All Currys articles – Page 7
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AnalysisRetail 2022: 59 CEOs reveal strategy for the year ahead
Leaders from Gymshark, Currys, Pets at Home, Levi’s and Beauty Pie are among 59 chief executives that have spoken to Retail Week in-depth about their 2022 strategy as part of a major new report
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Analysis‘I want it and I want it now’: How Dixons and Screwfix are serving impatient shoppers
As rapid delivery services multiply across grocery, Retail Week explores how Dixons Carphone and Screwfix are joining the race to bring laptops and power tools to customers in half an hour or less.
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NewsDixons Carphone rebrands all UK businesses as Currys
Dixons Carphone has brought its four businesses together to become Currys.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisCurrys (Overview)
Currys was formed in 2014 – originally as Dixons Carphone – following the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse Group, which developed an outlook to capitalise on the increasingly connected world. The retail group began to rebrand solely as Currys in May 2021, which will also see it launch a new “cloud-based” website featuring deep personalisation and a focus on product content.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisCurrys (Financials)
Group sales at Currys declined 10.9% to £8,476m in the latest financial year to 27 April 2024 (FY2023). Having sold its Greek Kotsovolos business, Currys provided a continuing operations comparison, with sales falling 4% on a reported basis and 2% in constant currency for the year.
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Retail VoiceWatch: Currys PC World shares in-store CX secrets for the new retail era
One month since non-essential retail reopened in England, Currys PC World and its technology-led marketing partner Team ITG sit down to explore the current landscape and how customer behaviour has changed as a result of the pandemic. In this video, they discuss the key trends shaping retail and share unique insights for retailers to get ahead in 2021 – shining a spotlight on in-store CX, omnichannel marketing and sustainability
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NewsDixons Carphone raids Tesco for new finance boss as festive sales rise
Dixons Carphone has posted an increase in sales during the crucial Christmas trading period and unveiled the appointment of its new finance boss.
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AnalysisBlack Friday bargains snapped up early – but will shops see a last-minute rush?
Sales may have been down on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but don’t be fooled into thinking the discounting event was a damp squib. Grace Bowden reports.
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Opinion‘Black Friday exposes a divide retailers can’t afford to be on wrong side of’
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein described retail as a tale of two worlds when he spoke to us last week – the “resistant” and the “resilient”.
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NewsBlack Friday off to slow start as store closures depress spending
This year’s Black Friday is off to a slow start as non-essential store closures across much of the UK have seen payment volumes decrease year-on-year.
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AnalysisBlack Friday 2020 deal tracker: What promotions retailers are running
Deals are already under way for Black Friday 2020, which is predicted to be a bumper event for online retailers. Retail Week tracks the promotions being run by the UK’s biggest retailers this year.
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NewsCurrys PC World and The Entertainer extend pre-lockdown opening hours
Curry PC World and The Entertainer are both extending opening hours in the run-up to the closure of ‘non-essential’ stores on Thursday.
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AnalysisLife in lockdown: How retailers can manage an ecommerce Christmas
In the latest instalment of our Golden Quarter content series, where Retail Week delves into the trends and challenges of a very different Christmas trading period, we look at what retailers can do to deliver an ecommerce Christmas at a time when non-essential stores are forced to close.
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AnalysisVirtual retail: how John Lewis, Heal’s and Currys PC World are serving housebound shoppers
With shops closed, retailers are getting creative to serve the housebound customer and developing virtual shopping experiences.
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NewsJust one in 20 Black Friday deals genuine, Which? says
Just 5% of deals being pushed by UK retailers over the Black Friday period will offer genuine discounts, according to a study by Which?
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NewsCurrys PC World unveils customer testing initiative
Currys PC World has launched an initiative to test the best tech on the market with the help of its customers.
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NewsDixons Carphone pumps £4m into training in customer service push
Dixons Carphone has launched a “state of the art” customer service training centre as it seeks to deliver its mission to “help everyone enjoy amazing technology”.
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NewsDixons Carphone launches ‘world-first’ AR experience
Dixons Carphone has integrated an augmented reality experience into the Currys PC World website – previously only available on an app – in what the retailer describes as a “world-first”.
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NewsCurrys and Argos square up to Amazon Prime Day
As Amazon Prime Day rages on, rivals across electricals, entertainment and fashion have launched competing Sales initiatives in a bid to cash in on the retail event.