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Merchant Retail is planning to expand its chain of 114 Perfume Shops with an additional 100 stores over the next five years. 15-Aug-2005 Merchant Retail, the chain of 110 perfume shops, has accepted a £222m takeover offer from AS Watson, the Hong Kong-based owner of Superdrug. 25-May-2005 Merchant Retail has sold two department stores in Sunderland and Hexham to Owen Owen for £5m. 20-Jan-2005 Merchant Retail Group is planning to expand its Perfume Shop chain with about 12 new stores next year. 23-Nov-2004 Merchant Retail Group is looking to sell its Joplings department stores in Hexham, Sunderland and Leamington Spa, with the loss of more than 600 jobs, while its Tynedale Park store is being sold to Tesco. 13-Jul-2004 Merchant Retail is to invest £3.7m in the expansion of its chain of 80 Perfume Shops this year, with the creation of about 100 jobs. 27-Jun-2003 Merchant Retail, the operator of 84 Perfume Shops, is considering plans to increase its long-term target of 150 UK stores, and has also announced plans to move into Ireland and open skin care shops. 26-Nov-2002 Merchant Retail is planning to open 10 more perfume shops in the UK by the end of next year, taking the total to 86, but has shelved plans to expand in continental Europe. 27-Nov-2001 Merchant Retail is looking to spend up to £100m on an acquisition to expand its perfumery business in continental Europe, and aims to increase the number of UK outlets from 67 to 150. 31-May-2001 Merchant Retail has announced plans to expand its chain of 65 Perfume Shops by adding up to 15 new outlets a year. 22-Nov-2000 Merchant Retail is planning to expand its chain of 55 Perfume Shops with a further 10 this year. 24-May-2000 Merchant Retail is planning to add a further seven outlets to its chain of 52 Perfume Shops this year, and is also considering a £150m flotation for the division. 21-Feb-2000 Merchant Retail is to refurbish its Joplings department store in Sunderland at a cost of £2.5m. 25-May-1999 Merchant Retail, the department stores and perfume group, is planning to open 10 stores this year, and is also seeking to expand into Ireland, Spain and Australia. 25-May-1999 Merchant Retail Group is in discussions to acquire the remaining 72% of A De Gruchy Holdings, the retailer and shopfitter, for £33m. 30-Apr-1999 Merchant Retail Group is opening three new perfume shops in London, Glasgow and the Bluewater centre in Kent. 15-Feb-1999 The Plymouth & South Devon Co-op has bought 12 Norman's supermarkets from the Merchant Retail Group. 16-Oct-1995
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