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Latest News [2007] archive from March 2007
| Baumatic back on TV
Italian appliance manufacturer Baumatic has launched a new national television advertising campaign in the UK. | |
| Sony unveils Blu-ray
Sony has unveiled its first Blu-ray player for the UK market – the BDP-S1E. | |
| Fagor Group's profit
At its annual press conference in Bilbao, Spain, Fagorelectrodomesticos Group (the parent company of UK subsidiary, FagorBrandt UK) presented its financial results for 2006, announcing profits of €12 million | |
| Kesa boosted by flat screens and white goods
Flat screen TVs and a small growth in sales of white goods helped Kesa Electricals to boost pre-tax profits by 15.4 per cent to £165.4 million in the year to January 31. | |
| Lack of HD on Freeview could cost UK £15 billion
The UK could lose more than £15 billion if public service broadcasters are not able to develop high-definition TV services on the Freeview platform. | |
| Mitsubishi launches world's first tilted drum washer
Mitsubishi claims to have developed the world’s first washing machine with a moving drum. | |
| Retra criticises Budget
Electrical retailers' body, Retra, has criticised The Chancellor’s 2007 Budget. | |
| Wake-up call for WEEE
Retailers and producers who have not yet joined a compliance scheme ahead of the implementation of the WEEE Directive are breaking the law and must act now to avoid prosecution. | |
| Energy labels for brown goods
A call for an energy-labelling system for brown goods similar to that used for white goods has been made by the National Consumer Council. | |
| 30 million TVs still not digital
More than half of Britain’s 60 million TV sets are still not connected to equipment that will allow them to receive digital TV. | |
| Don't ask shop staff to police cells, warns BRC
Home Office proposals to put holding cells in town and shopping centres must not shift the responsibility for arresting and detaining criminals from the police to shop staff, retail chiefs warned. | |
| Plug in to better displays with CIH
Buying group CIH this week launched a number of initiatives aimed at driving growth in its members stores. | |
| TV to come through mains power supply
At the Cebit technology fair in Hanover, German technology firm Devolo is showing off home networking technology that can handle signals from a set-top box. | |
| John Lewis voted best department store
John Lewis has been voted best department store by consumers at ReviewCentre.Com, the consumer review website. | |
| UK's first switchover date announced
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| Feud over WEEE pickup
A row between producer compliance schemes means that the proposed allocation centre for the handling of WEEE will not be in place for the July 1 launch. | |
| Electricals tops for growth
Electricals will grow faster than any other major UK retail sector over the next five years, according to analyst Verdict Research. | |
| Spectrum sell-off not just about the money
The proposal to sell spectrum freed by digital switchover to the highest bidder is not being forced through by the Treasury, said Government minister Margaret Hodge. | |
| Old tech will hobble digital
The legacy of MPEG-2 technology in set-top boxes and integrated digital television sets (IDTVs) will prove a barrier to the growth of digital TV services. | |
| John Lewis comes top in UK poll
Last week was a good one for the John Lewis Partnership – it not only announced record profits but department store group John Lewis and its supermarket arm, Waitrose, were voted the UK’s top two favourite retailers. | |
| Fury over Web discounters
A Retra member has attacked fellow members who have transactional websites that undercut other dealers. | |
| Currys to sell mobile phones
DSG, owner of Currys and Currys.digital (formerly Dixons) stores, has said that it plans to sell mobile phones in up to 500 of its stores, with a major mobile presence already planned for its Manchester White City and Bournemouth Currys superstores. | |
| Freeplay recognised as a Brand with a Conscience
Freeplay Energy has been internationally recognised as a ‘Brand with a Conscience’. | |
| Ireland launches second phase of DTT trial
Ireland's communications minister, Noel Dempsey, has launched the second phase of the country's digital terrestrial television (DTT) trial with 500 households in Dublin and Louth. | |
| Dealers to police WEEE?
Dealers may be forced to “challenge” and inform the authorities of rogue producers under the forthcoming WEEE Directive. | |
| Call for room for HD on Freeview after switchoff
One-third of the spectrum released by digital TV switchover should be gifted to the public service broadcasters so they can deliver high definition broadcasts on Freeview. | |
| Switch on to custom install
Armour is offering retailers training in the practicalities of custom installation. | |
| Watch out Carrefour, here comes Tesco
The lead of France’s Carrefour among Europe’s hypermarkets is under threat – it could be overtaken by the UK’s Tesco within the next 10 years. | |
| Don't trust to luck for sales
The luck has gone out of retailing. | |
| Electrolux launches the first kitchen reality show on the Web
In a effort to gain an insight into how families use their kitchens, Electrolux has launched Electrolux Kitchen Stage, the ‘first kitchen reality show on the Web'. | |
| Department store chain prosecuted for failing to comply with TV Licensing obligations
The department store chain, TJ Hughes has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines and court costs by Blackburn Magistrates Court, for failing to comply with the law by not notifying TV Licensing of television equipment sales and rentals. | |
