Currys
This coverage examines Currys’ operations and strategy within the UK retail market, focusing on store performance, online initiatives, product ranges, marketing campaigns, financial results, and leadership decisions. Reporting highlights how Currys navigates technological change, consumer demand, and competitive pressures — providing insight for executives, managers, and professionals in electronics, appliances, and omnichannel retail.
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May- 2021 -14 MayElectrical
Dixons Carphone rebrands to Currys
Dixons Carphone is set to drop its name as the group rebrands to Currys, with all stores across the business changing their name in the process. Across the United Kingdom and Ireland, Currys PC World, Carphone Warehouse and Team KnowHow will all become a single brand Currys by October 2021,…
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7 MayElectrical
Dixons Carphone commits £25m to colleague investment
Dixons Carphone has announced that it will invest £25m in skills, wellbeing, and reward programmes for its colleagues over the next two years. The investment will include almost 500,000 hours of learning in 2020, training nearly 1,000 staff members as mental health first aiders, and the opening of a new…
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Apr- 2021 -22 AprilEconomy
Carphone Warehouse closes all sites in Ireland
Carphone Warehouse has announced the closure of all its sites in Ireland with immediate effect. This includes its 69 standalone Carphone Warehouses and 12 in-store branches, employing 450 people, and the brand has stopped taking orders via its Irish website. However, this move is not set to affect Currys PC…
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Feb- 2021 -1 FebruaryAnalysis
Adapting and diversifying as a result of Covid-19
It’s no secret that 2020 was a tough year for many businesses. The closure of non-essential stores meant that the majority of retailers have had to find new ways to continue operation. Whilst the situation has and continues to be difficult for many businesses, we’ve also seen many become more…
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Dec- 2020 -2 DecemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis halts international business plans
John Lewis has announced that it is shutting its international business operations only weeks before Christmas, according to The Times. The department store chain is believed to have decided that its international business is too expensive and will stop taking new orders from 9 December. The decision is said to…
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Aug- 2020 -4 AugustCoronavirus
Dixons Carphone to axe 800 jobs
Dixons Carphone is set to axe 800 management roles in a bid to restructure and streamline the company. The Currys PC World owner confirmed it has now begun a consultation process with affected employees. It comes as the group is looking to shake up its management structure. It now plans…
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Jun- 2020 -12 JuneCoronavirus
Curry’s PC World to reopen 131 stores as ‘tech help hubs’
Currys PC World has unveiled plans for a phased reopening of 131 of its stores from next week, initially opening as ‘Tech Help Hubs’ to support customers with “existing tech needs”. Launching from Monday 15 June, the retailer said for the first three days its stores will be used to…
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Mar- 2020 -17 MarchTechnology
Carphone Warehouse shutters stores, 2,900 redundancies expected
Dixons Carphone has announced that all UK standalone Carphone Warehouse stores will close their doors next month. The 531 stores, which represent 8% of Dixons Carphone’s total selling space, will shutter on 3 April 2020. The group will now focus on selling mobile devices and connectivity through its shop-in-shops in…
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Nov- 2019 -26 NovemberHigh Street
Black Friday offers ‘few genuine discounts’, claims Which?
Nearly all Black Friday deals were either cheaper or available at the same price at other times of the year, according to consumer watchdog Which?. The group analysed prices of 83 tech, home and personal products for the course of a year, starting six months before Black Friday 2018, and…
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Jun- 2019 -20 JuneElectrical
Dixons Carphone shares plunge amid full-year loss
Consumer electronics retailer Dixon Carphone saw profits plunge by up to 28% this morning, after posting full-year losses for the year to 27 April 2019. Shares in the retailer, which owns Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World, have since recovered slightly to 11% down from opening. It comes after it…
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