Electrical
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Jun- 2019 -20 June
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…
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Mar- 2019 -13 March
Dixons Carphone fined £29m for mis-selling ‘Geek Squad’ product
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Carphone Warehouse £29,107,600 for failings that led to the mis-selling of ’Geek Squad’,…
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Feb- 2019 -27 February
Travis Perkins posts strong H2 results during ‘challenging year’
Building supplies retailer Travis Perkins has announced strong financial results for the second half of 2018, despite describing trading conditions…
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6 February
Currys PC World scolded by ASA over 10% off sale
Currys PC World has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a “10% off marked price” sale, which…
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Jan- 2019 -22 January
Dixons Carphone sees Christmas sales boost
Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has reported a 2% increase in like-for-like sales for the 10 weeks ending 5 January 2019.…
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Jul- 2018 -31 July
Dixons Carphone data breach hits 10 million
Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has issued an apology to its customers after data breaches in 2017 allowed unauthorised access to…
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Jun- 2018 -21 June
Dixons Carphone profits plummet 24% despite sales boost
Dixons Carphone’s profits have dropped by 24% in a year despite seeing a 3% increase in sales. In the 12-month…
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13 June
Dixons Carphone admits to customer data breach
Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has admitted to a customer data breach in which hackers gained access to 5.9 million payment…
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5 June
AO World reports profitability on track for 2021 despite heavy losses
AO World has insisted it is still on track to be profitable by FY21 despite reporting a group operating loss…
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Apr- 2018 -25 April
Argos chastised by ASA over raising prices to include ‘free’ add-ons
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has warned Argos after it was found raising prices to cover the cost of supposedly…
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