All Electricals articles – Page 165
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Opinion
Daring thinking needed at DSGi
If you fancy a new plasma TV, you could help out DSGi boss John Browett by buying a Philips model from Dixons.com for £569.99. But one of Browett’s problems is you can get the same telly on Amazon for £550.09.
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News
Carphone Warehouse speeds up conversions to its wireless format
Carphone Warehouse is to double the pace at which it converts UK outlets to its wireless store format.
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Morrisons poaches Otto buyer to beef up expansion of non-food
Supermarket group Morrisons has hired a new non-food executive as it gears up to expand non-food ranges in stores this year.
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Carphone Warehouse downgrades forecast
Carphone Warehouse has revealed robust mobile phone sales, but provided a weaker-than-expected outlook and growth in broadband customers.
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Carphone Warehouse eyes Tiscali
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has confirmed that it is interested in acquiring Tiscali’s UK arm, in a move that could see it become the country’s largest broadband supplier.
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AnalysisTesco: The people’s choice
Tesco has been crowned the nation’s favourite once again in Retail Week’s annual consumer poll. Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks how the grocer continues to hold its customers in thrall
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Opinion
All the world’s a stage…
During lunch with one of the leading bankers in the retail sector this week there was debate about whether retail deals could happen, despite the downturn in the market. His answer was enlightening. “The only story right now is international,” he said.
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AnalysisWalking on air: retail at Heathrow Terminal 5
The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 was a high-profile fiasco, but its retail offer will give passengers something to smile about. John Ryan takes a look at a new era of airport retailing
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News
DSGi issues another profit warning
Electricals retailer DSGi said it expects full-year underlying pre-tax profits to miss forecasts.
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News
John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter
John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.
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News
Dunstone refuses to disconnect online pirates
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has rejected music industry proposals to disconnect internet customers who illegally download tunes.
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News
New look for Dixons and PC World at T5
DSGi has unveiled a new look for its Dixons and PC World formats at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, which opened last week.
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Analysis
2028: A Retail Odyssey
Personalised products, refrigerated packaging and automatic grocery deliveries. These are just some of the retail trends forecast for the next 20 years. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
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News
New-look stores get T5 off to flying start
Cancelled flights, lost baggage and irate travellers grabbed the headlines, but the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 represented a new dawn for travel retail.
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News
DSGi picks chief operating officer
DSGi has hired Patrick Macdonald as chief operating officer with effect from next month.
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News
Kesa completes BUT sale
Kesa, the Anglo-French electricals group, has completed the sale of furniture chain BUT.
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DSGi to extend PC World’s digital download service to all its brands
Electricals group DSGi is to roll out a digital download service for music, computer games and security software to all its online UK brands this year.
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AnalysisPower to the people
Everyone’s a potential critic online. So how can you harness their views for the good of your brand? Joanna Perry investigates
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News
Jessops to meet full-year expectations
Camera specialist Jessops has said it is confident it will meet full-year expectations, as it continues to reduce its cost base and improve efficiency.
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News
Comet ups game with next-day delivery slots
Comet has become the first big UK electricals retailer to offer next-day delivery of large items.