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And the enlarged Verde-Rock would begin to look large enough to look like a credible retail competitor to HSBC, Santander, RBS, Barclays and (even perhaps) Lloyds itself.
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But Mr. Molyneux insists that Sony's new designs are indicative of wider trends in retail, not borrowed ideas from its competitor.
WSJ: Sony Revamps Retail Stores
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Bruce Clark believes Ullman could do worse than look to a competitor for guidance on scaling down its retail operation.
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In a bit of scrambling news, discovery retail operation Birchbox announced today that it has acquired Paris-based competitor JolieBox, establishing themselves as a global brand without missing a single day of business.
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Shares of Comet's rivals rose on news of the planned administration, with Dixons Retail, which owns PC World and Currys, jumping 15% as investors speculated that a major competitor could be removed from the market.
BBC: Comet retailer to go into administration
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Apple's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) retail stores, which now number 27, continue to multiply, which makes it a more potent competitor to its own customers such as CompUSA , Circuit City (nyse: CC - news - people)--which is selling off its remaining Apple inventory--and others.
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