Toy store chain The Entertainer has signed up to open its first site in India, the company said.
Executives explained they would open a store in Mumbai during the next six months, followed by "an aggressive store roll out plan".
The company, which has 172 stores in the UK, said the deal was completed following the signing of a long-term agreement with local partner Reliance Brands to enter the Indian market.
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Gary Grant, co-founder of The Entertainer, said: "India is a key priority as we continue our international expansion and Reliance Brands are a highly professional and dedicated team with extensive retail knowledge and experience."
The owner of the Metro, Daily Mail and MailOnline has revealed a boost in digital and print revenue of 17% and 3% respectively in, what it described as a "benign market environment".
The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) added that revenue from newspaper sales fell 3% in the first three months of the financial year.
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Overall, advertising revenues across all titles was up 2%, including the company's newest paper the i which was bought for £50 million last year.
DMGT also owns a series of business-to-business operations, and said group trading was in line with expectations, with underlying revenues up 1%.
Cyber security firm NCC, which is halfway through a turnaround plan, has said its profit and revenue ticked up in the first six months of the financial year.
Revenue hit £132.7 million, a 5.3% increase on the sale period the year before, while pre-tax profit was 8% up at £9.4 million.
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It was growth in its assurance side of the business, which deals with cyber security and risk assessment, that was the standout star of the half-year results.
Assurance growth sped up in the UK, hitting 6.9% in the half-year to November 30, from 1.1% in the first half of the 2019 financial year.
However, North America slowed, growing by only 10.6%, compared with 20.4% a year earlier.
Shares in the London-listed company rose by 1.7%, or 2.5p, to 211.5p on the news on Thursday.
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