31. In 1977, it opened its first franchise store in the southern Sydney suburb of Hurstville. 32. Its products also are sold in 75 franchise stores , 74 duty-free boutiques and 60 department stores. 33. It operates 84 company-owned and 56 franchise stores . 34. The group has 102 retail outlets in China, comprising 93 franchised stores and nine self-managed stores. 35. Sales at the stores managed by Liautaud were outpacing the franchised stores by a wide margin. 36. Internationally, Karen Millen trades from 16 company owned stores and 57 franchise stores in 23 countries. 37. In 2012 the company had about 1, 000 franchised stores and about 400 direct sale stores. 38. Combe has declared plans to open more franchised stores in Canada, focusing on Vancouver and Alberta. 39. "Difficult economic conditions " prevailed in Europe, while franchised stores in the Far East performed well. 40. The company opening 12 new franchise stores in 2012, and 29 new franchise stores in 2011.
