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DixonsCarphone plans to rebrand all its Irish and UK shops as Currys

DixonsCarphone to rebrand shops as Currys

Electricals retailer DixonsCarphone has revealed plans to rebrand all its Irish and UK and shops as Currys.

Dixons Carphone repays government wage subsidy payments in both Ireland and the UK

Carphone Warehouse repays government support payments

Electricals retailer Dixons Carphone said today it had repaid government wage subsidy payments in both Ireland and the UK.

Business • 28 Apr 21

A Carphone Warehouse store in Dublin city centre

Carphone Warehouse closes Irish business, 486 jobs lost

Dixons Carphone has confirmed that the decision to close the Irish Carphone Warehouse business is expected to lead to 486 redundancies.

Business • 21 Apr 21

Dixons Carphone trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse in the UK and Ireland

Dixons Carphone H1 profit plunges on mobile weakness

UK electricals retailer Dixons Carphone has today reported a 60% fall in first half profit, hurt by expected losses in its mobile phones business.

Business • 12 Dec 19

Dixons Carphone Ireland said its Currys PC World website saw double digit growth in online sales in the year to April

Smart home products boost Dixons Carphone Ireland

Dixons Carphone Ireland, which operates both Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, has reported a strong financial year for the 12 months to April 29.

Business • 20 Jun 19

Currys PC World's outlets in Ireland saw like-for-like sales growth of 9.2% last year

Dixon Carphone Ireland's profits soar by 61%

Dixons Carphone Ireland has reported higher profits and revenues for 2018 despite differing outcomes at its two businesses - Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse.

Business • 26 Mar 19

Dixons Carphone said its group like-for-like revenue rose 1% in the 10 weeks to January 5

Dixons Carphone Ireland's Christmas sales up 10%

Dixons Carphone Ireland has today reported a 10% increase in sales over the key Christmas period.

Business • 22 Jan 19

Dixons Carphone is still recovering from a huge profit warning in May

Dixons Carphone says on track for full year targets

Dixons Carphone, the electricals and mobile phone retailer, said today it was on track to make its full year profit targets as sales of televisions during the soccer World Cup helped it meet quarterly forecasts.

Business • 06 Sep 18

Dixons Carphone said it expected headline pretax profit for its 2018/19 financial year to be around £300m - 21% below earlier forecasts

Dixons Carphone's Irish stores not affected by closures

Dixons Carphone today warned on profits and said it would have to close shops, wiping more than £500m off the value of the UK's biggest electricals chain in the latest blow to traditional retailers.

Business • 29 May 18

Dixon Carphone's H1 profits hurt by a weak mobile market as customers hold on to handsets for longer

Dixons Carphone profit slumps on weak mobile market

Electricals and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone today reported a slump in first-half profit, hurt by a weak mobile market as customers hold on to handsets for longer.

Business • 13 Dec 17

Dixon Carphone trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse in Ireland and the UK

First-half profit rises at Dixons Carphone

Dixons Carphone, Britain's largest electricals and mobile phone retailer, beat forecasts with a 19% rise in first-half profit but said it was planning for the threat of tougher times ahead.

Business • 14 Dec 16

Dixons Carphone said it had seen no impact from the vote to leave the European Union in June

Dixons Carphone sales beat forecasts

Dixons Carphone, Britain's biggest consumer electricals and mobile phone retailer, beat forecasts today with a 4% rise in quarterly sales and said it had seen no impact from the vote to leave the European Union in June.

Business • 08 Sep 16

It is not known whether any Irish customers have been affected by the attack

Carphone Warehouse hit by cyber attack

The personal details of up to 2.4 million customers may have been accessed after a division of Carphone Warehouse was hit by a cyber attack, the mobile phone retailer has said.

News • 08 Aug 15

Dixons Carphone says firm is on track to meet expectations for the full year

Dixons Carphone on track as H1 profit jumps 30%

Dixons Carphone, the electricals and telecommunications retailer, posted a 30% rise in first half profit on the back of market share gains.

Business • 17 Dec 14

Dixons Carphone eyes quicker delivery of savings

Dixons Carphone said it could achieve cost savings earlier than previously forecast following the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse two months ago.

Business • 08 Oct 14

Sales at Dixons Retail's UK/Ireland stores open over a year rose 4% in the three months to July 31

Dixons Carphone says electricals in strong start

Dixons Carphone said its electricals business made a strong start to the year, helped by the soccer World Cup and an improving consumer backdrop.

Business • 09 Sep 14

Dixons Carphone will begin trading on the London Stock Exchange tomorrow

Dixons Carphone to start trading tomorrow

A new era in consumer electronics begins tomorrow when Carphone Warehouse and the owner of Currys and PC World join forces under a £3.9 billion merger.

Business • 06 Aug 14

Carphone Warehouse has 91 stores across Ireland, employing more than 700 people

Carphone Warehouse to launch mobile service

Carphone Warehouse is to establish a mobile service next year as part of an agreement with network operator Three Ireland.

Business • 04 Jul 14

Dixons last month agreed an all-share merger with Carphone Warehouse

Carphone, Dixons profits rise ahead of merger deal

Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail today both posted big jumps in earnings ahead of their planned merger later this year.

Business • 26 Jun 14

Dixons Retail to sell its ElectroWorld operations in Central Europe

Dixons to sell central European operations

Dixons Retail has agreed to sell its ElectroWorld operations in Central Europe to local specialist NAY.

Business • 19 May 14

Carphone Warehouse owns 46% of Virgin Mobile France's holding company Omer Telecom Ltd

Carphone agrees sale of Virgin Mobile France

Carphone Warehouse said it and the other shareholders of the Virgin Mobile business in France have agreed to sell the venture to Numericable Group.

Business • 16 May 14

Google-owned Nest has launched a smart thermostat that can be personalised and controlled from a smartphone

The Internet of Things

The "Internet of Things" is the idea that the items we use in and out of home are all connected together and communicating.

Business • 15 May 14

New pan-European mobile phone and electricals group will have about 2,900 stores

Dixons and Carphone agree £3.8 billion merger

Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail have agreed a £3.8 billion all-share merger.

Business • 15 May 14

Currys and PC World's owner Dixons set to announced £3.7 billion merger with Carphone Warehouse

Carphone Warehouse and Dixons set to merge

A £3.7 billion merger between Carphone Warehouse and Dixons is set to be unveiled this week in a move creating a retail giant.

Business • 12 May 14

Carphone Warehouse and Dixons have until 19 May to decide whether to press ahead with a merger deal

Carphone Warehouse posts rise in revenue

Carphone Warehouse, Europe's biggest independent mobile phone retailer currently in merger talks with Dixons Retail, reiterated full-year earnings guidance and posted a rise in fourth quarter revenue at its main CPW business.

Business • 29 Apr 14