Tag archive: High Street

DSG International, which owns the UK High Street electronics chains Currys.digital and PC World, has announced that it will phase out 77 of a total of 177 Currys.digital stores over the next five years as their leases expire, even as DSG reported a 1% rise in like-for-like sales for so far this year. But the company is hoping to cut costs by $100 million over the next year and has already issued two profit warnings, even as its chief… Read More

It’s not all signed, sealed and delivered yet, but the way looks clear for UK High Street video game retailer Game to acquire one of its competitors,Gamestation.   The Competition Commission yesterday gave provisional approval to the dealafter concluding that it wouldn’t significantly lessen the competition in the market.   Game and Gamestation are the largest UK video game retailers, and the deal, worthy around… Read More

It might be an idea whose time has come – shop and save the planet. In the UK, online shoppers can now build up credits to offset their annual carbon footprint.   A new portal, Smartly Green, allows shoppers to click through to the web sites of major High Street retailers like John Lewis, Asda and Comet. When they make a purchase, Smartly Green receives a commission from the retailer.   Of the commission, 50% isreturned to the… Read More