The company will open 100 stores in North America, includingfive or six Copy & Print Shop units, on par with last year.Stores will open in Minneapolis, Houston and Kansas City this year,and the company will look for locations across the United Statesand Canada. The growth comes despite expectations of a weak economyfor the rest of the year.
"Our plan all along was to keep a steady or measured pace," saidMichael Miles, president and COO. "When others were ramping up newstore growth, we were steady. There are still lots of trade areaswhere we have no stores. One hundred stores is prudent this year,last year and probably next year, too."
Plans also call for about 10 new stores in Europe this year, andfor expansion in China and India.
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