Carphone Warehouse

Chinese ecommerce group considers offer for Currys

Interest comes days after UK electronics retailer rejected unsolicited bid from Elliott Management

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 11:32

Currys expects further falls in sales as inflation and rate rises bite

Electronics retailer says customers are spending on appliances such as coffee machines to try to save money, but are shying away from smart speakers

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 18:21

Retail lurched in 2021 from winter lockdown to summer boom

Reviving city centre retail and labour shortage will be big challenges for year ahead

Sat Jan 01 2022 - 05:24

Irish co-founded Raylo raises nearly €10m for smartphone leasing service

New funding will be used to double staff numbers across offices in London and Belfast

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 17:07

Gap’s Irish exit a signal that retail exodus shows no sign of slowing

US brand joins a host of other retailers closing their physical shops in Ireland

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 15:24

Online sales boost Currys PC World despite Covid closures

Strong growth in Irish stores as customers shift to online shopping

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 08:21

Carphone Warehouse redundancy consultations with Irish staff continue

As many as 486 employees are set to lose jobs following market exit

Wed May 12 2021 - 17:32

Ireland will have ‘rocky road’ to economic recovery, Tánaiste says

Varadkar says re-opening ‘cannot be false dawn’ and Ireland ‘must avoid fourth wave’

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 15:44

Caveat: When large corporates repay State wage subsidies it’s often a smart PR move

Carphone Warehouse’s parent would have been pilloried if it hadn’t repaid Irish taxpayers after axing almost 500 jobs

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 05:45

Carphone Warehouse owner returns €3.75m of pandemic wage subsidies to State

Dixon Carphone also owns Currys PC World, which is booming in the pandemic

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 16:46

Dixons Carphone to close airport stores

Retailer has outlets in Dublin and Belfast airports

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 10:32

Ken Fennell: ‘There is a growing feeling that there could be a lot of companies in trouble’

Interview: Insolvency expert expects clarity by September on surviving businesses

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 13:30

Vodafone reports rise in earnings and return to profit

Company warns it is not immune to impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 11:55

This will be no country for the young unless we fight for their future

With almost 60% of young people out of work, this State faces a long-term crisis unless action is taken now

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 05:21

Carphone Warehouse to exit Republic, cutting almost 500 jobs

Footfall down 40% in past year, customers increasingly buying sim-free handsets, says firm

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 14:17

Carphone Warehouse considers closing its stores in Ireland

Retailer recently lost Vodafone as a partner and has been in discussions with Eir

Fri Apr 16 2021 - 18:22

Dixons Carphone’s Christmas sales buoyed by online performance

Company has benefitted from home working boom

Wed Jan 20 2021 - 09:01

Dixons Carphone says strong online demand partially offsets drop in store sales

Electricals retailer says it has extended its debt facilities, putting it in a robust position financially

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 09:38

Carphone Warehouse, Currys PC World shut Irish stores as coronavirus cases climb

Decision on temporary closure taken on public health grounds, company says

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 12:44

Markets edge higher on Federal Reserve action

Market reports: Dublin closes flat, with housebuilders tumbling

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 18:31

Dixons Carphone Warehouse closes 530 UK stores with loss of 3,000 jobs

Changing consumer habits and coroanvirus hit prompt move

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 13:53

Dixons Carphone helped by demand for TVs, gaming and smart tech

Group on track to meet financial targets

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 14:22

Mobile phone sales plunge across UK and Ireland at Dixons Carphone

Group, which trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse, says turnaround is on track

Thu Sept 05 2019 - 16:09

‘Best piece of advice was focus on the customer’

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists Mervyn O’Callaghan and Simon Murray of ProVision CameraMatics

Sun Jul 21 2019 - 13:04

‘Record’ year for Dixons Carphone Ireland as investment in online pays off

Firm also spending on bricks and mortar stores with superstore set to open in Sligo

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 13:51

UK regulator fines Dixons Carphone for mis-selling insurance

British financial watchdog says the company’s sales staff were trained in ‘spin selling’

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 17:51

Irish executive a central figure in UK lawsuit over collapse of Phones 4U

Telecom executives alleged to have made pact to put UK retailer out of business

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 05:37

One sold every minute: TVs fly out of Currys Ireland on Black Friday

Irish shoppers also placed an online order with the retailer every eight seconds

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 07:57

Christmas tech: five smartphones that won’t break the bank

Some of the best phones for under €200

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 12:30

Christmas tech: The best gifts for the kids

One of these presents may even help your baby to sleep

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 16:51

MyTaxi CEO interview: ‘I’m not a preacher, but I do try to be totally genuine’

As Eckart Diepenhorst sees it, Europe’s largest e-hailing firm is bringing big gains to cities and improving the quality of life in them

Fri Oct 26 2018 - 05:20

Living with an invisible condition

People with hidden disabilities such as cystic fibrosis or chronic fatigue syndrome feel stigmatised and not understood

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 06:01

Panda Waste owner acquires stake in north Dublin shopping centre

Charlestown Shopping Centre and adjoining site sells for more than €42 million

Wed Aug 22 2018 - 06:00

Thousands of customers affected by Butlins data breach

Company insists ‘no financial data has been compromised’ and apologises

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 13:45