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Dixons Carphone plc plans to cut 800 retail jobs

Dixons Carphone plc plans to cut 800 retail jobs

Tech retailer Dixons Carphone plc - the company behind the Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse brands in the UK - has announced plans to 'streamline' its store management, with up to 800 jobs expected to be cut across shops in the UK and Ireland.
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Looking back at February: from security scares to multiple MVNOs

Podcast - 27th February 2015

We're taking a look back at the biggest mobile industry news stories from February 2015, including allegations that the UK's security service tried to breach SIM card security by hacking into one of the world's biggest SIM producers.

We also talk about the planned BT and EE merger, the creation of two new UK virtual networks, some acquisitions in the mobile payment arena and a new Ubuntu smartphone.

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John Allan leaves Dixons Carphone for Tesco

John Allan leaves Dixons Carphone for Tesco

John Allan, one of two deputy chairmen at Dixons Carphone, has resigned from his post to take the job of chairman at Tesco plc.

Richard Broadbent, the current chairman of Tesco, is stepping down from the board on 1st March.

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Dixons Carphone to launch its own mobile network via Three UK

Reseller deals are in place with EE, O2 and Vodafone

The Dixons Carphone Group, formed last summer when Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse merged, says it’ll launch a virtual mobile network this spring in partnership with Three UK.

The MVNO deal promises “innovative and highly personalised connectivity options”, according to the company.

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Phones 4u in administration: EE, Vodafone and Dixons Carphone all offer roles to retail staff

Phones 4u in administration: EE, Vodafone and Dixons Carphone all offer roles to retail staff

Dixons Carphone, EE and Vodafone have all offered roles to a number of staff affected by the closure of Phones 4u stores.

Over 5,500 staff worked for the retailer when it went into administration last week.

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