All Electricals articles – Page 140
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NewsRetail chiefs forecast slow consumer recovery
Retail chiefs including Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose, Next chief executive Simon Wolfson and New Look chief executive Carl McPhail have warned against expecting a consumer recovery this year, a report has found.
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NewsComet to provide free IT training to 50,000 OAPs
Comet has committed to providing free IT training for 50,000 senior citizens as the first retailer to sign-up to work with the Race Online 2012 initiative led by Martha Lane Fox.
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NewsBest Buy to open first UK store in May
Best Buy will begin opening its big box stores in this country in May.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong home sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 15.8% last week to £51.4m, helped by strong sales of home products.
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DSGi pilots ‘follow me home’ service
Electricals retailer DSGi is trialling a “follow me home” service for shoppers, enabling them to enjoy new purchases immediately.
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AnalysisDSGi vs. Best Buy: the electricals storm nears
DSGi is gearing up for Best Buy’s imminent UK debut with more megastores and overhauled service.
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NewsDSGi steps up roll out of 2-in-1 shops
DSGi is to accelerate the roll out of its 2-in-1 Currys and PC World stores with 60 locations identified.
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DSGi update may lead to shares uplift
Next Friday could be a catalyst for the shares of DSGi, when it will host a strategy day at its Currys Megastore in Thurrock, Essex.
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Suning sales up to £5.46bn
Consumer electronics retailer Suning has reported that preliminary full-year net sales jumped 16.8% to Yn58.3bn (£5.46bn) against the previous year. Net profit hit Yn2.88bn (£269.9m), up 32.8% year on year. Comparable store performance improved 7%. Suning opened 182 stores in 22 cities over the year, and closed 53 stores.
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NewsRWC2010: Reformatted DSGi stores are best performing stores in group
DGSi’s new reformatted stores are the best performing in the group and its latest £5m advertising campaign has helped drive sales, chief executive John Browett has revealed.
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Customer satisfaction with top retailers improves
Customers’ satisfaction with retailers improved for the first time after three quarters of small declines, according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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NewsBest Buy eyes Homebase stores
Electricals group Best Buy Europe is close to acquiring two superstores from Homebase, it is understood.
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NewsOnline retail sales hits lowest-ever annual growth in January
Online retail sales growth slowed to its lowest-ever level in January, up just 5% like-for-like to £4.3bn.
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NewsElectricals etailer Ebuyer plots growth
Vida Capital Partners is confident of a strong 2010 as it ramps up its two retail businesses, etailer Ebuyer and kitchens retailer Wrens.
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Mobile phone retailer Svyaznoy to offer financial services
Local mobile phone retailer Svyaznoy is to offer financial services in its stores following the chain’s merger with Russian bank Promtorgbank. 100% of Svyaznoy securities and an 87% stake in Promtorgbank will be assigned to a new company. Svyaznoy owner and founder Maksim Nogotkov will retain a controlling stake in ...
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AnalysisBest Buy could do worse than buy into Australia
While on the face of it an acquisition seems far fetched, Best Buy purchasing a top five player in a buoyant market wouldn’t be the craziest move.
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NewsBest Buy trademarks Rumbelows name
Best Buy has trademarked the name of defunct electricals retailer Rumbelows but the brand will not be used by the US giant, which will open its first big box store in this country in the spring.
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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‘iPod’ the most searched-for brown goods brand term
“Ipod” is the most searched-for brand term on the internet in the brown goods sector, generating 9% of all searches in a month.