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GUS has announced plans to demerge Argos Retail Group and Experian into two separate companies on the London Stock Exchange later this year. 29-Mar-2006 GUS has acquired ClarityBlue, the Luton-based provider of bespoke marketing database solutions with 165 staff, for £85m, in order to expand its Experian division. 27-Jan-2006 GUS has acquired PriceGrabber, the US-based online price comparison company, for £275m, in order to expand its Experian division. 15-Dec-2005 GUS has sold Wehkamp, its Dutch home shopping business, to Industri Kapital for £265m. 31-Oct-2005 GUS is planning to raise up to £150m from the sale of its 50% stake in South African furniture company Lewis Group. 18-May-2005 GUS has acquired Lowermybills of the US for £174m, in order to expand its Experian consumer credit data business. 09-May-2005 GUS is planning to open 45 Homebase DIY stores over the next three years. 29-Nov-2004 GUS has announced plans for a strategic review, which could lead to the demerger of its Experian financial information business and acquisitions to boost its Argos and Homebase operations. 26-May-2004 GUS is to sell its home shopping operations in the UK, Ireland and Sweden, as well as its Reality logistics and customer care business, to March UK for £590m. 28-May-2003 GUS is planning to float its chain of 450 Lewis furniture stores in South Africa. 22-Apr-2003 GUS is to close its Innovations mail-order catalogue and its McCord furniture catalogue, with the loss of up to 30 jobs at its Wembley office. 16-Apr-2003 GUS has announced a £70m deal to take full control of Scorex, the Bradford-based credit solutions company, in order to expand its Experian business. 26-Mar-2003 GUS is to shed up to 150 of the 4,000 jobs in its ARG Equation home shopping division in Manchester. 17-Feb-2003 GUS has acquired Nordic Info Group, the Scandinavian consumer information company, for £90m, in order to expand its Experian division. 15-Jan-2003 GUS is planning to expand its recently-acquired Homebase DIY chain by opening ten new stores a year. 02-Dec-2002 GUS has acquired Homebase, the chain of 300 DIY stores, from Permira for £900m, and expects to make annual cost savings of £20m within three years. 22-Nov-2002 GUS is to further integrate its Jungle.com internet retailing business into Argos, with the closure of a warehouse at Coleshill, the loss of up to 150 jobs and the transfer of back office operations to sites in Milton Keynes and Manchester. 17-Oct-2002 GUS is to shed 65 jobs at the Manchester head office of its ARG Equation catalogue shopping business. 02-Oct-2002 GUS Home Shopping has sold Family Hampers, the Leeds-based gift and hamper supplier with 110 staff, to management for undisclosed terms. 16-Jul-2002 GUS has announced plans to raise about £375m from the flotation of a 25% stake in its Burberry fashion business, and Burberry expects to expand its chain of 69 stores with 11 new outlets this year. 30-May-2002 GUS is planning to shed 300 jobs in Manchester and the north west as part of an efficiency drive. 18-Apr-2002 GUS is to acquire ConsumerInfo.com, the US supplier of online credit reports, from Homestore.com for £86m, in order to expand its Experian North America business. 20-Mar-2002
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