All Electricals articles – Page 167
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Opinion
Jessops at last regains its focus
Camera specialist Jessops is finally catching up with the sector in which it operates. Selling cameras – which these days are updated at a similar rate to mobile phones – requires a fast-paced and flexible operation. And that is what executive chairman David Adams is striving to achieve.
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News
Orange to review stores and operations
Mobile phone network operator Orange is understood to be poised for an overhaul of its stores and operations under new chief executive Tom Alexander.
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DSGi chief operating officer joins as consultant only
DSGi chief operating officer Patrick Macdonald, who was due to take up his present role at the electricals retailer permanently, has joined only as a part-time consultant.
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Jessops sales plummet after stores close
Struggling camera chain Jessops sales slumped 24.7 per cent to 134.8 million in the six months to March 30.
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Opinion
A culture shock is well overdue
DSGi boss John Browett had to put up with some mickey-taking about his pledge to “transform the very DNA” of the electricals group.
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News
Browett’s plan for DSGi fails to impress the City
Analysts sharply marked down electricals group DSGi’s shares after chief executive John Browett unveiled his turnaround strategy last week.
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ONS retail sales growth slows
Sales volume growth has slowed over the past three months as the household sector reported the largest fall in sales volumes for three years.
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AnalysisWelcome to our new world
Charles Dunstone’s £1.1 billion link-up with Best Buy could change the face of European electricals retailing. Amy Shields reports on one of the most dramatic deals since Wal-Mart bought Asda
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Analysis
Carphone deal jolts electricals but grocers fail to impress City
Carphone Warehouse’s deal with Best Buy set the sector alight at the end of last week, sparking a wave of buying and bid speculation.
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News
DSGi on course for £1bn online sales
DSGi group chief executive John Browett was poised to reveal that annual online sales at the retailer had passed 1 billion for the first time in his eagerly anticipated strategic review.
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Opinion
Dunstone’s deal not without risk
Charles Dunstone has always had an impeccable sense of timing.
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News
First impressions: Browett's big day
There was an absence of much-anticipated blood on the carpet today when new DSGi chief executive John Browett unveiled his strategic review.
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Analysis
Through the looking glass
Shop windows that have been turned into interactive displays are the latest way of grabbing passing shoppers’ attention. Joanna Perry goes to sample a couple in London’s West End
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News
Phones 4U to face Ofcom inquiry
Phones 4U faces investigation by telecoms regulator Ofcom for alleged phone mis-selling.
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Browett outlines DSGi strategy
DSG International chief executive John Browett has unveiled a five-point plan that he claims will transform the embattled electricals giant.
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Vodafone launches staff mobile intranet
Vodafone Retail is revolutionising store communications with an intranet service that is accessible via its employees’ mobile phones.
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Opinion
Will Best Buy be retail parks’ saviour?
All eyes will be on new DSGi chief executive John Browett on Thursday when he reveals the first stage of his strategic review.
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News
Carphone Warehouse exits Tiscali bid race
Carphone Warehouse has fallen out of the 550 million running to buy the UK broadband business of Italian telecoms group Tiscali, according to reports.
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NewsDSGi to cut 400 head office jobs
Electricals group DSGi is poised to axe as many as 400 head office staff, as chief executive John Browett reshapes the business to put it on the road to recovery.
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DSGi to slash store count
Electricals giant DSGi is expected to cut its dividend and announce the closure of up to 200 of its 700 stores in the first stage of new chief executive John Browett’s strategic review this week.