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KPMG is to close 74 Courts furniture stores and sell the entire stock out of administration to private equity firm SB Capital, and SB also has an option to buy the remaining 14 stores. 14-Dec-2004 Courts has sold Courts Contracts, which fits out show homes for housebuilders and has 90 staff at eight warehouses, to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms. 07-Dec-2004 Courts, the furniture retailer, is planning to relocate its Wimbledon head office to an existing site in Morden. 20-Sep-2004 Courts, the chain of 103 furniture stores, is expected to receive a proposal for a £80m management buy-out. 25-Mar-2004 Courts is considering plans to open up to 50 new furniture superstores, and is also piloting a new format for its 32 high street outlets. 15-Dec-2003 Courts is planning to introduce a new format at its chain of 90 furniture and electrical stores over the next two years, and is also considering further expansion in Asia. 10-Jun-2002 Courts is planning to open up to 33 furniture and electrical stores this year, including 30 overseas, and also hopes to complete the refurbishment of its UK chain. 15-Jun-2001 Courts, the home furnishings and electricals retailer, is to open five more outlets in the UK next year, and has announced joint ventures to open stores in South Africa and Madagascar. 08-Dec-2000 Courts is planning to float its Malaysian furniture retailing business, which includes 51 stores, with a market valuation of about £116m. 21-Aug-2000 Courts is planning to expand its overseas furniture stores from 50 to 80 outlets, but has warned that about a third of its 38 UK stores may be closed. 16-Jun-2000 Courts is acquiring the Burns Philp chain of furniture stores in Fiji, which will give it a 60% share of the furniture retailing market. 15-Jul-1998 Courts, the electrical and furniture retailer, is planning to open up to 10 UK superstores this year with an emphasis on northern England. 18-Jun-1998 Courts, the furniture retailer, is planning to open eight new superstores during this financial year, followed by a further ten next year, and it is also adding more electrical departments to its stores. 06-Dec-1997 Courts, the furniture and electrical retailer, is planning to open up to 10 superstores in the north this year, and also wants to expand overseas, especially in south-east Asia. 20-Jun-1997 Courts, the furnishing retailer, plans to open several new sites in UK cities next year and one in Dublin. 09-Dec-1995
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