All Electricals articles – Page 112

  • Comet
    Analysis

    Asset-based lending: What do retailers need to know?

    2011-11-17T10:41:00Z

    Although Woolworths’ failure left asset-based lending with a hard- to-shake stigma in the UK, the Comet deal shows it is a perfectly viable form of funding.

  • News

    Euroset withdraws from Ukrainian market

    2011-11-17T07:00:00Z

    Russian mobile phone retailer Euroset has withdrawn from the Ukrainian market, closing all its stores.Euroset has been reducing stores numbers in Ukraine since 2009. The biggest disposal was in the summer of 2010 when the company shut 150 shops. In December 2010, Euroset had 275 stores in the country and ...

  • News

    Yamada Denki posts drop in net sales

    2011-11-17T07:00:00Z

    Electronics retailer Yamada Denki has posted a 2.6% drop in net sales to ¥987bn (£8.04bn) for the first half. Operating profit rose 33.8% to ¥63bn (£518.3m), while net profit increased 44.6% to ¥40.9bn (£333.5m).During the period the company introduced electric vehicles, solar panels, household lithium batteries and energy-saving equipment in ...

  • Phones 4u makes wi-fi available in all its stores
    News

    Phones 4u makes wi-fi available in all of its stores

    2011-11-15T10:09:00Z

    Mobile phone retailer Phones 4u has made wi-fi available free in all of its UK stores.

  • BrightHouse has completed its debt refinancing
    News

    BrightHouse refinances

    2011-11-14T11:35:00Z

    BrightHouse has completed its debt refinancing, resulting in more than £100m of senior debt facilities that it will use for repayment of existing financing and working capital.

  • Christmas product was in demand at John Lewis
    News

    Price-matching drives weekly sales rise at John Lewis

    2011-11-11T08:27:00Z

    Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 4.4% last week lifted by an “outstanding” fashion performance as the retailer price-matched a rival’s promotion.

  • Comet to focus on value under new ownership
    News

    Comet to focus on value under new ownership

    2011-11-11T07:00:00Z

    The new owners of electricals retailer Comet intend to restore its value credentials as they prepare to fight against the dominance of Dixons in a rapidly changing market.

  • News

    Woolworths initiates strategic review of electronics business

    2011-11-11T07:00:00Z

    Woolworths has initiated a strategic review of its Dick Smith consumer electronics business. Woolworths said that the electronics sector has been undergoing challenges, particularly because of tightened consumer spending on discretionary products and because of the effects of the high Australian dollar.

  • The ads represent a shift towards emotional, brand-led advertising for Dixons
    Analysis

    Dixons Retail, Star Wars

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Dixons Retail’s last Star Wars advert in 2010 marked a change of direction for its Currys and PC World businesses, representing a gradual shift from price- focused, functional advertising to a more creative approach designed to entertain and capture shoppers’ imaginations.

  • Signs are encouraging for M&S
    News

    Drama dominates as Kesa sells Comet

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Stores shares advanced across the board in a week dominated by dramatic corporate action and results from some of the industry’s biggest names.

  • Christmas_shoppers
    Analysis

    Christmas expectations: What do retailers need to know?

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    An ill wind is blowing in the run-up to Christmas as signs point to a dip in spending over the festive period. Is there any hope of good cheer on the horizon?

  • George MacDonald
    Opinion

    All change in electricals but Dixons is still on top

    2011-11-11T00:00:00Z

    In the space of a week, the electricals retail landscape has been transformed.

  • Comet has been sold for £2
    News

    Comet sold to OpCapita for £2

    2011-11-09T07:53:00Z

    Turnaround private investment firm OpCapita has bought electricals retailer Comet from owner Kesa for £2.

  • Marks & Spencer suffers half year profits drop
    News

    Marks & Spencer suffers half year profits drop

    2011-11-08T09:43:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has revealed a fall in underlying pretax profit to £315.2m from £348.6m in the 26 weeks to October 1 as the retailer invested in offering customers value for money in light of the depressed economy.

  • Best Buy underestimated the competition, says John Lewis boss
    News

    Best Buy underestimated the competition, says John Lewis boss

    2011-11-08T09:21:00Z

    John Lewis boss Andy Street said Best Buy underestimated the competition when it launched in the UK.

  • UK like-for-like retail sales slipped 0.6%
    News

    Retail like-for-likes slip 0.6% in October

    2011-11-08T08:56:00Z

    UK like-for-like retail sales slipped 0.6% in October as growth in food sales slowed and non food sales fell. Total sales were up 1.5%.

  • BrightHouse_St_George_store_front.jpg
    News

    BrightHouse profits up 22% in first half

    2011-11-07T09:30:00Z

    Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has revealed EBITDA rocketed 21.8% to £20.7m in its first half.

  • Best Buy is checking out of its UK big boxes
    News

    Best Buy UK big box stores to shut

    2011-11-07T08:32:00Z

    Electricals group Best Buy is to close its big boxes in the UK and partner Carphone Warehouse’s will instead focus on developing its ‘connected world’ store model.

  • M-commerce sales are forecast to climb steeply
    News

    M-commerce sales to reach £2.5bn by 2016

    2011-11-04T08:35:00Z

     Mobile retail is expected to grow by 42% per year for the next five years to be worth £2.5bn by 2016.

  • Jeremy Fennell
    Analysis

    Jeremy Fennell

    2011-11-04T07:00:00Z

    Ecommerce director, Dixons Retail