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Dixons was first listed on the London Stock
Exchange in 1962, changing its name at that time to Dixons Photographic Limited. It bought out competitors Ascotts in 1962, and Bennetts in 1964. In 1967, Dixons bought an 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m) colour film processing laboratory in
770:– Introduced in the 1980s by Currys as a brand for its consumer electronics goods assembled in the United Kingdom, using imported components. Products in the Matsui line involved neither Japanese parts nor Japanese labour, but were branded with a Japanese sounding name, a
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477:. DSGi also bought 75% of Fotovista, a French photographic business. In January 2008, DSGi announced that it would stop selling analogue televisions and only sell integrated digital televisions, in an effort to get consumers ready for the
748:– Originally the name of a Japanese company, Dixons acquired the brand in 1981, and used it on cameras and photographic kit. As of 2011, Dixons still owned rights to the name, but no longer used it and planned to sell it off.
290:, small and large domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related financial and after-sales services such as extended service agreements, product set-up and installation, and repairs.
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As of 2014, Dixons had 530 outlets in the United
Kingdom and Ireland, and 322 in northern Europe. The company is structured according to the international locations of its businesses and brands, as detailed below:
330:, was sufficiently short to fit above the small shop front. In the early 1940s, Dixons set up seven studios around London but by the end of the Second World War the business had been reduced to a single studio in
515:; the combined company would have market capitalisation of around £3.8 billion. Dixons thus became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dixons Carphone Holdings Limited, and was renamed to Dixons Retail Group plc.
696:– Registered as a trademark since 1989. Intended for everyday use with an "emphasis on reliability and efficiency" and "a better value alternative to the major name brands without compromising on performance."
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October 2002, Dixons bought UniEuro, an Italian-based electrical retailer, and Genesis Communications, a mobile phone service provider. The company opened its first Electro World store in
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Kingdom and Ireland and 322 in Northern Europe. Its Nordic and central European business was operated under the
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The company, formerly known as Dixons Group plc and later DSG International plc, specialised in selling mass market technology consumer electronics products, audio video equipment,
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Studios Limited, a company registered in October 1937 with share capital of £100. The name Dixons, selected randomly from the
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Technology Made Perfect"'. The brand was retired in 2010 as part of the company's rationalisation of own labels.
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Dixons Travel – a retailer operating in the main airports in the United Kingdom and Dublin International Airport in the Republic of Ireland.
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The above trend profits for 2000 and 2001 were primarily attributable to profits on disposal of Freeserve shares.
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1980s Matsui logo with the pseudo-Japanese "rising sun" symbol
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in December 2000 (eventually re branded/merged into Orange).
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Mastercare Commercial Services, a business operating from a
1732:"CENTRAL BANK ASSESSES MAJOR ERROR IN CURRENT ACCOUNT DATA"
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The following table shows the company's financial results:
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Official Dixons Retail website, archived in September 2013
2155:"Dixons aims high, medium and low with own-brand blizzard"
1950:"DSG, formerly known as Dixons, is now renamed ... Dixons"
2516:"Dixons Retail to sell loss-making online store Pixmania"
1624:"Dixons moves into Europe with pounds 440m Norwegian buy"
2244:"Search for a trade mark – Intellectual Property Office"
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Elko – sells home electronics and appliances in Iceland.
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A Prinzsound SM8, sold in the United States under the
2490:"Vonage Buys Customer Base As Freetalk Stops Talking"
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in 2021. In the United Kingdom, the company operated
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2280:"Dixons to flog off old 'brands' Miranda and Saisho"
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2339:"'Made in Japan' or Not? That Is the Question"
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2413:"Fighting back after my Mastercare nightmare"
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2305:"Dixons Retail : History: 1980–89"
2107:"Dixons Retail : History: 1950–59"
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2055:. Dixons Retail plc. Archived from
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1871:"Currys stops selling analogue TVs"
1095:Profit for the period (£ millions)
613:and household appliances in Norway.
451:in February 2002. In October 2005,
2254:from the original on 26 March 2022
599:– ("Electrical Giant") sells home
469:In May 2006, DSGi was awarded the
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3262:2014 disestablishments in England
1846:"DSG snaps up Euro photo etailer"
1762:"DSG steps up European expansion"
1662:. 10 October 2002. Archived from
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2537:Reece, Damian (13 August 2000).
2250:. Intellectual Property Office.
2219:"Logik Washing Machines Manuals"
1985:– via www.theguardian.com.
1622:Baker, Lucy (30 November 1999).
1243:
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2311:. Dixons Retail. Archived from
2113:. Dixons Retail. Archived from
2018:Raph, Alex (24 February 2014).
1844:Team Register (13 April 2006).
1042:Profit before tax (£ millions)
271:umbrella, and it also operated
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3022:Mastercare Commercial Services
507:Merger with Carphone Warehouse
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3267:2014 mergers and acquisitions
3031:MicroWarehouse / MacWarehouse
1786:. The Register. 15 April 2005
1533:Walsh, Fiona (6 April 2006).
357:, and in 1974, it opened its
279:and was a constituent of the
3302:Defunct companies of England
3282:Companies based in Stevenage
2337:Lohr, Steve (3 April 1988).
2153:Cox, Caleb (4 August 2010).
1948:Wilson, Amy (25 June 2010).
1730:Balázs, Edith (March 2002).
1319:"Dixons Retail Introduction"
738:Prinz/Prinzsound/Prinztronic
471:Queen's Award for Enterprise
439:retailer, in November 1999.
18:DSG International (retailer)
3162:European Retail Round Table
2411:David Cohen (24 May 2003).
2278:Oates, John (18 May 2011).
1922:Oates, John (25 May 2010).
1259:European Retail Round Table
801:Former businesses include:
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2785:"Preliminary Results 2007"
2753:"Preliminary Results 2008"
2721:"Preliminary Results 2009"
2689:"Preliminary Results 2010"
2657:"Preliminary Results 2011"
2625:"Preliminary Results 2012"
2593:"Preliminary Results 2013"
2561:"Preliminary Results 2014"
532:United Kingdom and Ireland
1997:"Dixons Retail Group plc"
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217:£168.1 million (2013)
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3105:Sir Charles Dunstone
2836:at Wikimedia Commons
455:changed its name to
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238:consumer electronics
193:8.213 billion (2013)
181:Consumer Electronics
3216:Marks & Spencer
3061:Prinz / Prinztronic
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2496:on 11 November 2013
2059:on 28 December 2011
1954:The Daily Telegraph
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