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2007-03-30 08:52:15John Lewis week to March 24 dept store sales up 2.3 pct; Waitrose up 7.6 pctLONDON (AFX) - John Lewis Partnership, the employee-owned retailer, saidweek to March 24 sales at its 26 UK department stores rose 2.3 pct to 47.99 mlnstg, while sales at its chain of 183 Waitrose supermarkets increased 7.6 pct to73.63 mln stg.2007-03-30 08:18:02Vodafone unveils mobile deal with AsdaLONDON (AFX) - Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group has struck a deal withAsda, which will see the supermarket chain sell branded mobile phone services toshoppers.2007-03-30 08:17:28Swedish retail workers agree 12.6 pct 3-yr pay deal; call off planned strikeSTOCKHOLM (AFX) - The planned Easter strike by retail workers, includingshop, storeroom and warehouse employees, has been called off after union andemployer representatives reached a wage agreement, the Dagens Nyheter newspapersaid.2007-03-30 08:00:57Fast Search & Transfer wins ESP deals from US firms Comcast, TargetOSLO (AFX) - Fast Search & Transfer ASA said it has won two deals for thedeployment of its Fast Enterprise Search Platform, one with US communicationsgroup Comcast Corporation, and the other with US retailer Target Corporation.2007-03-30 06:45:31Italian fashion label Versace moots IPO after 2008MILAN (AFX) - Italian family-owned label Gianni Versace SpA said it willstart considering an IPO on the Milan stock exchange at the end of 2008, theWall Street Journal reported.2007-03-30 05:52:38Investors laud video game co.'s upheavalSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A feisty shareholder revolt at Take-Two InteractiveSoftware Inc. this week offed nearly as many executives as virtual characters inthe video game company's violent titles.
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