Page 4 - Sphere No.20 (Nov 2007)

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Newsbites
SWEET SUCCESS
American pop
sensation Gwen Stefani was
a huge hit on her tour Down
Under and 3 Australia
presented her with
a platinum award
for the number of
music downloads
3 customers
made to their
handsets.
A U S T R A L I A
T
Pretty in Pink
Superdrug has been turning the British high street
pink as it rolls out its Next Generation beauty store format to stores across
the country. Pink makeovers offer customers a fashionable beauty play-
ground that focuses on new products every week, bigger beauty bays, a
fun and interactive fragrance area, in-store beauty specialists, a skincare
area and regular demonstrations of new products. By the end of 2007
there will be 11 pink stores, rising to 150 over the next two years.
Fun in the Sun
The Drogas
annual Sun & Fun Day
saw some 400 col-
leagues from Latvia,
Lithuania and Estonia en-
joy the beautiful Latvian
countryside. They had a
great time rock climb-
ing, trampolining and
dancing as well as enjoy-
ing foot massages and
hat and kite making. R
L A T V I A
HUSKY EXPANDS
Husky Energy Inc has com-
pleted the acquisition of a refinery in Lima,
Ohio, in the United States, from Valero
Energy Corporation. The Lima refinery has
a throughput capacity of 165,000 barrels of
light crude oil a day and produces gasoline
and diesel fuels. “The acquisition of the
Lima refinery represents a significant step in
Husky’s ongoing strategic move of expand-
ing our downstream business and supports
Husky’s objective as a fully integrated
energy and energy-related company,” said
John C S Lau, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Husky Energy Inc. I
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