Murphy & Nye has started to trade in Japan through a distribution agreement with Mitsui & Co. that calls among other things for the opening of two single-brand shops in the country over the next three years. Murphy & Nye, which belongs to Italy’s Sixty Group, is expected to raise its sales by 6 percent to €122 million this year, partly through the opening of many new stores. From 115 by the end of this year, their number is set to reach 200 by the year 2009.
