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:Dixons has also moved into Hungary and the Czech Republic and last year it paid GBP 230 million for Italian retailer [[UniEuro]]. (''Mail on Sunday'', February 2, 2003) | :Dixons has also moved into Hungary and the Czech Republic and last year it paid GBP 230 million for Italian retailer [[UniEuro]]. (''Mail on Sunday'', February 2, 2003) | ||
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Revision as of 14:30, 12 July 2016
Dixons is a major electricals retailer. According to the Mail on Sunday:
- Dixons, which includes the Currys, PC World and The Link brands, has already made serious inroads on the Continent.
- In 1999, it bought Scandinavian computer and electrical appliances retailer Elkjop, turning it into the leader in its field in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
- Dixons has also moved into Hungary and the Czech Republic and last year it paid GBP 230 million for Italian retailer UniEuro. (Mail on Sunday, February 2, 2003)
In May 2014 Dixons and Carphone Warehouse agreed on a £3.8 billion merger.[1]
Affiliations
Dixons Group plc was a donor to the Science Media Centre from April 2003 to October 2004 according to the SMC.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Juliette Garside and Sean Farrell, 'Carphone Warehouse and Dixons agree £3.8bn merger', The Guardian, 15 May 2014.
- ↑ Data from Internet Archive holdings of the Science Media Centre website, 2002-2013.
- Apr 2003 http://web.archive.org/web/20030625193943/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/aboutus/fundingsystem.html
- Nov 2003 http://web.archive.org/web/20040214043237/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Oct 2004 http://web.archive.org/web/20041205182639/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm ; and http://web.archive.org/web/20051029205959/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
