Ratners|NNP Group|NNP PLC|NNP ,|, a|DT fast|RB -|- growing|VBG ,|, acquisition|NN -|- minded|JJ London|JJ -|- based|JJ jeweler|NN ,|, raised|VBD its|PRP$ price|NN for|IN Seattle|JJ -|- based|JJ specialty|NN jeweler|NN Weisfield|NNP 's|POS Inc.|NN to|TO $57.50|NN a|DT share|NN ,|, or|CC $62.1|NN million|CD ,|, from|IN $50|NN a|DT share|NN ,|, or|CC $55|NN million|CD ,|, after|IN another|DT concern|NN said|VBD it|PRP would|MD be|VB prepared|VBN to|TO outbid|VB Ratners|NNP 's|POS initial|JJ offer|NN .|. 
The|DT other|JJ concern|NN was|VBD n't|RB identified|VBN .|. 

Ratners|NNP 's|POS chairman|NN ,|, Gerald|NNP Ratner|NNP ,|, said|VBD the|DT deal|NN remains|NNS of|IN "|'' substantial|JJ benefit|NN to|TO Ratners|NNP .|. "|'' 
In|IN London|NNP at|IN mid|JJ -|- afternoon|NN yesterday|NN ,|, Ratners|NNP 's|POS shares|NNS were|VBD up|RB 2|CD pence|NN (|( 1.26|CD cents|NNS )|) ,|, at|IN 260|CD pence|NN (|( $|$ 1.64|CD )|) .|. 

The|DT sweetened|VBN offer|NN has|VBZ acceptances|NNS from|IN more|JJR than|IN 50|CD %|NN of|IN Weisfield|NNP 's|POS shareholders|NNS ,|, and|CC it|PRP is|VBZ scheduled|VBN for|IN completion|NN by|IN Dec|NNP .|. 10|CD .|. 

The|DT acquisition|NN of|IN 87|CD -|- store|NN Weisfield|NNP 's|POS raises|VBZ Ratners|NNP 's|POS U.S.|NNP presence|NN to|TO 450|CD stores|NNS .|. 
About|IN 30|CD %|NN of|IN Ratners|NNP 's|POS profit|NN already|RB is|VBZ derived|VBN from|IN the|DT U.S.|NNP 

