All PC World articles – Page 9
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AnalysisHas Best Buy really raised the bar in electricals retailing?
Best Buy is promising to take service to a new level in electricals, but does it and how have established rivals responded to its launch? Retail Week went undercover to find out
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News
Profits up at DSGi after strong second half
Electricals giant DSG International grew underlying profits by 61% to £90.5m in the year to 1 May, helped by a much-improved second-half performance.
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DSGi tests combined Currys/PC World at Bluewater
Electricals group DSGi is testing a combined Currys and PC World store at Bluewater following the success of big two-in-one shops.
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DSGi reports World Cup sales boost
DSGi has reported surging sales in TVs in the run up to the World Cup, with this year’s tournament “shaping up to be best World Cup ever” for the retailer in terms of TV sales.
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News
Customers queue all night for iPad launch
Consumers, some of whom queued through the night, have turned out in force to snap up the first iPads to go on sale in the UK.
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Lakeland and Richer Sounds ranked best shops in Which? survey
Richer Sounds and Lakeland have been ranked as the UK’s best shops with WHSmith and Currys Digital being named as the worst stores in the country.
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SouthGate Bath 75% let
Shopping centre SouthGate Bath has signed a raft of fashion and electricals retailers ahead of opening in September, meaning the scheme is now 75% let.
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Currys-owner DSGi unveils 6% like-for-like advance
Currys and PC World-owner Electricals group DSGi has posted a 6% rise in like-for-like sales in its second half and secured a new revolving credit facility.
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Best Buy opening helps neighbour Currys deliver top trading result
Electricals group DSGi’s Currys megastore in Thurrock delivered one of its best trading weekends ever when rival Best Buy opened its first UK shop nearby last week.
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DSGi to trial Starbucks cafes in its megastores
Electricals group DSGi is to experiment with in-store cafes in partnership with coffee giant Starbucks.
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Opinion
Same old same old in electricals
Travelling to Mumbai and Toronto in the same week gives the opportunity to see different sides of the retail spectrum and to compare what is on offer with what happens in the UK. And one of the unifying factors of these two wildly opposite cities is the manner in which they treat the business of
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Sex scandals spice up demand for Pixmania’s spying devices
Celebrity sex scandals have sparked a spike in sales of spying and eavesdropping products at electricals specialist DSGi as suspicious partners keep an eye on their other halves.
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Opinion
Carpetright warning a sign of things to come
This week’s profit warning from Carpetright should be taken seriously as an indication that no one can bank on a rapid, unbroken recovery.
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Analysis
DSGi 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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News
DSGi 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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Photo gallery
Store Designs on the future
Store design may have been on the back burner in the past 12 months, but John Ryan finds 2010 is shaping up to be better
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News
‘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.
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DSGi ready for Best Buy after stellar Christmas
Electricals group DSGi is preparing for its spring showdown with Best Buy bolstered by an “excellent” Christmas performance.
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Opinion
Looking your best
For considerably more than a year, DSGi has been addressing the experience that shoppers visiting a branch of Currys or PC World can expect.
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News
Snow causes retailers to shut up shop
The heavy snow has caused havoc for retailers with many of the major chains shutting shops early so staff can get home safely.
