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| Ex-Dixons chief to head up Comet
Former Dixons chief John Clare is set to become chairman of Comet after the completion of the sale of Comet to holding company, OpCapita, today. | |
| Government to blame for double dip recession says think tank
The UK is set for another recession, according to research from the National Institute of Economics and Social Research, (NIESR). | |
| Bamboo shoots into mobile world
A new, more eco-friendly smart phone is due to be released later this year with a casing made from treated Bamboo. | |
| Electricals boost for John Lewis
Continuing strong demand for tablets and notebooks drove strong sales of electricals at department store group John Lewis in the week to January 28. | |
| Sony predicts Yen 220 billion loss
Sony has warned it expects to suffer a Yen 220 billion (around £1.8bn) net loss for the full year – much worse than the Yen 90bn loss it had forecast in November. | |
| Samsung in anti-trust patent probe
Samsung Electronics is to be investigated to assess whether it has “acted abusively and in contravention of a commitment it gave to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute”, said in a statement by The European Commission today. | |
| Tough minded Hirai to take reins at Sony
It has just been confirmed that Kazuo Hirai will be promoted to chief executive and president of Sony as of April 1, 2012. | |
| Bulfin returns to BSH UK as customer service chief
BSH Home Appliances - parent company of Bosch, Neff, Siemens and Gaggenau - has appointed Brendan Bulfin as head of customer services in the UK. | |
| Former Best Buy chief to head Argos
A former Best Buy executive vice-president has been appointed managing director of high-street catalogue retailer Argos. | |
| Ban on RRPs lifted today
From today, the Domestic Electrical Goods Order – which banned the use of RRPs on some categories of electrical goods - is no more. | |
| Consumer confidence edged up in January
A four-point rise in the GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Index in January surprised researchers who warned that it should be treated with caution. | |
| Sky reports record profits
Sky has posted its highest ever first-half operating profit, which is up 16 per cent year-on-year to £601 million. | |
| Sky reports record profits
Sky has posted its highest ever first-half operating profit, which is up 16 per cent year-on-year to £601 million. | |
| Dixons Retail boss Browett to join Apple
Dixons Retail boss John Browett is to join Apple in April as senior vice-president of retail. He will report directly to Apple chief executive Tim Cook. | |
| Sky makes Anytime+ available to all with Sky+ HD
Sky is to make its Anytime+ video-on-demand platform available to all Sky+ HD viewers regardless of their internet provider – and will soon offer access to BBC iPlayer and ITV Player. | |
| Samsung to launch new tablet
Samsung has plans to release a new Galaxy tablet next month, which will boast an 11.6in screen, according to recent press reports. | |
| Philips reports Euro 160m fourth-quarter loss
Philips has posted a net loss of Euro 160 million (around £134m) for the last three months of 2011 pitched against a Euro 465m profit a year earlier. | |
| Nokia reports record losses
Nokia has seen record losses of €1.2bn (£1bn) due to poor sales of its smart phones. | |
| Electricals up 22 per cent at John Lewis
Electricals and home technology products again turned out to be star performers for department store group John Lewis. | |
| Top speakers confirmed for Retra conference
Sony managing director Gildas Pelliet and BSH Home Appliances chief executive Michael Steinle have been confirmed as speakers at this year’s conference of electrical retailers’ association Retra. | |
| Big Red Sales takes on accessories brand AM
Independent sales force Big Red Sales (BRSL) has been appointed to handle UK sales for award-winning Danish AV and IT accessories specialist AM. | |
| Get your head in the clouds with Pure Music
Radio maker Pure has today launched its Pure Music internet streaming service, which it describes as a “revolutionary new way to discover, explore and listen to music”. | |
| Samsung announces new media art winners
Samsung last night revealed the winner of the UK’s first media art competition, the Samsung Art+Prize. | |
| Phone wars rage on
A war for smart phone supremacy is being waged between Samsung and Apple where the latest battle has just been lost by Apple, which failed to get Samsung’s Galaxy Tab off Dutch shelves. | |
| Apple reports record-breaking sales
Apple has turned in record-breaking profits for the last three months of 2011 of $13.06 billion (around £8.38bn) - up 118 per cent up on the $6bn income it brought in a year ago. | |
| Smeg at Six Nations
Long term supporters of rugby, Smeg, will be fronting a huge advertising campaign at The Six Nations Rugby this year. | |
| New e-waste legislation to be introduced
New legislation has been passed through the European Parliament which will see the increased recycling of e-waste. | |
| Guarantee to unlock spending power
Nearly £7 billion in big-ticket sales are being lost because consumers are hanging on to their money for fear of losing their jobs. | |
| Home Technology Event cancelled
This year’s Home Technology Event has been cancelled due to lack of industry support. | |
| Carphone Warehouse reports drop in sales
Carphone Warehouse reported that like-for-like sales in its European business fell 4.7 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 31. | |
| Hitachi to stop making TVs
Hitachi is to stop making TVs by the end of September because of intense price competition. | |
| Onkyo and Teac form alliance
Onkyo and Teac have formed a strategic alliance that will see them acquiring shares in each other’s stock. | |
| Belling to celebrate 100 years
Cooking brand Belling is marking its 100th birthday this year with a range of specially-designed products, the Centenary Collection, plus a calendar of events for retailers, customers and employees. | |
