Efforts to expand in areas like industrial printing, however, have been disappointing.
It sees potential for acquiring another 250 shops, by snapping up smaller chains and independent pawnshops, and wants to expand in areas such as south London.
Acquisition targets will either be used to strengthen core businesses (it has books, magazines, TV and distribution) or expand in areas such as music, education and business information.
People familiar with the broad outlines say it explores ways that Goldman, as a public company, could rapidly expand in areas in which it considers itself small or weak.
The Basel 3 rules requiring banks to set aside plumper capital cushions against loans that may go bad are causing many to shrink their loan books and expand in areas that do not require much capital, such as private banking.
Google Stackdriver, the company's platform for managing IT ops between Google's cloud platform, AWS, and other servers, is now integrating with Splunk, BMC and Tenable, to expand in areas like IT ops, security and compliance.
Cisco hasn't been shy about using its substantial cash holdings to expand in areas like security beyond pure networking hardware to provide a more diverse recurring revenue stream.
Google Stackdriver, the company's platform for managing IT ops between Google's cloud platform, AWS, and other servers, is now integrating with Splunk, BMC and Tenable, to expand in areas like IT ops, security and compliance.
The Programme of Expanded Assistance for Returnees (PEAR), which provides a three-month package of essential household items and other forms of support, will expand in areas such as North Kivu where the influx of returnees is expected to increase.
The vast majority (93.7%) of visitors do not want more vegetation management or removal and 98.3% of visitors would like to see the KUW expanded in area.
