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Latest News [2006] archive from October 2006
| Philips first to commit to ERTV
ERT Weekly’s new internet video resource, ERTV, launches next month with support from Philips, the first manufacturer to back the service. | |
| All over for Electric Shop
ONE of the UK’s leading electrical websites has gone into administration, as a new report claims that consumers pay more for electrical products on the Internet than they do on the high street. 25 October 2006 | |
| Standby for action
The EU could be on the brink of legislating against CE products with inefficient standby settings in a move aimed at cutting European domestic electricity use. 25 October 2006 | |
| Quick and easy cash
A NEW firm aims to provide dealers with quick and simple finance for building businesses. 25 October 2006 | |
| New dealer reward scheme
SMART-Trade, the New Zealand-based business-to-business rewards programme, is to launch in the UK. 25 October 2006 | |
| Indie gets TV licensing fine
A HAMPSHIRE independent has been prosecuted for failing to comply with TV Licensing obligations. 25 October 2006 | |
| Digital switch details
A detailed timetable for the digital TV switchover in the West Country, Wales and Granada television regions has been revealed by Digital UK. 25 October 2006 | |
| Business doc open all hours
NEXT month’s launch of the new groundbreaking online service from the publishers of ERT Weekly will include a regular business advice section. 17 October 2006 | |
| First whites from Sharp
SHARP is moving into white goods in Europe. | |
| Prison crisis no excuse to ease off shoplifting
THE Government’s failure to provide enough prison capacity is no excuse for giving a licence to steal. | |
| Tackle recycling before start of WEEE Directive
NEW research claims that more must be done to establish recycling in London ahead of the WEEE Directive. | |
| Good Xmas will not ease retail gloom
EVEN if Christmas manages to be slightly better than last year – which analysts say it could – it will not be enough to lift the UK’s retail gloom. | |
| Top names fired up over ERTV video magazine
A GROUNDBREAKING online service from the publishers of ERT Weekly will launch next month. 10 October 2006 | |
| Electricals out in front
ELECTRICALS is set to be the UK’s fastest growing major retail sector for the first time in 11 years. | |
| Indesit Company offers service with knobs on
INDESIT Company engineers are to be deployed in-store in a bid to cut the number of returns the manufacturer deals with. | |
| Hitachi to build Czech TV plant
HITACHI is to build a factory in the Czech Republic to produce flat-panel TVs to meet demand for the product in Europe. | |
| Tesco makes record profits
MORE than a billion pounds profit in just six months was the record-breaking bottom line revealed by supermarket giant Tesco. 10 October 2006 | |
| Britons in love with gadgets
BRITONS are suckers for gadgets, so much so that the average British household has spent over £40 more on consumer electronics than the country’s nearest European rival. | |
| Groundbreaking web launch for ERT
FROM this autumn, www.ertweekly.com will be re-launched with a wealth of extra content and news, updated on a daily basis. | |
| Just ask about digital
STAFF in electrical stores across the UK will be trained to offer accurate advice on the country’s switch to digital TV. | |
| Amstrad: sales down, profits up, boxes late
AMSTRAD chairman Sir Alan Sugar admitted that the new Sky+ box his company announced a year ago – not a high-definition box but part of an ongoing development for Sky+ – would be delayed. | |
| Hitachi foils a £7,000 scam
FRAUDSTERS targeted independent retailer TC Hayes and Hitachi in a £7,000-plus sting that was only prevented by the sharp thinking of an Hitachi saleswoman. | |
| People prefer a plasma picture
NEARLY three-quarters of TV viewers who took part in trials commissioned by Panasonic and Pioneer said they preferred the image quality on plasma screens to those on LCD TVs. | |
| Kesa reports a good half year
A GOOD six months for Kesa, the parent company of Comet and Darty, has seen pre-tax profits rise by 617 per cent from £243 million to £393m. | |
