All Phones 4u articles – Page 5
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NewsNew appointments as Phones 4u posts strong growth in fourth quarter
Following a strong finish to 2011, the UK’s leading mobile phone retailer Phones 4u has made three high-profile management appointments.
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NewsPhones 4u makes wi-fi available in all of its stores
Mobile phone retailer Phones 4u has made wi-fi available free in all of its UK stores.
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AnalysisThe catalogue retailer comes of age online
Shop Direct has evolved from a catalogue retailer to a slick online operator. As it moves towards profit, Gemma Goldfingle visits its headquarters.
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NewsPrimark owners highest ranked retailer on Rich List
Galen and George Weston, who hold a 21% stake in Primark-owner Associated British Food (ABF), were the top-placed retailers in The Sunday Times Rich List.
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NewsMore chains sign up to Westfield Stratford centre
Westfield Stratford City has signed a string of new retailers ahead of its opening on September 13.
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NewsPhones 4U to double store openings in 2011
Phones 4U is ramping up its store expansion programme under its new owners to take advantage of customers who prefer to buy phones in shops rather than online.
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NewsPhones4U sold to private equity firm BC Partners
Private equity house BC Partners has bought mobiles specialist Phones4U for an undisclosed sum from Providence Equity.
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NewsEverything Everywhere to stock iPad 2
Everything Everywhere, the company formed from the merger between T-mobile and Orange, is the only mobile phone retailer, other than Apple itself, to have confirmed that it will stock the iPad 2.
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NewsPhones 4u sale process resurrected
Mobile phones retailer Phones 4u could be sold within weeks to private equity firm BC Partners after talks have been resurrected to buy the retailer, according to reports.
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NewsOffice Depot ties up with Dixons to open PC World shop-in-shops
Office supplies giant Office Depot is testing shop-in-shops in electricals group Dixons Retail’s stores.
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NewsPhones 4U outsources IT hardware support for stores
Phones 4U has signed a three-year deal with IT service management company Servo to manage its IT hardware support for all of its UK stores.
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NewsSale of Phones4U falls through
Private equity group Providence has pulled the sale of mobiles specialist Phones4U after turbulent debt markets undermined a deal.
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NewsPhones4U deal likely to be valued below £700m
Private equity firm BC Partners is likely to pay less than the £700m anticipated for Phones4U by present owner Providence Equity Partners.
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NewsPhones 4U to double shop-in-shops in Dixons next year
Phones 4U will double its shop-in-shops in Dixons next year.
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NewsPhones 4U rolls-out store systems to Dixons shop-in-shops
Phones 4U is to implement its store systems in its Dixons shop-in-shops to consolidate its multichannel business onto one IT platform to drive store revenue.
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NewsLacklustre sales fail to dent general stores
General stores rose over the week versus the All-share index, even edging up on Tuesday when the latest BRC sales data showed a lacklustre performance.
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NewsPhones4U attracts 10 interested parties
Phones4U has attracted around 10 parties interested in acquiring the retailer, with the deadline for first round bids expiring next Wednesday.
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NewsPhones4U reveals plunge in profits
Mobile phone retailer Phones4U has revealed a plunge in profits last year.
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NewsBest Buy Europe implements customer feedback system in Phone House stores
Best Buy Europe has extended its use of a customer feedback system to its 1,600 Phone House stores, after seeing the benefits in its Carphone Warehouse business in the UK.
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NewsVodafone linked to Phones4U sale
Vodafone has been touted as a possible buyer of Phones4U, the high street mobile phone retailer.