All Electricals articles – Page 134
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NewsPhones4U reveals plunge in profits
Mobile phone retailer Phones4U has revealed a plunge in profits last year.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports 15% weekly sales rise
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 15.1% last week to £58.7m.
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NewsEnd of the road for Best Buy’s electric cars
Electricals giant Best Buy UK is to stop selling electric cars, the headline-grabbing product that helped generate excitement when it launched here in the spring.
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AnalysisIs John Lewis’s online pledge a game changer?
Online just got tougher as John Lewis rolls out its famous price pledge, but what does the initiative bode for the sector?
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NewsDual-branded phone stores may lead to closures
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone retailer created by the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, will trial dual-branded stores next month in a move that could result in store closures.
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NewsBlockbuster to sell electricals
Blockbuster UK is to start selling mobile phones, iPods and TV sets alongside the selling and renting of DVDs and games.
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NewsJohn Lewis lays down the Christmas gauntlet as sales rise
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 11.7 last week, which the retailer said it suspects was “well ahead of the market”.
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NewsJohn Lewis: Never Knowingly Undersold... even online
John Lewis has broken new ground by extending its Never Knowingly Undersold price-matching policy to its website.
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NewsJohn Lewis extends ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price-match policy to online
John Lewis has extended its Never Knowingly Undersold price-matching policy to its website.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys "flying start" to autumn
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 16.5% to £58.3m last week as the back-to-school selling season got autumn off to a “flying start”.
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AnalysisHugh Harvey
For the sports-mad managing director of Comet, transforming the business is a marathon and not a sprint. George MacDonald reports
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NewsPixmania moves into new product ranges
Pixmania, the etailer owned by electricals group Dixons, is to extend its range of product categories as it seeks to establish leading positions in new fields.
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NewsComet like-for-likes up 4.3%
Electricals retailer Comet has reported like-for-likes up 4.3% in its first quarter, buoyed by TV sales from a World Cup campaign.
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NewsComet begins fightback with ‘softer’ rebranding
Electricals retailer Comet has unveiled a wide-ranging rebranding encompassing a new logo, strapline and in-store approach designed to put clear blue water between itself and rivals Dixons Retail and Best Buy.
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OpinionComet follows a new path
Kesa has been proving more popular of late, thanks in part to stakebuilding by activist investor Knight Vinke and Comet’s project to differentiate and broaden its appeal
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NewsShareholders approve Dixons name change
DSG International will revert to being called Dixons Retail after shareholders approved the plans at the electricals group’s AGM today.
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NewsMaplin owners consider sale
Maplin Electronics could be put up for sale with a price tag of around £400m.
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NewsMultichannel powers 12% rise in weekly sales at John Lewis
Department store chain John Lewis posted a sales rise of 12.2% to £57.8m last week, driven by a strong online and fashion performance.