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O2 is to open franchise stores in a bid to significantly bolster its presence in the UK to fight harder against rivals such as Carphone Warehouse. The mobile phone operator is to open 10 franchise ...

Mobile operator O2 is to turn almost half of its shops into franchise operations as its parent company, Telefonica, battles against its €58.3bn (£47bn) of debt. O2 will offer 82 of its company-owned ...