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London \u2013 A London leading retailer shop, Debenhams, has adopted Hausa, a language spoken by nearly 45 million people in West Africa including Nigeria, to woo customers as race for summer sales starts.<\/p>\n

The retailer had\u00a0 placed\u00a0 a\u00a0 bold sign reading: \u201cNa gode don sayayyarka a Debenhams\u2019\u2019 in Hausa meaning, \u201cThank you for shopping at Debenhams\u2019\u2019 at the entrance of\u00a0 its Oxford street Branch in London.<\/p>\n

Speaking to a group newsmen on the issue on Wednesday Mr Marcus Appleton, a Senior Store Manager said the decision was based on an assessment of its shoppers who come from outside Briatain.<\/p>\n

He said it was discovered that 71 per cent of foreigners who visited the shop in 2010 are Nigerians followed by Chinese and the Arabs.<\/p>\n

Appleton noted further that while some of it Nigerian customers\u00a0 were keen on designer suits,\u00a0 Chinese shoppers favoured cosmetics and\u00a0 perfumes.<\/p>\n

According to the 2001 census, more than 300 languages are being spoken in London.(NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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