All Electricals articles – Page 69
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on The Co-op, Game, Whistles and footfall
Retail news round-up on May 19, 2014: Longest-standing Co-op director steps down, Game shoppers to receive ‘virtual loyalty shares’, Whistles to open Bloomingdales concessions.
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OpinionComment: Dixons and Carphone Warehouse earn a new lease of life
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse last week announced a merger deal to create Dixons Carphone, estimated to be worth £3.8 billion.
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OpinionComment: Game relies on the product cycle to drive fortunes
As Game confirms its intention to float, it’s clear the retail IPO train continues to come at a pace after such a long drought.
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NewsApril footfall flat but out-of-town locations boosted by Easter
Footfall in April slipped 0.1% against last year and down on a 1.8% rise in March despite sales getting a boost from the Easter holidays.
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NewsDixons enters into exclusive talks to sell ElectroWorld in eastern Europe
Dixons has entered into an agreement to sell its loss-making ElectroWorld operations to NAY a.s., an electricals specialist in Central Europe.
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NewsEntry deadline extended for Retail Week Rising Stars Awards 2014
The deadline for entries for the Retail Week Rising Stars Awards, retails leading awards for industry staff, has been extended to May 23.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales up 15.6% boosted by 150th anniversary
John Lewis sales surged 15.6% last week boosted by its 150th anniversary celebrations, as it expects the present warmer weather to encourage sales growth.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Dixons Carphone – a merger of cynics?
It is rare for “mergers of equals” to work straightaway, so is it surprising that the Dixons Carphone merger has attracted some cynicism?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the Internet of Things is the most important thing about the Dixons Carphone merger
The £3.8bn merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse is one of the biggest recent deals in UK retail. But its true significance doesn’t lie in its size.
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NewsDixons Carphone aims to be 'the RAC or AA of the connected world'
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons intend to position themselves as “the emergency service” of consumer technology – a sort of ‘digital RAC’ – following their merger.
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NewsVideo: Ao.com targets World Cup fans with new campaign
Ao.com has released a new advert to attract football fans to their television offer in the run up to the World Cup this summer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The logic behind the Carphone and Dixons merger
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse today confirmed their merger. Retail Week looks at the rationale behind the move.
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NewsAo.com boots up for World Cup as it kicks off television offer
Ao.com will kick off the fight for football fans’ spend with the launch of its television offer today, in time for the pre-World Cup rush.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Carphone, Dixons, Burberry and more
Retail news round-up on May 15, 2014: Dixons and Carphone confirm merger, Burberry gives Bailey £7.5m golden hello, Ann Summers rolls out click-and-collect and more.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons unveil merger deal
Mobile phones specialist Carphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons have unveiled terms of a merger to create a £4bn technology retail giant.
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NewsBRC joins forces with manufacturers to strengthen business rates fight
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has joined forces with other industries to tackle the issue of burdensome business rates.
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NewsVideo: Electronics retailer CeX's bitcoin-only payment trial
Second hand technology retailer CeX kicked off a three day trial of only accepting bitcoin in its Glasgow store yesterday. We see how it went.
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AnalysisBitcoin payments: What do retailers need to know?
Electronic products retailer CeX became the first UK retailer to use Bitcoin in a store in an innovative payment trial. Retail Week looks at the pros and the cons of the virtual currency
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OpinionComment: Would a Dixons/Carphone deal be retail’s first m-commerce merger?
The likely tie-up between Carphone warehouse and Dixons might in future come to be seen as retail’s first big m-commerce merger.
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NewsBitcoin replaces pound in CeX's Glasgow store
CeX, which sells second-hand electronic products, said it has become the first UK retailer to accept only bitcoins, in a trial in its Glasgow store.