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The new stores are expected to be similar in size to Best Buy's 30,000-square-feet outlets in the US, which offer everything from mobile, broadband and computer technology, to audio-visual equipment and technical support.

The Financial Times said in August, without citing sources, that the venture was planning 200 UK stores over the long term.

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Buy agreed in May to buy 50% of Carphone Warehouse's retail business for £1.1 billion, creating a joint venture in order to expand into Europe.

Carphone Warehouse already sells the iPhone and may soon be putting Macs on its shelves, according to AppleInsider.

The website reports that “a plethora of Mac-related placeholders have recently turned up in the company's inventory system”. Best Buy is a major retailer of Macs in the US.

Both Carphone Warehouse and Apple declined to comment.

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