Icelandic banks and companies made acquisitions across Europe, including the iconic Hamley's toy store and the West Ham soccer team.

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It started with the preaching inside the Disney store, then the classic iconic gestures of exorcising demons from Starbucks and Wal-Mart cash registers.

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The most iconic figure in tobacco advertising was, of course, the cigar-store Indian.

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Their New York City store also opened in 2009 in Soho and is currently located on Mott Street where their full range of iconic products are sold.

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