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3 has acquired a portfolio of 95 prime-location retail stores in shopping centres and high street locations across the UK.

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Under the agreement 3, which currently has over thirty "3Stores" in the UK, is acquiring 73 Link stores and 22 O2 stores. This acquisition continues 3's strategy to build a nationwide retail presence and will create a retail footprint of over 150 stand-alone stores and 133 Superdrug and Selfridges concessions by the end of 2006.

The acquisition gives 3 access to prime high street and shopping centre locations that under normal circumstances could take years to become available on the open market. 3 expects over 90 of the new stores to be selling its products and services by the end of 2006. Stores will be re-branded, refurbished and converted to 3Stores.

All permanent employees at the 73 Link stores being acquired will transfer to 3 as part of the acquisition. These employees are a highly skilled and dedicated workforce, are fully trained and will start work immediately with 3. As a result, more than 200 new jobs will be created within the 3 retail network. All O2 store staff will continue to work for O2.

As well as providing a fast route to market, the expansion of its retail presence gives 3 greater control over the entire customer experience. The new stores are expected to play an important part in looking after the existing 3.75m customers on the 3 network.

3's experience of retailing mobile media services demonstrates that customers of its own stores are more likely to use the entertainment services available on 3 phones. Each of the new stores will feature dedicated entertainment displays to encourage customers to try mobile media services, including mobile games, mobile TV and mobile music. www.three.co.uk


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Posted: 2006-10-25 17:47:30
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Not more lol.
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Posted: 2006-10-25 18:09:20
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any more nerworks taking over stores axxxr?

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-10-25 19:56:13
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Do we really need any more 3 stores? I think the fact they have invaded Superdrug is enough for me
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Posted: 2006-10-25 20:09:35
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The list of new store locations.

Aylesbury
Slough
Birkenhead
Accrington
Ballymena
Gateshead
Kings Lynn
Lisburn
Swansea
Bishops Stortford
London 61 Oxford Street
Oldham
Cambridge
Reading
Chesterfield
Southend
London Strand
Barking
Woolwich
Torquay
Lancaster
Londonderry
Dalston
Rochdale
Stevenage
Uxbridge
Eltham
Warrington
Aberdeen
Ayr
Banbury
Barnsley
Basildon
Bedford
Bexleyheath
Blackburn
Bognor Regis
Bolton
Bournemouth
Bridgend
Brighton
Bromley
Bury
Bury St Edmunds
Chichester
Crawley
Darlington
Doncaster
Dumfries
Durham
Edinburgh Gyle
Epsom
Falkirk
Farnborough
Glasgow
Glasgow Braehead
Gloucester
Grimsby
Harrow
Horsham
Ilford
Irvine
Islington
Kilmarnock
Lewisham
Lincoln
London Baker Street
London Edgware
Mansfield
Newbury
Norwich
Nottingham
Nottingham
Nuneaton
Oxford
Paisley
Putney
Redditch
Redhill
Romford
Shrewsbury
Southampton
Sutton
Sutton Coldfield
Swindon
Taunton
Wigan
Wolverhapton
Wood Green
Worthing
Wrexham

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Posted: 2006-10-26 01:00:29
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i assume the 3 concession in superdrug will shut down in Bournemouth then..

you have the link right next door to superdrug...

fatreg
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Posted: 2006-10-26 01:27:55
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Wouldn't mind seeing a proper "3" store, only things I have ever seen have been the crappy little stands in Superdrug
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Posted: 2006-10-26 01:35:16
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man its gay that all 3 store come out differnt phoen at differnt time... they should supply all their world wide store with phones e.g w900I hasnt even came out in brisbane, Australia yet..==" lame..
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Posted: 2006-10-26 02:27:00
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Bishops Stortford - my old link store, this is the main reason i left 2months ago, as we know that we was going to be taken over by three back then.

My other old store, cambridge, is also being taken by three. how nice of them. its about 50feet from a flagship phones4u store lol. that will be a waste of time then!
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Posted: 2006-10-26 16:28:24
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Least none are opening in York..... spose we will just have to keep our superdrug one
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Posted: 2006-10-26 16:35:39
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