| 31. | In 1977, it opened its first franchise store in the southern Sydney suburb of Hurstville.
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| 32. | Its products also are sold in 75 franchise stores, 74 duty-free boutiques and 60 department stores.
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| 33. | It operates 84 company-owned and 56 franchise stores.
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| 34. | The group has 102 retail outlets in China, comprising 93 franchised stores and nine self-managed stores.
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| 35. | Sales at the stores managed by Liautaud were outpacing the franchised stores by a wide margin.
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| 36. | Internationally, Karen Millen trades from 16 company owned stores and 57 franchise stores in 23 countries.
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| 37. | In 2012 the company had about 1, 000 franchised stores and about 400 direct sale stores.
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| 38. | Combe has declared plans to open more franchised stores in Canada, focusing on Vancouver and Alberta.
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| 39. | "Difficult economic conditions " prevailed in Europe, while franchised stores in the Far East performed well.
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| 40. | The company opening 12 new franchise stores in 2012, and 29 new franchise stores in 2011.
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