next year, and is seeking more concessionaires to take up some of the in-store space. 04-Nov-2002 Borders is planning to step up the expansion of its chain of 13 UK book stores, having opened five outlets this year. 08-Jul-2002 Borders is planning to open five new book superstores this year, taking the chain to 17, following the recent opening of a new distribution centre in Cornwall. 21-Jan-2002 Borders is seeking out-of-town sites to help achieve its target of opening at least 40 new book shops over the next five years. 20-Aug-2001 Borders is to open a books and music superstore at the former Eaden Lilley department store in Cambridge later this year, with the creation of up to 80 jobs. 07-Feb-2001 Borders is planning to open book superstores in Oxford and Cambridge next year. 08-Apr-1999 Borders of the US is planning to set up a 25,000 sq ft bookshop superstore in York, which will create 70 jobs. 12-Oct-1998 Borders is opening its first UK books and music superstore in London's Oxford Street, and is to cut 30% off the price of 40 best-selling books in a move that could provoke a price war. 01-Aug-1998 Borders of the US is to open a book and music superstore in Brighton in the autumn, followed by one in London next spring. 11-Apr-1998 Borders of the US has confirmed plans to open a book superstore in Glasgow in November, but will open stores in London and Leeds before then. 27-Mar-1998 Borders of the US is to open a superstore in London's Oxford Street selling books, videos, music and computer games, and will follow this up with a chain of UK stores including an outlet in Leeds that is due to open in the autumn. 07-Jan-1998 Books etc, the book retailer, is to be acquired by Borders Group of the US for about £40m, a move which will enable it to continue with plans to set up a chain of superstores. 29-Sep-1997
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