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New Look has submitted plans for the 96,000 sq ft expansion of its fashion distribution centre in Chesterton, with the creation of up to 450 jobs. 24-Aug-2009 New Look is said to be in negotiations to acquire five stores in London, Swindon, Llantrisant, London Colney and Dublin from book chain Borders UK. 15-Jul-2009 New Look, the chain of more than 600 fashion stores, is looking to double its trading space from 3.7m sq ft to more than 7m sq ft. 04-May-2009 New Look is to relocate its buying, merchandising and design departments and up to 250 jobs from Weymouth to a new office in central London by June. 19-Jan-2009 New Look, the fashion retailer, is considering plans to relocate its executive functions from Weymouth to a new London headquarters of up to 50,000 sq ft. 18-Nov-2008 New Look is creating 70 new jobs at its clothing distribution centre at the Lymedale Business Park in Staffordshire. 26-Aug-2008 New Look is to set up a new 300,000 sq ft fashion distribution centre next to its existing site on Lymedale Business Park in North Staffordshire by September, with the creation of 350 jobs. 07-May-2007 New Look, the fashion retailer, has appointed Merrill Lynch to conduct a strategic review which could lead to a £2bn sale of the business. 26-Mar-2007 New Look is to invest £100m in the expansion of its chain of fashion stores this year. 05-Jun-2006 New Look is planning to expand its number of out-of-town fashion stores from 15 to 50 over the next two years, and is seeking units between 10,000 and 20,000 sq ft. 20-Mar-2006 New Look is seeking permission for the redevelopment of its 30-acre site in Weymouth, including a new 120,000 sq ft headquarters, warehousing and a 50-room hotel. 22-Feb-2006 New Look, the fashion retailer, is to spend £6m opening six trial stores in France and Belgium next year. 17-Nov-2005 New Look, the chain of 541 fashion stores, is planning to double its store space to 5m sq ft over the next ten years, and will concentrate on opening large outlets of about 25,000 sq ft. 25-Oct-2005 New Look has acquired 35 former Littlewoods stores from Associated British Foods for about £11m. 19-Oct-2005 New Look has announced that 70 staff have agreed to relocate from Weymouth to a new distribution centre in Staffordshire in September. 09-Feb-2005 New Look is to close its fashion distribution centre in Weymouth in September 2005 with the loss of 580 jobs, in order to set up a new site in Newcastle-under-Lyme. 02-Aug-2004 New Look has accepted a £699m offer to sell the chain of fashion stores back to its founder, with financial backing from Apax and Permira. 16-Mar-2004 New Look, the fashion retailer, is to set up a new 10,000 sq ft headquarters above its flagship store on London's Oxford Street. 01-Dec-2003 New Look, the fashion retailer, is considering plans to return to private ownership through a management buy-out. 05-Aug-2003 New Look is to acquire the remaining 49% stake in NewMim, the French fashion retailer with 171 stores, for up to £30m. 30-May-2003 New Look, the chain of 492 fashion stores, is planning to shed up to 60 of the 471 jobs at its head office in Weymouth. 07-Mar-2003 New Look is planning to expand its chain of Mim fashion stores in France from 154 to more than 400, by opening about 30 a year. 02-Dec-2002 New Look, the fashion retailer, has announced plans to invest £15m refurbishing 300 smaller stores. 29-May-2002 New Look is planning to open about 40 fashion stores of up to 15,000 sq ft, and has appointed Dalgleish to find suitable sites in cheaper locations. 22-Apr-2002 New Look is planning to revamp up to 50 smaller stores by next spring, and the new format could be rolled out to 300 stores. 26-Nov-2001 New Look is to open a new buying office in London in order to help recruit more experienced staff, and the company has said it will continue to relocate up to 30 stores a year to larger sites. 06-Jun-2001 New Look is acquiring a 51% stake in New Min of France for £9.5m, and the two companies will merge their French discount fashion outlets into a new group. 07-Dec-2000 New Look is planning to open 77 fashion outlets over the next five years to take the total to 556, and the average size will increase by 75%. 24-Nov-2000 New Look is planning to launch an internet-based fashion retailing business, and is expected to use N Brown's e-commerce fulfilment service. 11-May-2000 New Look is to develop a new type of fashion megastore, and a 12,000 sq ft outlet will open at the Lakeside Centre in Thurrock. 16-Nov-1999 New Look is considering plans to move out of 300 of its 490 clothes stores as they are too small. 15-Jul-1999 New Look is to close its three fashion stores in Germany due to falling sales. 02-Jun-1999 New Look is planning to open 12 more fashion stores over the next few months and is also looking to relocate some of its smaller stores to larger premises. 19-Nov-1998 New Look, the chain of fashion shops, has raised £82m in a flotation in order to reduce debt and prepare for the next phase of expansion. 13-Jun-1998 New Look, the fashion retailer, is planning to raise £100m in a flotation in order to repay debt, redeem preference shares, and finance a roll-out of 150 stores. 09-Apr-1998 New Look, the womenswear retailer, is considering plans for a second attempt at flotation later this year, but this would depend on market conditions. 19-Jan-1998 New Look, the 323-store fashion chain, has been sold to institutional investors for £170m. 02-Jan-1996
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