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23rd March ‘09 - Allied Carpets is SOLD.
Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 5:32pm
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The UK's second-largest flooring retailer Allied Carpets
has been bought by offshore investment fund Sigma
Capital Investments for an undisclosed amount.
The 218-store carpet retailer is likely to want to close
some stores. In 2007, Allied Carpets made an
operating loss of £6.8 million |
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20th March ‘09 - £3.8 Million for 150 year old carpet.
Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 2:37pm
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The carpet was originally commissioned around 150
years ago to furnish the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad
in Medina which has just sold for just over £3.8m in Doha.
The bidding started at £3m but the starting as there were
not few enough original takers for the bidding.The carpet is called Pearl Carpet of Baroda, which was created using an over two million natural seed pearls.and has hundreds of precious stones, diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds.
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9th March ‘09 - Carpet sale old school.
Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 1:15pm
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On March 9th 1946, 63 years to the day East Londener’s
decide to have a carpet sale at a market stall on a bombsite.
London County Council rebuilt the area, notorious for poverty
and overcrowding.
Showing the strength and diversety of the people in wartorn
London throughout this awful period of history.
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