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Coffee Republic has been bought out of administration by Arab Investments for undisclosed terms, which will lead to the expansion of its international chain of 80 coffee outlets. 04-Aug-2009 Coffee Republic is looking to open a further 20 coffee bars in Scotland, having appointed King Sturge to find suitable sites. 13-Oct-2008 Coffee Republic has appointed retail agent Leslie Furness to find suitable sites to open 50 new coffee outlets a year. 25-Oct-2007 Coffee Republic has raised £0.9m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its chain of coffee bars through franchising. 21-Mar-2007 Coffee Republic has agreed a regional development franchise with CR Direct to open coffee bars in Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. 04-Dec-2006 Coffee Republic is planning to open up to 20 franchised coffee bars in each UK region over the next five years. 30-Oct-2006 Coffee Republic is seeking franchisees for most of its 45 outlets, as part of a strategy to transform the business into a New York-style deli operator. 28-Sep-2005 Caffe Nero has acquired eight stores in the south of England from Coffee Republic for £0.7m, taking its chain to 171 sites. 11-Jun-2004 Coffee Republic is planning to sell 22 of its 72 coffee bars and convert the remaining 50 into Republic Deli sandwich outlets. 01-Oct-2003 Coffee Republic has announced details of a restructuring programme that will cut the number of coffee bars from 103 to 65. 23-Dec-2002 Coffee Republic is to sell 13 coffee shop sites, mainly in London, to Starbucks for £2m. 20-Nov-2002 Coffee Republic has received a takeover approach from sandwich retailer Benjys, and Benjys is said to be interested in converting many of the 108 coffee bars into sandwich shops. 21-Aug-2002 Coffee Republic is to acquire GoodBean, the chain of 12 espresso bars in the South East of England, for £0.8m. 04-Dec-2001 Coffee Republic is planning to expand its chain of coffee bars from 76 to more than 200 by 2004, and will open 30 this year. 29-Jun-2001 Coffee Republic is to expand its chain of 75 coffee bars by opening 40 outlets a year. 22-Nov-2000 Coffee Republic has announced a £11m share issue to fund a further 80 outlets over the next two years. 30-Jun-2000 Coffee Republic, the chain of 53 coffee bars, has announced plans to become a fully-listed company and to accelerate its store-opening programme with new outlets in Leeds, Cardiff and Newcastle. 24-Nov-1999 Coffee Republic is to raise £7.4m in a share issue in order to finance the opening of 30 new espresso bars. 03-Jun-1999 Coffee Republic is to open 185 new coffee bar outlets over the next five years, including 25 over the next 12 months, and is raising £8.5m in a share placing. 28-Feb-1998
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