AO boss has ‘no plans’ to return to physical retail

AO World CEO John Roberts

AO founder and chief executive John Roberts has said the group has “no plans” to return to bricks-and-mortar retail after closing its shop-in-shops with Tesco last year.

The electricals retailer operates online with no physical stores in place but previously operated five shop-in-shops in Tesco Extra stores.

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