All Dixons articles – Page 2
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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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NewsDixons’ investor relations boss David Lloyd-Seed motors away
Dixons’ David Lloyd-Seed has left after ten years, having seen the retailer’s Russian roulette and Carphone Warehouse merger.
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NewsVideo: Time-lapse film of Dixons Carphone creating a store within a store
Dixons Carphone has unveiled a time-lapse film of the creation of its first store within a store at the Currys and PC World on Oxford Street.
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CartoonBlower's retail cartoon: Dixons Carphone rolls out combined stores
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Dixons and Carphone Warehouse’s first combined store following their merger.
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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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AnalysisAnalysis: Is click-and-collect success killing home delivery?
As shoppers come to demand more convenience in delivery, retailers are responding with the most innovative period in the sector’s history.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Dixons Carphone – a merger of cynics?
It is rare for “mergers of equals” to work straightaway, so is it surprising that the Dixons Carphone merger has attracted some cynicism?
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Carphone, Dixons, Burberry and more
Retail news round-up on May 15, 2014: Dixons and Carphone confirm merger, Burberry gives Bailey £7.5m golden hello, Ann Summers rolls out click-and-collect and more.
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AnalysisConquering the US: Retail successes and failures
As Primark reveals its plans to make its Stateside debut with a store in Boston in 2015, Retail Week takes a look at how British retailers have fared across the pond.
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Analysis: Putting the supply chain at the heart of retail
The Retail Week Supply Chain Summit on May 22 and 23 will focus on cutting-edge strategies and best practice – factors that Dixons’ logistics head says are finally being recognised by retail bosses
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NewsDixons to allow shoppers to compare prices with rivals in store
Dixons is to tackle showrooming head on with a new app which encourages shoppers to compare its prices with rivals.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What do Dixons' sell-offs mean for the retailer?
Dixons today revealed plans to sell off its lossmaking Pixmania business and Turkish arm ElectroWorld. Retail Week takes a look at the implications for the retailer.
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OpinionComment: Continued innovation key to Dixons future
Dixons has a strong management team and are very solid operationally, but it now needs to transform the brand and the customer’s experience and perception.
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NewsDixons reveals it is a 'winner' in its full-year results
Dixons chief executive Sebastian James says the brand is becoming “a winner” after returning to growth in its full-year figures.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The highs and lows of Christmas trading
The aftermath of the festive season brought drama, as a clutch of high street retailers collapsed. But how did the retail industry perform overall? Rebecca Thomson reports.
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OpinionComment: The US is still a land of opportunity
On the assumption that the world has not ended today, and that Retail Week is still being read beyond Bugarach, attention will carry on being devoted to transatlantic developments.
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OpinionComment: Dixons’ celebrates first-half profit
Dixons has much to feel festive about. Last week, the Currys and PC World owner revealed its UK business had made a first-half profit for the first time in five years.
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AnalysisDixons: What the analysts say
Dixon’s improvement has continued with sales flat but life-for-like growth of 3%. The UK & Ireland division grew by 2% and posted a profitable first half for the first time in five years today. The news was welcomed by the City.
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NewsMorrisons wades into tax row
Morrisons finance chief Richard Pennycook and Sainsbury’s boss Justin King have waded into the escalating row over corporation tax rules for foreign multinationals.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers race to grab Comet's market share
Electricals rivals are squaring up to grab share of Comet’s sales in the wake of its demise, but can they avoid a similar fate?