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Dixons Carphone sees “roller coaster” Christmas
Group sales up nine per cent year-on-year and retailer predicts “higher-than-expected” yearly profit
Retailers - James Pearce
January 21, 2015
Brightstar stamps Post Office supply deal
Hardware distributor to provide mobiles, SIM cards and accessories for the upcoming launch of the Post Office’s MVNO
Distributors - Paul Withers
January 20, 2015
EE public sector head Tufft joins Mainline as sales & marketing boss
Former head of public sector’s appointment comes after the mobile operator acquired the airtime distributor last month Mainline
Distributors - Paul Withers
January 20, 2015
Azzurri joins EE’s partner programme
Telecoms provider will continue to sell O2 products after signing agreement with EE
Dealers - Alex Yau
January 13, 2015
BlackBerry Classic goes on sale at Carphone Warehouse
Smartphone, based on the BlackBerry Bold design from May 2011, is available to buy more than a month after it was originally due for release
Retailers - Paul Withers
January 9, 2015
Olive seals £5 million contract with insurance provider
Olive describes contract win as “significant” for their unified communications and cloud capabilities
Dealers - Alex Yau
January 8, 2015
CPWB axes franchise programme after 18 month trial
Dealers being offered chance to move to new affiliate dealer programme
Distributors - Alex Yau
January 5, 2015
Daisy Group loses £8 million in half-year results
Four directors also resign from company following management buyout agreed in October
Distributors - Alex Yau
January 5, 2015
Mobile providers capex reached $214 billion globally in 2014
Research from Ovum predicts communication companies will spend $2 trillion on capital expenditure between 2014-2019
International - James Pearce
December 19, 2014
Exclusive: EE acquires airtime distributor Mainline
Mobile operator now takes full ownership of the company, with the Mainline brand to remain; MD Andrew Boden to leave the company after 23 years
Distributors - Paul Withers
December 18, 2014
Dixons Carphone to cut 400 jobs at head office
Newly-merged retailer says 20 per cent of its combined head office staff will be leaving between May and October 2015
Retailers - Paul Withers
December 18, 2014
Ofcom appoints Sharon White as new chief executive
HM Treasury Second Permanent Secretary will take up her role in late March 2015, replacing the departing Ed Richards
Retailers - Paul Withers
December 16, 2014
Plan.com lauches new customer portal for partners’ customers
New partner portal launched last week allows end-customers full access to their billing information online
Distributors - Alex Yau
December 16, 2014
Darren Goldsmith to join Voice Mobile
Orange and EE veteran brought into continue B2B dealer’s growth by maintaining and developing new business leads and partnerships
Dealers - Paul Withers
December 15, 2014
Two charged over alleged robbery at UTL site
Two men appear in court following incident at UTL recycling site in Leicestershire
International - Alex Yau
December 11, 2014
Computacenter boss Muller takes over from Riley as Daisy CEO
Riley, who founded the company in 2001 and is leading a management buy-out, to take on executive chairman role
Unified Comms - Paul Withers
December 11, 2014
Dixons Carphone passes Christmas store opening target
Retailer passes original target meaning that almost 200 Carphone Warehouse concessions now open in Curry’s/PC World stores
Retailers - Alex Yau
December 10, 2014
Porn shame of UK mobile workforce
Corporate and personal devices used for work run risk of being infected by malware but workers would be too ashamed to inform employers
Dealers - Alex Yau
December 9, 2014
Ingram Micro set to acquire ANOVO
Deal worth an estimated ‚¬100 million is expected to contribute in excess of ‚¬300 million in annual revenue for the distributor
Distributors - Paul Withers
December 9, 2014
Mobile retailers look to capitalise on Black Friday rush
All major retailers offering significant discounts on what is likely to be the biggest trading day of the year
Retailers - Alex Yau
November 28, 2014
YotaPhone 2 ‘dual-screen’ smartphone set for UK release
Android device to officially launch in the UK on December 3
Dealers - Michael Garwood
November 27, 2014
Exertis appoints Fiona Cooke as marketing director
Cooke joins following six years at Microsoft with responsibility for ‘invigorating’ the Exertis brand across the Uk and Europe
Distributors - Alex Yau
November 25, 2014
HTC appoints Tech Data as European distribution partner for RE camera
Deal is the second between the pair in the past month after they rekindled their relationship following an alleged fallout that lasted more than six months
Distributors - Paul Withers
November 21, 2014
O2 investing up to £690m improving network in 2015
“Unprecedented” investment to increase between 10 and 15 per cent next year across 2G, 3G and 4G. Credentials in public sector at all time high
Dealers - Michael Garwood
November 20, 2014
Ofcom names interim replacement for departing Richards
Current Ofcom director Steve Unger to assume full chief executive responsibilities until a successor is found
Dealers - Alex Yau
November 19, 2014
Avenir launches global accessories B2B website
Company’s business customers throughout Europe can now buy more than 400 products across its own BeeWi, Energizer, L@ Clope and Oxo brands
Distributors - Paul Withers
November 19, 2014
Ingram readies its enterprise arsenal
UK VP and MD Fergal Donovan discusses IMM’s new one-stop shopping programme
Distributors - Paul Withers
November 18, 2014
Vodafone hits 500 stores after finishing P4U refurb task
The 130 outlets it bought from the retailer following its collapse have now opened after a full rebrand and refit, taking total numbers to 528
Retailers - James Pearce
November 14, 2014
Dixons Carphone appoints Dan Brizell as global purchasing head
He joins from Phones 4u, where he held several senior roles within purchasing over a seven year period
Retailers - Paul Withers
November 14, 2014
Kati Cheetham returns to Exertis as head of purchasing
Cheetham was the company’s PC business unit manager from 2005-2009, and joins from Tech Data UK, where she was consumer PC manager for two years
Distributors - Paul Withers
November 13, 2014
Samsung B2B tablet now available exclusively through Exertis
Distributor lands UK exclusive for first six months of sale of the ruggedised handset
Distributors - Alex Yau
November 12, 2014
Blue HTC One M8 available from Carphone
Device also available in pink, grey, gold and silver on contracts starting at £28 per month
Retailers - James Pearce
November 11, 2014
Exertis appoints ex-EE employee to mobile division
Nick Beesley joins with brief to drive Samsung and Acer products into the channel
Distributors - Alex Yau
November 10, 2014
Dealers ‘big part’ in EE’s progress
Europe’s largest 4G provider admits past lessons have been learnt and it is winning in the market
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 7, 2014
Exertis launches Christmas hamper incentive
Distributor’s channel partners offered chance to win luxury festive goods
Distributors - Alex Yau
November 7, 2014
Exertis appoints new supply chain services sales director
Leo Hassett starts immediately and is tasked with ensuring Exertis’ supply chain runs “efficiently and effectively”
Distributors - James Pearce
November 6, 2014
Exclusive: James Powell quits Huawei for Motorola
Powell quits position as product director after three years to join recently acquired Motorola
Dealers - Michael Garwood
November 5, 2014
Mdee strengthens ties with dealers with appointment of BDMs
Carl Munn and Nathan Mitchell join EE airtime distributor to manage and develop partner relations across the UK
Distributors - Paul Withers
November 5, 2014
Currys PC World to stock Asus ZenFone range
Handset launched online on September 1 and Asus claim it’s seen sales growth rate of 414 per cent over seven weeks
Retailers - James Pearce
November 4, 2014
Exertis: It’s vital for channel to climb on wearables bandwagon
Exertis sales director of mobile Simon Woodman talks up the “huge” selling opportunities of wearable technology in B2B and B2C
Distributors - Michael Garwood
November 4, 2014
Olive’s revenue up 63 per cent to £17.6m
Increase of £6.6 million from the previous financial year, with EBITDA almost quadrupling to £4.5 million
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 4, 2014
Exertis launches Dell demo-suite to highlight it’s latest products
Resellers and customers invite to Exertis’ Basingstoke HQ to experience latest Dell solutions and products
Distributors - James Pearce
November 4, 2014
Mainline launches ‘Ding Dong Merrily Dubai’ incentive
Dealers making EE Small Business connections have the chance to win a holiday to Dubai, with each one having a 25 per cent chance of winning an instant prize
Dealers - Paul Withers
November 3, 2014
Amazon launches O2 contract sales and starts undercutting network partner
Amazon offering enhanced deals on O2 contracts after it starts selling operator’s airtime
Retailers - Alex Yau
October 28, 2014
Maintel acquires Proximity in £9.6 million deal
Maintel broadens product portfolio with acquisition of unified communications player
Dealers - Alex Yau
October 27, 2014
Tech Data appointed by HTC as exclusive UK distributor for Nexus 9
Tablet, the first to run Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, now available to order from the distributor, with shipments of WiFi version to begin early next month
Distributors - Paul Withers
October 27, 2014
Exclusive Interview: Where next for heavy-hitter Rod Millar?
Just days after quitting Tech Data – Millar is already planning a return to the mobile industry
Distributors - Michael Garwood
October 24, 2014
Voice Mobile ‘going for it’ with accessories website
Mobile Phone Kit currently offers 4,000 accessories across 43 different brands and 16 categories
Dealers - Paul Withers
October 24, 2014
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