
| No historic fee for WEEE
PRODUCERS will not have to fund “historic WEEE” – waste electronic items placed on the market before producer responsibility comes into force. | |
| Hoover Candy continues to grow
AN optimistic Hoover Candy has announced another good year of progress and thanked dealers for re-establishing Hoover as a mainstream player in the UK. | |
| BBC to show Wimbledon in HD
THE BBC is not only going to broadcast the soccer World Cup in high definition this summer - but major Wimbledon tennis matches, too. | |
| Budget good for the environment
THE best Budget for the environment in years. | |
| Kesa profits down 19.4%
COMET parent Kesa Electricals saw pre-tax profits plummet 194 per cent to £1.43 billion despite an overall upturn in sales. | |
| No cowboys for digital
A NEW Government-backed scheme for aerial installers aims to help drive out “cowboy” operators. | |
| MPs table motion to protect small shops
A YEAR after the start of ERT Weekly’s Save the High Street campaign, a London MP on Tuesday tabled an Early Day Motion to protect small shops. | |
| Chip shortage may dog HDTV
PLANS for a major launch of HDTV in Europe in time for the World Cup could be delayed because of a shortage of chips. | |
| EU hits Korean fridge imports
FOLLOWING a complaint by Whirlpool Europe, the European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of some side-by-side refrigerators from South Korea. | |
| Samsung's hi-def CRT
SAMSUNG is flying in the face of current TV trends with an affordable high definition CRT TV in a slim-line package for just £500. | |
| Indies get own brand
A NEW white goods brand that allows retailers to make their own service arrangements for the products they sell has been launched by a group of independent engineers. | |
| Indies up in arms over Sharp turnover limits
DEALERS are up in arms over Sharp’s decision to dump stores that turn over less than £50,000 of its products a year. The requirement comes into force in October. | |
| Work with us towards switchover, says PM
PRIME Minister Tony Blair has called on the industry to work more closely with Government in the run-up to switchover. | |
| Last chance to save our shops
AS the Office of Fair Trading prepares to refer Britain’s leading supermarkets to the Competition Commission, business groups warn that the scope of the impending inquiry is too narrow. | |
| Million more for digital footie
A MILLION viewers are expected to switch to digital TV before the World Cup kicks off. | |
| Indies key to TV switch
INDEPENDENT dealers are key to the successful switchover to digital television, according to Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK. | |
| Freeview builds itself up to 10 million sales
IT IS official – Freeview has notched up its 10 millionth sale. | |
| Toshiba ready for HD success
HDTV in the UK is going to be an unmitigated success. | |
| BBC gets flak for digital ads
THE BBC has been further attacked by the industry after the launch of its latest digital TV awareness campaign. | |
| Shops to foot bill for attacks
CONCERN is growing that the Government is planning to make business insurance policies pay for compensation to workers who are victims of crime. | |

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