All Electricals articles – Page 69
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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.
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OpinionComment: Tesco smartphone makes sense as tech becomes a retail battleground
Last week Tesco revealed that it is to launch its own smartphone this year.
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OpinionComment: Why the Internet fridge remains frozen in time
Retail Week ran a comment article last month citing the idea of the Internet fridge that could understand when you were low on cheese and connect to online grocers to ensure you never ran out again.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse Dixons merger deal expected this week
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons are expected to reveal a £3.6bn merger deal on Thursday, to become the UK’s biggest electronics retailer.
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NewsAmazon pays just £9.7m in tax despite UK sales soaring to £4.7bn
Online giant Amazon paid just £9.7m in corporation tax despite its UK sales soaring to £4.7bn, its 2013 accounts revealed.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales soar 14.5% in its 150th anniversary week
John Lewis sales rose 14.5% to £74.9m in its 150th anniversary week despite the tube strike impacting footfall at its central London stores.