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Article: Jazz FM owner plans to move into retailing
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 26, 1997
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Golden Rose Communications, the owner of Jazz FM radio, is set
to expand into retailing, just months after moving into the
restaurant business.
Golden Rose opened a branded jazz cafe, Cafe Jazbar, in
Liverpool two months ago. Now, the group aims to set up retail
outlets, likely to be named Jazshops, to sell CDs and Jazz FM
merchandise.
Richard Wheatley, chief executive of Golden Rose, said he was in
advanced negotiations about buying a site for a Jazbar in
Manchester. He added that the group was aiming to set up a Jazshop
"either within the Jazbar or as a separate unit alongside it".
It is thought the company would aim to establish six restaurants
and retail operations within 12 months, at ...