No, they wanted it to keep its shops open.
It has closed its shops in China to concentrate on other Asian markets, such as Japan.
Selling its shops and loading it with debt could weaken the firm fatally.
Total retail sales fell 2.9%, however, as it shut 36 of its shops as part of a new strategy.
It stocks over 200 beers across its shops and has recently launched its own craft beer.
It is a neighbourhood known for its shops, specifically those that sell advanced electronic gadgets and appliances.
And it won for best overall program for its shops' "nice upscale feel" and good visibility.
It earned a staggering £30m last year from its shops, which sell cut-price computers assembled by unsalaried followers.
All its shops across the country send all the dresses it has in that style down here.
Although it now has shops around the world, it is headquartered in Zurich and a trip to one of its shops is a chocoholic's dream come true.
Its shops are staffed largely by volunteers.
