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Greens Retail to go national as part of major expansion plans with Nisa

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Greens Retail, formerly Eros Retail, is set to take the company national, as it signs a five-year deal with Nisa worth up to £200m during the term. Currently operating 16 stores in Scotland which have now surpassed £25m of annualised sales, entrepreneur Harris Aslam has committed to open more than 20 new stores spanning across Scotland and also …

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