	mrs fields plans to open more stores u s based speciality food retailer mrs fields inc which earlier announced pre tax profits of mln dlrs in against mln in said it plans further growth this year with the opening of new stores in the u s the company which is quoted on london s unlisted securities market usm said it also planned to expand its outlets internationally however chairman randall fields told a news conference the company would not move into any new countries during but would intensify its efforts where it already had stores during the company opened new stores including in the u s two in australia and one each in japan canada and the u k we intend to open a minimum of five more units in london for example and it is reasonable that we might open other stores in other european countries in fields said he said the company acquired competitive businesses as a matter of routine and might add others in but declined to say how much the company planned to spend on them last year turnover rose by pct to mln dlrs from mln dlrs in reuter 
