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					Valora Group reports stable results in the face of demanding market conditions. Growth prospects favourable.
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00437.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, Mar 28 07:00:00 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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					External sales increased in 2011 – adjusted net revenues in line with 2010 levels.
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					Valora acquires Germany’s largest kiosk network – marking major milestone in Valora 4 Growth strategy
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00424.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jan 30 07:00:00 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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					Valora acquires Convenience Concept GmbH (CC), a company with some 1,300 retail outlets and projected external sales of around € 450 million (CHF 540 million)
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					Valora Retail exceeds expectations, with 160<br  />k kiosk outlets already operating on an agency basis
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00416.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, Dec 15 07:30:00 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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					Agency system developing successfully – sales at agency outlets up by between 3 and 5 percent, cost efficiency savings exceed 5 percent target. 
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					Valora Services to enhance its market presence and extend its logistics offering
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00411.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, Dec  5 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					Exploiting Valora’s clear competitive advantages in start-of-day logistics and mail
order packages
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					Valora has acquired K. Schmelzer- J. Bettenhausen GmbH & Co KG, Austria’s leading railway station bookseller
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00401.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Sat, Oct 29 10:00:00 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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					With effect from January 1, 2012, Valora has acquired K. Schmelzer- J. Bettenhausen GmbH & Co KG (Schmelzer-Bettenhausen), Austria’s leading railway station bookseller.
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					Valora Group reports good results in a difficult market
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00387.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, Aug 25 07:00:00 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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					Valora closed the first six months of 2011 with consolidated external sales (including
franchisee revenues) totalling CHF 1,473 million, an increase of 1.6% on the same
period of last year. After adjusting for the effects of non-recurring revenues from
football picture cards and exchange-rate fluctuations, the Group’s external sales rose
an impressive 9.3%.
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					Valora Now Offers MoneyGram International Service in 1000 Company-owned k kiosk Locations and Press & Book Shops 
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00385.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jul 25 00:00:00 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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					Quick, easy and available everywhere: For the first time ever customers can transfer money worldwide at approximately 1000 company-owned k kiosk and Press & Book Shops via the provider MoneyGram.
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					Valora awards major ICT order to T-Systems
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00380.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jul  1 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					The trading company Valora has instructed T-Systems in Switzerland to operate its data centres and ICT infrastructure. The aim is to implement a uniform solution transnationally together with T-Systems, sustainably reduce costs and provide a dynamic infrastructure platform to support the growth strategy. The contract will run for eight years.
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					Valora achieves further milestone in its „Valora 4 Growth“ strategy
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00378.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, Jun 21 07:00:00 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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					With its acquisition of Scandinavian Cosmetics (ScanCo), Valora has secured ownership of Sweden’s largest independent cosmetics distributor, thus successfully extending its implementation of the „Valora 4 Growth“ strategy launched in 2010.
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					Valora Group reports 2010 operating profit up 19%, stage set for further expansion
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			<link>http://valora.com/en/media/newsinformation//news_00350.php</link>
			<author>Valora Webmaster (info@valora.com)</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, Mar 23 07:00:00 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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					In 2010, the Valora Group increased its external sales (including sales by franchisees) by +0.3%, to CHF 2 947 million. As the volume of sales by franchisees within the Valora Group increases, this new external sales metric will become an increasingly important yardstick.
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