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Hamleys sold to French Groupe Ludendo

Britain's most famous toy shop, Hamleys, has been sold to a French firm in a multi-million-pound deal.

Family-run Groupe Ludendo, which operates 300 toy stores across France, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain, would not reveal how much it had paid for Hamleys but a £60 million price tag has previously been reported.

Hamleys was mainly owned by nationalised Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which took over Baugur's stake when the investment group collapsed in the recession.

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