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Freeport, the developer of discount shopping malls, has become the potential takeover target of a newly-formed management group. 23-Apr-2003 Freeport is seeking permission for a £5m expansion of its Talke designer outlet village in Staffordshire, which will involve a number of new stores and up to 75 new jobs. 07-May-2002 Freeport is to start building a 241,000 sq ft retail outlet village in the Czech Republic in May, and has also secured approval to add a further 125,000 sq ft to the Fleetwood Village in Lancashire. 26-Apr-2002 Freeport is planning to raise £49m in a rights issue to expand its chain of discount and designer shopping centres into 12 European countries. 20-Mar-2002 Freeport is planning to add a further 312,000 sq ft of retail space at its UK factory outlets, and is developing five more sites in continental Europe. 25-Sep-2001 Freeport Leisure, the operator of factory outlet sites, has 14 planning applications pending, and expects to achieve approval for six by the end of the year. 16-Feb-2000 Freeport Leisure is planning to expand its factory outlet business into continental Europe at a cost of £150m, and is in negotiations to acquire six sites. 15-Sep-1999 Freeport Leisure is set to start building the £40m Freeport Village in Castleford, which will include 140 retail outlets and should open next August. 30-Sep-1998 Freeport Leisure is to open three retail centres over the next year, including a £20m centre near Newcastle-under-Lyme, a £45m centre in Castleford and a £35m centre in Braintree. 16-Sep-1998 Freeport Leisure is to raise £63m in a rights issue in order to fund the development of two new discount factory outlets. 06-Apr-1998 Freeport Leisure is planning to build a £34m designer shopping and leisure village near Leeds, with completion by September 1999. 18-Feb-1998 Freeport Leisure is planning to invest a further £10m at its discount shopping village near West Calder in West Lothian, where 150 jobs are being created at an indoor ski and snow centre. 05-Jan-1998 Freeport Leisure plans to develop a 154 acre site at Westwood, West Lothian, as well as expand its leisure complexes in Hornsea and Fleetwood. 25-Oct-1995
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