P522ORACLE 522 Mon 6 Jan C4 1712:05
APRICOT REJIGS
RETAILING VENTURE
UK computer group Apricgt and its US-
owned partner Tandy have agreed to
restructure their joint computer
retailing vent4re, AT Computerwgrld.
The 29 stores will cgntinue to trade
under the same name but the 13 co-osned
units will be transferred tg Tandy.
The other 16 outlets, all franchised,
will be contrglled by Apricgt, althou£h
all the stores will cgntinue to sell
and service both groups' prgducts.
The decision has been prompted by the
slowdown in the micro-market which has
limited the number of new outlets.
* * HOLIDAYS GALORE!! * 580