Dixons Carphone raids Tesco for new finance boss as festive sales rise

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Dixons Carphone has posted an increase in sales during the crucial Christmas trading period and unveiled the appointment of its new finance boss.

The retailer said sales of electricals jumped 11% on a like-for-like basis across the group during the 10 weeks to January 9. In its core UK and Ireland business, like for likes in the electricals category were up 8%, as online growth surged 121%.

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