Dixons and Carphone Warehouse Merger agreed new name Dixons Carphone

[arista]

You want a Mobile Phone sir
take a Free 1080P 32" LED TV with it,
that could be it if they merge


http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/24/dixons-carphone-warehouse-merger-talks


[Dixons and Carphone Warehouse are in merger talks
that could create a FTSE 100-listed electricals giant
with a market value of £3.5bn.
Together the retailers have more than 3,150 stores
and annual sales of nearly £12bn.]


Life In The City

[Z]

Interesting merger, guess it makes sense though

[King Gizzard]

why is it called carphone anyway

[arista]

why is it called carphone anyway


When they started
back then car phones were first
before proper mobiles

[Crimson Dynamo]

In used to sell them their radio ads on Capital radio when they had one store in baker street.

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1261928/dixons-and-carphone-warehouse-merger-agreed


PC World / Currys /Dixons/ Carphone Wharehouse

thats 4 in bed together

[Ammi]

..what about PC World..I thought they were already part of Currys..?..

[arista]

..what about PC World..I thought they were already part of Currys..?..



Yes but Currys is Part of Dixons
always has been.


So for you Dixons is the same as Currys or PC World


They want to take on Amazon
(but I say they will never match lower prices)


On SkyNewsHD
Eamonn Holmes talked to the CEO
and likes the idea that they will help more with getting you to be able to use things

[arista]

amazing they claim no job loses?


what about Carphone stores near Currys or Dixons?

[arista]

They have confirmed their new name

DixonsCarphone


http://news.sky.com/story/1314496/dixons-carphone-launches-as-listed-company