All Currys articles – Page 12
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ted Baker, Phones4u, consumer confidence
Retail news round-up on August 19, 2014: Ted Baker looks to ramp up blogging, Phones 4u to close 160 Currys concessions and consumer confidence soars.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Dixons Carphone plugs in to the connected consumer
Electricals group Dixons and mobile specialist Carphone Warehouse have officially flicked the switch on their retail merger.
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OpinionComment: Dixons Carphone faces challenge to convince shoppers to purchase services
One of the motivations underpinning the Dixons Carphone tie-up is that the new business will be better positioned to offer support to consumers facing ever more complex, inter-connected gadgetry.
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GalleryIn pictures: First look at Carphone shops in Currys and PC World
Newly formed business Dixons Carphone has unveiled the first Carphone shop-in-shops in Currys and PC World stores.
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OpinionComment: Dixons shows that change is a constant in retail
Dixons’ merger with Carphone Warehouse continues the retailer’s legacy of success by continually innovating and listening to their customers.
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GalleryStory gallery: Ikea downsizes with experimental store format
Hamburg is home to Ikea’s first ‘Citystore’, a new format with a smaller store footprint designed to cater to urban shoppers.
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AnalysisThe activewear market: What do retailers need to know?
As Fat Face reveals it’s making a push into the activewear market, Retail Week looks at how the retailers are looking to cash in on the burgeoning sector.
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NewsCurrys and PC World reveal top 10 technology gifts for Christmas 2014
Currys and PC World has unveiled its top 10 predictions of what customers are expected to snap up this Christmas, with wearable tech high on the list.
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AnalysisDixons' full-year results: What the analysts say
Electricals group Dixons, which intends to merge with Carphone Warehouse, issued preliminary results today. Retail Week looks at what the analysts said.
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NewsDixons boss James: Black Friday now a firm fixture on UK retail calendar
Black Friday, the day of shopper deals imported in a big way from the US by UK retailers last year, is now a retail red letter day Dixons bosses believe.
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NewsDixons reveals surge in profits as it sees 'glimmers' of a consumer recovery
Dixons, which owns Currys and PC World, has posted a 76% surge in full-year pre-tax profits as it sees “glimmers” of a consumer recovery.
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OpinionComment: Retail’s future in the big data game
Retailers of all shapes and sizes will need to grab the opportunity to offer a digital, highly personalised and better service to their customers.
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OpinionComment: How Ann Summers and Dixons use social media to build brand advocacy
Whether it be Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube, Google+ or any others you care to mention, social media is an intrinsic part of how we often prefer to engage and interact.
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NewsDixons opens Smart Tech departments to promote connected technology
Electricals giant Dixons is piloting a new department designed to spotlight connectivity products such as camera drones and sports training devices linked to smartphones and tablets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who's who in the UK marketplace sector?
Following Tesco’s deal with House of Fraser to sell the latter’s products on its website, Retail Week takes a look at the key marketplace players.
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NewsLord Kalms pays tribute to Dixons legend Mark Souhami, who has died
Dixons president Lord Kalms has led tributes to his longstanding former lieutenant Mark Souhami, who died last month.
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NewsDixons Carphone aims to be 'the RAC or AA of the connected world'
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons intend to position themselves as “the emergency service” of consumer technology – a sort of ‘digital RAC’ – following their merger.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons unveil merger deal
Mobile phones specialist Carphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons have unveiled terms of a merger to create a £4bn technology retail giant.
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NewsCurrys and PC World aim to score with World Cup campaign
Currys and PC World are preparing to tap into football fever ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a TV campaign.
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NewsDixons poised to roll out new-look kitchen departments after pilot success
Electricals group Dixons is likely to roll-out a remodelled kitchens department, featuring an extended range of new lines, if the early success of a pilot is sustained.
