All Currys articles – Page 3
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NewsCurrys set to revamp stores to improve customer experience
Electricals giant Currys is preparing to transform some of its stores to create an improved customer experience.
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NewsCurrys to beat profit guidance after ‘strong finish to year’
Electricals specialist Currys expects annual profits to come in ahead of expectations after returning to like-for-like growth at group level.
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AnalysisCan a bumper summer of sport boost retail spend?
A summer of sport is nearly upon us with Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games hitting our screens in the next few weeks. Retail Week asks whether these two sporting spectaculars might prompt consumers to splash the cash
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NewsCurrys chooses tech partners to deliver AI transformation
Currys has selected Accenture and Microsoft to help deliver its core cloud technology infrastructure and leverage the newest AI technologies.
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AnalysisSupply chain strategy: How WHSmith, Co-op and Inditex found their missing links
Third-party tie-ups are a central part of the modern retail supply chain and are only becoming more strategic. In this exclusive excerpt from Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2025 report, discover how some of the country’s biggest retailers are collaborating to improve operations
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NewsCurrys shareholder pushes for sale of ID Mobile
A major Currys shareholder is urging the electricals retailer to sell its mobile phones division, ID Mobile, in the aftermath of two abandoned takeover attempts.
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AnalysisHow Currys became one of the UK’s most productive retailers
Currys has leapfrogged into the top five in a ranking of The UK’s Top 30 Most Productive Retailers, according to new exclusive data.
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AnalysisWhat does Currys’ and AO’s raised profit guidance tell us about the struggling electricals sector?
Both AO and Currys have posted impromptu profit upgrades ahead of their full-year updates this spring. Given that the electricals market has been floundering, what do the recent profit announcements tell us about the future of the sector?
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NewsCurrys boss warns Labour employment reforms risk making people ‘poorer’
Currys chief executive Alex Baldock has said Labour’s workers’ rights plan risks “making people inadvertently poorer”, as business leaders express doubt over the party’s reforms.
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AnalysisWhere does the collapse of bid interest leave Currys?
Currys today banished any disappointment at the collapse of bid interest by raising profit forecasts for the second time this year. As talk of a potential sale cools, what next for the electricals giant?
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NewsCurrys ups profit guidance after potential bidders walk away
Currys has upped its full-year profit guidance after it confirmed reports that both JD.com and Elliott Advisors had walked away from making potential bids to buy the retailer.
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NewsJD.com walks away from Currys takeover bid
Chinese ecommerce retailer JD.com has abandoned its plans to put in a formal bid to takeover Currys.
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Opinion‘Recent retail volatility has created M&A bargains’
The stock market’s lacklustre interest in retail is beginning to reflect in bid activity from investors attracted by some extremely low valuations, observes Matt Truman
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NewsElliott Advisors abandons Currys takeover plans
US investment firm Elliott Advisors has confirmed it is abandoning takeover plans for electricals retailer Currys.
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NewsCurrys completes sale of its Greek business Kotsovolos
Currys has completed the sale of its Greek business Kotsovolos after first entering a deal with Greek electricity supplier Public Power Corporation (PPC) in November last year.
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NewsCurrys launches new Fortnite game to help zap electronic waste
Currys has launched its first-ever game created in Fortnite to inspire Gen Z users to limit their electronic waste.
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DataData: Aldi tops ranking of most productive retailers
Aldi leads the top 30 most productive multichannel retailers with a product offer that appeals to cash-strapped consumers and its focus on efficiency, a Retail Week report launched today reveals.
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NewsSector left ‘bitterly disappointed’ as calls for reform once again fall on deaf ears
Currys boss Alex Baldock has slammed today’s Budget as “bitterly disappointing”, as the retail sector’s ongoing calls for reform on issues like business rates fell on deaf ears.
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NewsCurrys invests a further £13m in staff pay
Currys is investing a further £13m in colleague pay, which will see all hourly paid staff receiving a higher hourly rate and bonuses.
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NewsCurrys rejects second takeover proposal from Elliott Advisors
Currys has rejected a second takeover proposal from US investment firm Elliott Advisors because its increased offer still undervalues the company.
