All Electricals articles – Page 136

  • Maplin
    News

    Rivals dent Maplin’s multichannel sales

    2010-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Electricals retailer Maplin suffered a sharp fall in multichannel sales last year, in stark contrast to its rivals.

  • John Lewis's Oxford Street store is first to sell 3D TVs
    News

    John Lewis first to market with 3D TV

    2010-04-22T09:47:00Z

    Department store group John Lewis has become the first retailer to start selling 3D televisions.

  • News

    First Labi flagship for Shinjuku

    2010-04-20T16:01:00Z

    Japanese consumer electronics retailer Yamada Denki has opened its first Labi flagship store in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district.The 84,820 sq ft store is spread over nine floors and is expected to generate annual sales of ¥50bn (£342m). The store has a special dedicated area devoted to women in order to attract ...

  • Dunstone Charles Best Buy 16x9
    News

    TalkTalk opens first retail outlet

    2010-04-19T12:28:00Z

    TalkTalk has opened its first retail outlet, a customer experience centre, in Broadwick Street in Soho, London today.

  • Best Buy will open on April 30
    News

    Best Buy brings forward UK debut

    2010-04-19T11:20:00Z

    Electricals giant Best Buy is to open its first UK store earlier than expected - a week on Friday, April 30.

  • News

    Technosila could fall to bank control

    2010-04-15T16:41:00Z

    Electronics retailer Technosila could end up in the hands of MDM Bank as the retailer is not able to pay off its debts.The bank is also expected to receive controlling stakes in Business PRO, Technosila’s main wholesaler, and Multibank, which provided express loans in Technosila stores. MDM Bank has been ...

  • News

    Komplett sells Dutch, Belgian and Irish operations

    2010-04-15T15:47:00Z

    Norway’s online and mail order electronics retailer Komplett has completed the sale of its operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland to Dutch sector player ParaDigit Holding BV.The takeover also includes a licence agreement that allows ParaDigit to use the Komplett name for its online operations. The Norwegian retailer has ...

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    News

    Food inflation falls to three-year low

    2010-04-07T08:20:00Z

    Food inflation fell to a three-year low and overall shop price inflation slowed in March to 1.2% from 1.7% in February according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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    News

    Apple sells 300,000 iPads in one day

    2010-04-06T09:07:00Z

    Apple sold 300,000 of its new iPad device on its launch day on Saturday, falling short of some expectations.

  • ryan john cutout
    Opinion

    Same old same old in electricals

    2010-04-06T08:44:00Z

    Travelling to Mumbai and Toronto in the same week gives the opportunity to see different sides of the retail spectrum and to compare what is on offer with what happens in the UK. And one of the unifying factors of these two wildly opposite cities is the manner in which they treat the business of selling electricals.

  • Pixmania
    News

    Sex scandals spice up demand for Pixmania’s spying devices

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Celebrity sex scandals have sparked a spike in sales of spying and eavesdropping products at electricals specialist DSGi as suspicious partners keep an eye on their other halves.

  • Sir Stuart Rose
    News

    Retail chiefs forecast slow consumer recovery

    2010-03-29T10:36:00Z

    Retail chiefs including Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose, Next chief executive Simon Wolfson and New Look chief executive Carl McPhail have warned against expecting a consumer recovery this year, a report has found.

  • Cometfascia
    News

    Comet to provide free IT training to 50,000 OAPs

    2010-03-29T09:43:00Z

    Comet has committed to providing free IT training for 50,000 senior citizens as the first retailer to sign-up to work with the Race Online 2012 initiative led by Martha Lane Fox.

  • Best Buy's Thurrock store will be first to open
    News

    Best Buy to open first UK store in May

    2010-03-29T08:51:00Z

    Best Buy will begin opening its big box stores in this country in May.

  • John Lewis home sales rose 19% last week
    News

    John Lewis reports strong home sales

    2010-03-26T08:18:00Z

    Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 15.8% last week to £51.4m, helped by strong sales of home products.

  • News

    DSGi pilots ‘follow me home’ service

    2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Electricals retailer DSGi is trialling a “follow me home” service for shoppers, enabling them to enjoy new purchases immediately.

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    Analysis

    DSGi vs. Best Buy: the electricals storm nears

    2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

    DSGi is gearing up for Best Buy’s imminent UK debut with more megastores and overhauled service.

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    News

    DSGi steps up roll out of 2-in-1 shops

    2010-03-19T09:35:00Z

    DSGi is to accelerate the roll out of its 2-in-1 Currys and PC World stores with 60 locations identified.

  • News

    DSGi update may lead to shares uplift

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Next Friday could be a catalyst for the shares of DSGi, when it will host a strategy day at its Currys Megastore in Thurrock, Essex.