Burberry Burberry check garments being banned at some venues. GUS divested its remaining interest in Burberry in December 2005. Burberry Group plc was initially floated on the London Stock Exchange in July 2002. In 2005, Sanyo-shokai was the Burberry ready-to-wear licence holder in Japan with retail value of €435 million. In 2006, Rose Marie Bravo, who as Chief Executive had led Burberry to mass market success through licensing, decided to retire. She was replaced by another American, Angela Ahrendts, who joined from Liz Claiborne in January 2006, and took up the position of CEO on 1 July 2006. Ahrendts and Bailey
Globus (clothing retailer) plans to expand to a much larger number of stores, such as 150. The chain was run by Ved Prakash Arya from its founding until March 2004. Currently, it is run by Vinay Gajanan Nadkarni, who serves it as the Managing Director and CEO. Nadkarni, who took over from Arya in 2004, opened the 36th store in February 2013. Kareena Kapoor became the brand ambassador in 2008 and planned to launch her own clothing line with the store. In 2007, Globus created the world's largest Christmas stocking, which was 111 feet tall. Globus (clothing retailer) Globus Stores Private Limited is