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British retailers are taking advantage of the world's focus on London during this Olympic season. Department stores, including Selfridges, Harrods, Harvey Nichols and Liberty of London, have created a variety of enticements for locals and foreign shoppers, according to Forbes. For example, anticipating a high demand for Gucci products, Harrods set up a "shopping line" on the pavement complete with a velvet rope. Home retailer OKA has illustrated pictures of corgi dogs (the Queen's dogs) on its windows. Other stores have timed their openings with the Games — Victoria's Secret on New Bond Street recently opened its doors. Also,

/PRNewswire/ -- Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a two-for-one stock split of its outstanding common stock. The stock split will be effected in the form of a dividend of one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding and one share of Class B Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock outstanding. The additional shares issued as a result of the stock split will be distributed on or about July 9, 2012 to stockholders of record on June 25, 2012.

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