All Electricals articles – Page 130
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NewsRetail administrations slow
The rate of businesses going into administration has slowed to levels not seen since before the economic downturn, with the retail sector showing the “most pronounced drop”.
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AnalysisContactless payments: Out of contact
Contactless is approaching tipping point, but concerns remain about costs and whether shoppers will embrace the system without a national consumer awareness campaign.
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NewsComet to trial Game concessions in move to give stores young feel
Comet is to trial Game concessions in its stores as part of its attempts to give its stores a younger, more modern feel.
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NewsPhones4U attracts 10 interested parties
Phones4U has attracted around 10 parties interested in acquiring the retailer, with the deadline for first round bids expiring next Wednesday.
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NewsBest Buy reveals further store openings
US electricals giant has revealed it will open three further stores next year.
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NewsPhones4U reveals plunge in profits
Mobile phone retailer Phones4U has revealed a plunge in profits last year.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports 15% weekly sales rise
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 15.1% last week to £58.7m.
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NewsDual-branded phone stores may lead to closures
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone retailer created by the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, will trial dual-branded stores next month in a move that could result in store closures.
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AnalysisIs John Lewis’s online pledge a game changer?
Online just got tougher as John Lewis rolls out its famous price pledge, but what does the initiative bode for the sector?
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NewsEnd of the road for Best Buy’s electric cars
Electricals giant Best Buy UK is to stop selling electric cars, the headline-grabbing product that helped generate excitement when it launched here in the spring.
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NewsBlockbuster to sell electricals
Blockbuster UK is to start selling mobile phones, iPods and TV sets alongside the selling and renting of DVDs and games.
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NewsJohn Lewis lays down the Christmas gauntlet as sales rise
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 11.7 last week, which the retailer said it suspects was “well ahead of the market”.
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NewsJohn Lewis: Never Knowingly Undersold... even online
John Lewis has broken new ground by extending its Never Knowingly Undersold price-matching policy to its website.
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NewsJohn Lewis extends ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price-match policy to online
John Lewis has extended its Never Knowingly Undersold price-matching policy to its website.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys "flying start" to autumn
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 16.5% to £58.3m last week as the back-to-school selling season got autumn off to a “flying start”.
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NewsPixmania moves into new product ranges
Pixmania, the etailer owned by electricals group Dixons, is to extend its range of product categories as it seeks to establish leading positions in new fields.
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AnalysisHugh Harvey
For the sports-mad managing director of Comet, transforming the business is a marathon and not a sprint. George MacDonald reports
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NewsComet like-for-likes up 4.3%
Electricals retailer Comet has reported like-for-likes up 4.3% in its first quarter, buoyed by TV sales from a World Cup campaign.