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Article: FRENCH CONNECTION PLANS JAPAN STORES.(French Connection Group PLC licenses D'Urban Inc.)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
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- November 15, 2000
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LONDON -- French Connection PLC Tuesday took a major stride toward building its business internationally as it signed a licensing agreement with distributor D'Urban Inc. to open stores in Japan.
The exclusive agreement is for three years, initially, and covers all the company's French Connection and FCUK women's and men's wear, accessories and beauty products. D'Urban initially will open a store in Tokyo in April followed by another next summer. The stores will be about 3,000 to 4,000 square feet in size, Nick Mather, French Connection's finance director, said in a telephone interview.
Additional stores and leased departments will follow throughout ...