All Maplin articles – Page 7

  • Maplin grows sales from below £50m at the end of the 1990s to more than £200m 10 years later
    News

    In focus: Maplin Electronics

    2011-06-10T00:00:00Z

    In its updated profile of Maplin Electronics, Retail Week Knowledge Bank details Maplin’s stellar long-term performance, growing sales from below £50m at the end of the 1990s to more than £200m 10 years later.

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    Three Maplin directors exit

    2011-06-06T11:34:00Z

    Specialist electricals retailer Maplin has parted company with three of its directors, one of them a self-proclaimed expert in “cost management.”

  • Opinion

    Maplin's iPhone app

    2011-05-24T15:11:00Z

    Specialist electricals retailer Maplin has added to its multichannel offering with the launch of a transactional iPhone app, allowing customers to browse and shop for more than 15,000 products.

  • New stores lifted Maplin's sales last year
    News

    Maplin posts flat profits

    2011-04-19T12:57:00Z

    Profits at specialist electricals retailer Maplin flatlined last year in the wake of punishing trading conditions.

  • KPMG has been conducting a strategic review for Maplin
    News

    Maplin asks potential buyers to submit offers before Christmas

    2010-12-17T12:42:00Z

    Specialist electrical group Maplin has asked potential buyers to submit informal offers before Christmas, it is understood.

  • Simon Laffin
    Opinion

    Differentiation will be key in 2011

    2010-12-03T00:00:00Z

    It’s that time of year for peeping over the parapet to stare at the new year.The trouble with predictions is that so often the reality turns out to be much wilder than the forecasts.

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    News

    Maplin owners consider sale

    2010-09-03T10:01:00Z

    Maplin Electronics could be put up for sale with a price tag of around £400m.

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    Analysis

    The customer knows best

    July 2, 2010

    OC C’s customer research on a selection of retailers and their propositions will give the high street plenty to think about

  • HMV
    Analysis

    Has online sales growth hit a wall?

    May 21, 2010

    With Game, HMV and Maplin all reporting falls in online sales, has the ecommerce boom plateaued, or is it a case of a few retailers underperforming?

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    News

    Rivals dent Maplin’s multichannel sales

    2010-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Electricals retailer Maplin suffered a sharp fall in multichannel sales last year, in stark contrast to its rivals.

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    Maplin profits fly in face of tough market

    2009-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Electricals retailer Maplin has revealed a market-defying increase in sales and profits despite operating in one of the most turbulent markets in retail.

  • News

    Maplin sales rocket as rest of sector suffers

    2008-06-19T10:09:58Z

    Maplin has unveiled bumper sales and profits and forecast continued growth, despite the economic downturn and seismic change in the electricals sector.