All Electricals articles – Page 24
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Baldock aims to reboot Dixons Carphone
When Alex Baldock joined Dixons Carphone as chief executive in April he faced a baptism of fire.
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NewsDixons Carphone posts £440m loss as Baldock reveals strategy
Dixons Carphone boss Alex Baldock has set out his strategy to focus on online and credit as it dials up a £440m half-year pre-tax loss.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 12 Christmas predictions
The golden quarter is the most important trading period for retailers, but what will the festive season bring this year? Here are 12 Christmas trading predictions based on PwC consumer research.
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NewsInflation edges up spurred by rising food prices
Inflation has risen for the third month in five years this November as grocery price rises accelerated and the rate of deflation in non-food categories slowed.
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AnalysisBlack Friday – the case for and against
With early indications showing consumer spend was down over Black Friday, we look at the case for and against the Sales bonanza.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has Black Friday passed its peak?
Shoppers were apparently reluctant to splash their cash on Black Friday this year, which also brought a polarised performance from bricks-and-mortar stores and online.
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DataOnline search ranking: Electricals
Updated quarterly, our online search rankings – in association with Pi Datametrics – chart the top 20 websites by product search terms.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Google’s London pop-up
Google has unveiled its Piccadilly-based pop-up shop, entitled Curiosity Rooms, which will host a variety of workshops and events during its five-week tenure.
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OpinionOpinion: Is AO's mobile phone acquisition a smart call?
AO.com plans to dial up growth with the acquisition of online smartphone specialist Mobile Phones Direct – but does the purchase represent a smart call?
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NewsAO World to acquire Mobile Phones Direct
AO World is to buy online phone retailer Mobile Phones Direct for £32.5m as it turns up pressure on Dixons Carphone.
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Data'Modest' Christmas cheer for retail with 2% sales rise predicted
UK retailers will get some Christmas cheer thanks to a £98.8bn ‘golden quarter’ sales forecast, says GlobalData.
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VideoWatch: Littlewoods launches circus-themed Christmas ad
Littlewoods has adopted a circus theme for its 2018 Christmas advert with clowns, acrobats and a ringmaster featuring in the campaign.
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NewsMaplin creditors braced for huge losses
Maplin’s creditors will receive just a fraction of the cash they are owed following the electricals specialist’s collapse into administration.
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NewsRetail sales suffer ‘summer hangover’ in September
Retail sales dipped in September as constrained consumer spending drove the industry’s poorest performance in five months.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Amazon's 4-star store move the dial?
The ever-experimental Amazon has launched its latest foray into bricks and mortar. Last week, the etail titan unveiled Amazon 4-star in New York.
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NewsDixons Carphone to axe more than 200 central roles
Dixons Carphone is to cut hundreds of central office jobs as it seeks to become “one business” and make good the benefits of its merger, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsDixons Carphone boss Baldock reveals vision for future
Dixons Carphone chief executive Alex Baldock has set out his turnaround vision for the mobile phones and electricals group.
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NewsShop Direct swings to loss as Birch takes reins
Shop Direct has swung to a loss in its first results under new chief executive Henry Birch.
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AnalysisData: Top 20 retailers by profit growth
Only a third of the UK’s largest retailers generated earnings growth in their last financial year, according to new Retail Week research.
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NewsDixons Carphone posts flat like-for-like sales
Electricals and mobile phones group Dixons Carphone has reported flat group like-for-likes in its most recent quarter.