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Halpa-Halli

Kokkolan Halpa-Halli Oy is a privately owned chain of stores. The company was formed in 1969 and has 34 stores in 33 locations. The northernmost store is located in Keminmaa and the southernmost in Pirkanmaa. The stores are complete department stores and the assortment includes textiles for the entire family, household goods, toiletries and foods. The business idea is to sell keep all prices lower than the recommended price and service is an important part of the trade. In Halpa-Halli, there are also shop assistants in the various departments. There are over 1300 employees in the company.

http://www.hhnet.fi/index_uk.asp?main=3

Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 8,889 (2003) and covers an area of 644.05 km² of which 17.37 km² is water. The population density is 14.2 inhabitants per km².

Pirkanmaa is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland.

(Well, it's cool to be on a Visa card, and it would be pretty exciting, I guess, if this was a NeoMedia win. Then again, it sounds kind of like a NeoMedia PR in that it a deal with something small in a small out of the way place ... at least from my Ugly American perspective lol - jonesie)