All Dixons Retail (DSGi) articles – Page 16
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NewsStore stocks tick up as consumers fret
Store stocks of all types ticked up over the week as the market overall improved, but general retailers still significantly lag the All-share index over the year.
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OpinionLearn from the competition
Rivals can make retailers up their game and help drive innovation, says David Wild.
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NewsDixons group losses widen despite improved UK performance
Electricals group Dixons underlying pre-tax losses widened from £6.9m to £25.3m in the 24 weeks to October 15 however the UK performance strengthened in the period.
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NewsComet to focus on value under new ownership
The new owners of electricals retailer Comet intend to restore its value credentials as they prepare to fight against the dominance of Dixons in a rapidly changing market.
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AnalysisDixons Retail, Star Wars
Dixons Retail’s last Star Wars advert in 2010 marked a change of direction for its Currys and PC World businesses, representing a gradual shift from price- focused, functional advertising to a more creative approach designed to entertain and capture shoppers’ imaginations.
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OpinionAll change in electricals but Dixons is still on top
In the space of a week, the electricals retail landscape has been transformed.
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NewsComet sold to OpCapita for £2
Turnaround private investment firm OpCapita has bought electricals retailer Comet from owner Kesa for £2.
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NewsBest Buy UK big box stores to shut
Electricals group Best Buy is to close its big boxes in the UK and partner Carphone Warehouse’s will instead focus on developing its ‘connected world’ store model.
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GalleryIn pictures: Darth Vader to star in Dixons ads
Electricals group Dixons is to reprise its Star Wars-themed TV advertising , this time featuring arch-villain Darth Vader.
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GalleryStore design: Balancing cost and creativity
How do you strike the right balance between conceiving a good-looking store and the cost of creating it. John Ryan investigates.
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NewsRetailers feel the heat as consumers save
Store stocks nudged up over the week, but analysts and retailers alike wrung their hands about trading prospects and consumer health as the countdown to Christmas continued.
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NewsDixons hunts for UK boss so Browett can focus on strategy
Dixons, owner of electricals retailers Currys and PC World, is preparing to hire a new head of its UK operations early next year, it has been reported.
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NewsFormer Dixons boss Clare advises on Comet deal
Former Dixons chief executive John Clare is advising private equity firm OpCapita on its potential takeover of number two electricals retailer Comet, it is understood.
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NewsDixons’ Nordic business impresses
Electricals group Dixons showed off its Nordic business, Elkjøp, last week, when it hosted an analysts’ visit in Sweden.
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NewsInvestor worry grows as trading stays tough
Grocers, led by Tesco, bucked a gloomy market, but it was a poor week for general retailers as investors continued to wring their hands about general prospects, not helped when fashion group Alexon warned on profits.
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NewsMultichannel is trumping pure-plays, says Browett
Big electricals brands are increasingly offering multichannel retailers preferential terms over pure-play etailers, Dixons boss John Browett has revealed.
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NewsLike-for-likes slide 7% at Dixons
Electricals group Dixons, owner of Currys and PC World, has posted a 7% fall in group like-for-like sales but will meet full-year profit expectations
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NewsSainsbury's poaches group property director from Dixons
Sainsbury’s has poached Dixons group property director Philip Bell-Brown to become its director of property development.
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Opinion
Time to make a judgement call
Two of the retailers most mauled by the bears update next week, electricals group Dixons and Argos owner Home Retail.