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		<title><![CDATA[What Baugur's Fall Means for British Retail]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/02/09/what-baugurs-fall-means-for-british-retail/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This week the rout of the UK retail sector continues with the demise of Icelandic retail investor Baugur.    According to reports, the investment company went into a form of Chapter 11 after Icelandic bank Landsbanki pulled funding. The bank has also petitioned the High Court in London...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[House of Fraser tries to reassure suppliers over Icelandic links]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20081004/ai_n29495589]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Baugur's connections to Iceland's troubled banking sector have raised fears that it may sell some of its UK high street assets    The chairman of House of Fraser, the department store backed by the Icelandic investment firm Baugur, made a statement yesterday to try to reassure suppliers about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baugur considers joint bid for Saks.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6502/is_200711/ai_n25882304]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Icelandic investment group Baugur says it might team up with  Dubai-based retailer Landmark Group to make a bid for Saks Fifth Avenue.    Baugur has submitted a filing which states, "it would like to  explore the possibility of making a proposal for the acquisition,"  having...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bidders drop effort to acquire British department store group.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200409/ai_n22236024]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lucy Farndon, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business  News    Sep. 14--House of Fraser's bid hopes evaporated after Scottish  stalker  Tom Hunter and Icelandic retailer Baugur offloaded their shares  for UKpound 56  million.    The department store chain sank 9...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With Legal Battles Settled, Icelandic Retailer Baugur Looks to Expand.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200309/ai_n21632362]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Sep. 5--Icelandic retailer Baugur is trying to raise funds for new   acquisitions after settling an embarrassing array of legal disputes.    The firm, which recently bought Hamleys toy store, has a UKpound  100  million...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baugur buys 2% stake in Mothercare]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20030224/ai_n12676209]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[THE ICELANDIC retailer Baugur has bought a 2.14 per cent stake in Mothercare - a move that is likely to increase speculation that the troubled baby goods retailer could be on the receiving end of an approach. Baugur has bought around 1.5 million shares in Mothercare over the past three...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mystery bid for Allders keeps market guessing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALLDERS, THE UK's fourth-largest department store chain, yesterday confirmed it had received an approach, but declined to name the bidder.    Rumours were circulating in the City earlier this week that Allders was entering takeover talks with a possible buyer. Minerva, the property company that owns a 25...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Merrill Lynch inches closer to deal for Philip Green.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5555/is_200208/ai_n21944899]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Janine Brewis    Merrill Lynch is getting closer to sealing an acquisition for  client Philip Green, the UK-based retail entrepreneur who owns the  UK's Bhs chain, after helping him make an improved 408p  ([euro]6.38) offer for rival Arcadia.Green has been consulting with  Merrill...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Green considers increasing offer after Arcadia rejects pounds 690m]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILIP GREEN, the retail billionaire, was last night mulling whether to increase his offer for Arcadia after having his first approach last week firmly rejected by the board of the Top Shop to Dorothy Perkins chain.    It emerged this weekend that Mr Green made a surprise move...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dollar stores cash in on food offerings: success seen in dry goods, perishables - Special Report - Illustration - Statistical Data Included]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food has emerged as a key strategy in the dollar store industry, one of the fastest-growing retail channels, one that combines low prices with small-store convenience.  The fact that Wal-Mart considers these stores a competitive threat clearly proves this channel is one to watch. Up until now, the supercenter...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Islandsbanki reduces holding in Baugur to 3.5%]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-14 January 2002-Islandsbanki reduces holding in Baugur to 3.5% C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com  Islandsbanki FBA has sold part of its stake in the Icelandic retailer Baugur.  The Icelandic bank sold shares worth ISK106m, reducing its stake in  Baugur from 10.4% to 3.5%. Islandsbanki now...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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