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Latest News [2006] archive from April 2006
| Independent and proud
POWERHOUSE is to pitch itself as a community retailer as it seeks to grow its business. | |
| Fox speaks out with high praise for indies
COMET and independent retailers have plenty in common and can happily coexist, according to Simon Fox, chief operating officer for Kesa Electricals. | |
| Asda's vision for electricals
ASDA’s new “vision” for its electrical departments is to attract the non-electrical shopper. | |
| Tesco profits hits £2.2bn
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco made pre-tax profits of £22 billion last year – 16.7 per cent up on the year before. | |
| Servis grabs Electra brand
ELECTRA, the UK’s leading electricity board brand has been purchased by the Antonio Merloni Group subsidiary Servis UK, for an undisclosed sum. | |
| Asda to sell top brands
SUPERMARKET giant Asda is to stock more established brands and delist tertiary brands. | |
| DTI denies delays over Sunday hours decision
NATIONAL newspaper reports that ministers have delayed a decision on Sunday trading until next year because of protests, has been denied by the Department of Trade and Industry. | |
| Top speakers lined up for Intellect conference
DSG International boss John Clare, minister Alun Michael and the Brian McBride, the boss of Amazon.co.uk, are among speakers at the brown goods industry’s second annual consumer electronics conference this summer. | |
| Stricter laws to apply over mezzanines
LARGE stores that increase their floor space with the addition of mezzanine floors, will from May 10 have to seek planning permission. | |
| Tough times on the high street
HIGH street sales are still in trouble, according to three major market surveys. | |
| New deal not just TalkTalk
CARPHONE Warehouse has launched a call and Internet package that it claims will cut bills by 60 per cent. | |
| Dixons exits the high street
NEARLY 70 years after the opening of the first Dixons store, the iconic electrical chain is to exit Britain’s high streets for an uncertain future online. | |
| Pull your finger out over switchover, says Which?
THIRTY-eight per cent of British TV viewers do not know about digital switchover and only seven per cent know when it is happening in their area, according to a survey for Which? magazine. | |
| Built-in debut for KitchenAid
WHIRLPOOL is to launch the KitchenAid premium range of built-in major domestic appliances in Europe next year. | |
| Sales are go for Sky HDTV
SALES of Sky’s high-definition service started on Wednesday with installations due to get under way next month. | |
| Fagor plans to double sales
SPANISH company Fagor has revealed plans to double its UK business in the next three years. | |
| WEEEd out the rubbish
THE long-awaited WEEE Directive will “weed out the cowboy manufacturers”, according to a former managing director of Merloni. | |
| Switchover campaigns not to focus on low-cost options
OFFICIAL campaigns for digital switchover should not focus on cheap set-top boxes, according to a report from a committee of MPs. | |
| Next gen DVD could misfire
THE US launch of next generation DVD is threatening to turn into a major misfire. | |
| Britons going large
BRITONS are ‘going large’ in the kitchen as demand for supersize appliances hits record levels according to figures released today by electrical retailer Currys.
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| LG picks up Ideal Home Show gong
AFTER its inaugural appearance at the Ideal Home Show, LG Electronics has been awarded the ‘Best Newcomer’ Award by the show organisers. | |
| WEEE to benefit local authorities
ANALYSIS of the Government’s WEEE plans reveals that local authorities will be among the major beneficiaries of the directive because of their ownership of recycling centres and civic waste sites. | |
| Retailers pushing healthier food choices, says BRC
A REPORT published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) shows that in the past two years retailers have made significant progress by providing consumers with healthier food choices. | |
