Tag archive: Warehouse

For poor ol' Sony, it seems if it’s not one problem, it’s another. A few months after it dealt with a massive security breach which saw the personal information of millions of PlayStation Network users stolen by hackers, looters break into its only UK warehouse for CDs and DVDs and then burn it to the ground. The fire broke out at the company's north London distribution center on Monday night as social unrest spread across parts of… Read More

Last May, leading U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy and Britain's Carphone Warehouse announced a partnership, which saw Best Buy taking a 50 percent stake in Carphone Warehouse, which operates some 2,4000 retail locations in nine European countries. Now, even amidst the current dour economic climate, the companies are expected to push ahead with their partnership, potentially announcing some 200 new UK retail locations next… Read More

Best Buy has big plans for Europe. The economy might not be good, but that hasn’t stopped the US retailing giant from paying a cool $2.1 billion to acquire a 50% stake in the bricks and mortar operation of Britain’s Carphone Warehouse, which operates 2,400 stores in nine European countries, selling mobile phones as well as plans for many different networks. All those stores will keep their names and continue in… Read More