All Electricals articles – Page 162
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News
DSGi launches broadband deal to take on Carphone
DSGi is to go head on against rival Carphone Warehouse in the mobile broadband and laptop arena by launching an initiative called Get Connected.
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Opinion
How good will Best Buy be?
How typical of a journalist to accentuate the negative and eliminate the positive, but here goes.
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News
DSGi profits plunge
DSGi has revealed a 30 per cent slump in pre-tax profits in the 53 weeks to May 3 and has said it will focus on cost-control and cashflow to counter the customer downturn.
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Shoppers to spend less in summer Sales
UK shoppers will spend an average of 305.90 each in the summer Sales this year, but just 8 per cent will spend more than they did last summer, according to research by Sainsbury’s Finance.
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Kesa warns on consumer confidence
Electricals giant Kesa has reported a 3.1 per cent increase in group retail profit to 141.3 million for its new financial year, but warned of difficult trading ahead.
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Home Retail Q1 stable but tough times ahead
Home Retail Group recorded flat first-quarter like-for-like sales at its flagship Argos chain – ahead of expectations – but warned that the outlook remains challenging.
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OFT approves Best Buy and Carphone tie-up
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cleared the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electricals giant Best Buy.
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AnalysisPurple reign
PC World’s Enfield branch is the test bed for DSGi boss John Browett’s plans to revive the group’s computing brand. John Ryan goes to the north London suburbs to investigate
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Amplifon starts rapid rebranding of UK portfolio
Amplifon, the Italian retailer and distributor of hearing aids and related services, is to start rebranding its 147 UK stores this week.
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Maplin sales rocket as rest of sector suffers
Maplin has unveiled bumper sales and profits and forecast continued growth, despite the economic downturn and seismic change in the electricals sector.
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May online sales hit £4.5 billion
Online spending in May rose to more than 4.5 billion, an increase of 1.6 per cent on April, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
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Best Buy to roll out Best Buy Mobile to all stores
Best Buy, the US electricals giant that snapped up half of Carphone Warehouse’s retail business last month for 1.1 billion, has announced a drop in first-quarter earnings.
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3G iPhone sparks massive interest
Interest in the next generation 3G iPhone is almost four times than that for its 2G predecessor according to mobile phone retailer O2.
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News
DSGi credit rating cut
DSGi’s credit rating has been cut on the back of its decreasing operating profit margin.
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Opinion
Game on or time to sell?
When computer entertainment specialist Game reports on trading next month, consumer favourites such as Grand Theft Auto and the Nintendo Wii should have driven sales skywards yet again.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – June 13, 2008
If this week’s stream of negative news from retailers proved one thing, it’s that the ties that bind the retail sector and the housing market run deep.
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News
Tesco combines school and club voucher schemes
Tesco is to merge its two voucher schemes to create one bumper offer, following feedback from participating schools and clubs.
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Carphone: Best Buy tie-up will bolster business
Carphone Warehouse has said its partnership with Best Buy will enable it to offset challenges presented by the downturn, after it reported a cautious outlook because of falling broadband demand.
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GalleryPC World – Enfield
Where in the world? Enfield actually. This is DSGi’s latest attempt to provide a new shopping environment for its customers.
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News
Orange adds stores as it restructures UK arm
Mobile phone retailer Orange will increase store numbers by more than a fifth as part of the restructuring of its UK business.