21.   It was the latest in a series of attacks this year on stores majority-owned by British retailer Tesco in Thailand.

22.   It is surprising that some British retailers have yet to adopt his slogan.

23.   Moss Bros, the British clothing retailer, said Sunday it had rejected a takeover bid reportedly made by Shami Ahmed, founder of the Joe Bloggs label.

24.   Nevertheless, several large British retailers have announced that they will accept euros.

25.   Robertson was appointed in January to the board of British clothing retailer Laura Ashley PLC.

26.   Some British retailers have begun boycotting French products and angry French farmers have been stopping British trucks and checking them for meat products.

27.   Tesco Lotus is partly owned by British retailer Tesco.

28.   Some traders speculated that British retailer Kingfisher PLC might try a friendly bid.

29.   Store closures in mainland Europe by British retailer Marks and Spencer and cutbacks by French food company Danone last spring raised the pressure on governments to agree.

30.   Tesco Lotus stores, owned by British retailer Tesco, have come under a string of attacks this year including two last week.