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Mobile Fun recruiting following new office opening
Further expansion planned by firm including new mobile website.
Retailers
February 25, 2014
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail in merger talks
Companies must confirm intention by March 24
Retailers
February 24, 2014
Latest standings in 2014 Mobile News Personality of the Year poll
Surge in votes see’s Lyca Mobile chief Subaskaran Allirajah leaps from 20th to second as battle for the top 10 intensifies
Retailers
February 17, 2014
Chitter Chatter accused over unpaid £20,000 commissions
Franchisee in Basildon shuts up shop over EE partner payment dispute
Retailers
February 10, 2014
Mobile Fun acquires accessories vendor Playfect
Online accessories retailer makes its first purchase in a move that sees it enter the gaming accessory market and widen its overall portfolio
Retailers
February 10, 2014
Phones 4u axe 25 staff at head office
Roles deemed unnecessary following a mulit-million pound update of the retailer’s internal IT systems last year
Retailers
February 10, 2014
Latest Mobile News & What Mobile Podcast Now Live
Mobile News editor Michael Garwood and What Mobile reporter Jamie Feltham discuss some of the biggest stories over the past week.
Retailers
February 6, 2014
Phones 4u to open 15 Samsung-branded stores
Outlets to be branded as Samsung but run by Phones 4u staff, selling the latest smartphone, tablets and wearable technology from the manufacturer
Retailers
February 3, 2014
O2 drops Phones 4u after poor sales
Operator pulls business from Phones 4u after it made up just eight per cent of total contract connections at the retailer last year
Retailers
January 31, 2014
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact hits UK stores
Latest addition to manufacturer’s smartphone portfolio now on sale at Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4U and O2
Retailers
January 31, 2014
Samsung to open 20 UK stores in partnership with CPW
The deal will see some Carphone Warehouse stores rebranded as Samsung over the next three months
Retailers
January 29, 2014
Phones 4u pulls BlackBerry 10 handsets from stores
Retailer and troubled smartphone manufacturer ‘fell out’ over sales targets and rebates
Retailers
January 27, 2014
Virgin Mobile land network exclusive for ZTE Blade Q Mini
The MVNO said ZTE’s Blade series is a strong performer in its handset portfolio
Retailers
January 17, 2014
LG G Flex available to pre-order at Carphone Warehouse
First curved smartphone to hit the UK will be available from £52 a month with a £79 upfront cost, or £42 a month as part of an upgrade with no handset cost when it goes on sale next month
Retailers
January 14, 2014
BlackBerry cuts Z10 price as O2 and EE stop selling it
Two operators have confirmed they are no longer taking new stock of BlackBerry’s first BB10 device, as price falls to around £150
Retailers
January 13, 2014
2013: Year in Review
A ‘record’ 12 months of biggest-ever, fastest, thinnest, counterfeit, stolen and every other type of mobile phone
Retailers
January 2, 2014
December 2013 was UK’s first ‘mobile Christmas’
John Lewis saw traffic from mobile devices overtake desktop computers and laptops for the first time in the five weeks to December 28
Retailers
January 2, 2014
Get Connected slams damning BBC exposé as ‘load of rubbish’
Retailer angrily refutes allegations of misleading customers on contracts, with MD Damian Cole accusing programme of a ‘personal attack’ against him
Retailers
December 19, 2013
20:20 Mobile UK finance director Andy White quits
White joins 20:20 Mobile MD James Browning out of the Crewe based distributor
Retailers
December 11, 2013
Carphone reports a 119pc rise in mobile sales on Cyber Monday
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini smartphone was the top seller, with order numbers up 695 per cent compared to the whole of the previous week
Retailers
December 3, 2013
Carphone to have ‘Cyber Monday’ sale on Samsung devices
Retailer offers discounted Galaxy product bundles, with the £229 upfront price of the Galaxy S4 slashed altogether
Retailers
November 29, 2013
Apple and Phones 4U offering ‘Black Friday’ deals
Phones 4U has cut prepay prices by £15 while Apple, Asda and John Lewis have discounted devices and accessories
Retailers
November 29, 2013
John Lewis gets Nokia Lumia 2520 exclusivity
The retailer, which will stock the Lumia 2520 from December 4, will have exclusivity on the product until the end of February
Retailers
November 28, 2013
Frequency bags O2 and Tesco supply deals
Retailers join Carphone Warehouse, Waitrose, Amazon and Mobile Fun in selling the specialised mobile phone speakers
Retailers
November 21, 2013
O2 franchise retail store rollout hits 177
Operator now more than halfway through its current franchise plan, with the possibility of extending the target still in the pipeline
Retailers
November 20, 2013
Carphone Warehouse reports first-half revenue growth
The retailer said like-for-like sales grew 8.3 per cent in the first half of 2013, despite a slow Q2 as customers held out for the arrival of 4G
Retailers
November 14, 2013
Phones 4U, O2 and Carphone confirm Moto G availability
Smartphone now on Phones 4U’s website with in-store availability following on Friday; O2 to begin selling device from November 27, with Carphone ranging it from December 11
Retailers
November 13, 2013
Three announces exit from Carphone Warehouse
From December 4 Three contracts will no longer be offered by the retailer
Retailers
November 7, 2013
Carphone Warehouse to stock Doro Liberto 810 smartphone
The retailer is the first in the UK to offer Doro’s “most liberating and progressive handset” from £119.95
Retailers
November 7, 2013
HTC One Max goes on sale at Carphone Warehouse
Latest addition to the manufacturer’s One portfolio available for free from £52 a month on contract
Retailers
November 6, 2013
£3bn Fairfax deal for BlackBerry falls through
Fairfax opts out of buying manufacturer after completing six-week due diligence process. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins to leave manufacturer in the next two weeks
Retailers
November 4, 2013
Mobile Fun opens second UK office
Premises, located a mile from its head office in Birmingham, to focus on the online accessories retailer’s international growth plans
Retailers
November 4, 2013
Phones 4u reveals Christmas advertising campaign
Retailer’s latest ads will showcase gifts which will be included with contract and pay as you go purchases
Retailers
November 1, 2013
Phones 4U appoints David Kassler as CEO
Former chief executive of EMI Music takes over responsibilities held by retailer’s Group CEO Tim Whiting since May
Retailers
October 31, 2013
Phones 4U gets pink Galaxy Note 3 exclusive for November
Retailer also giving away a wireless speaker worth £120 to customers upgrading to a 4G tariff
Retailers
October 31, 2013
Assurant completes £107m acquisition of LSG
Specialised insurance provider says deal will accelerate its opportunities and service capabilities in the European mobile market place
Retailers
October 28, 2013
Mobile Fun to go on the acquisition trail
Online mobile accessories retailer employs acquisition strategy, targeting businesses in the retail and distribution sectors
Retailers
October 22, 2013
Phones 4U secures exclusive on HTC One Mini in red
Colour variant to go on sale next month across the retailer’s stores and on it website
Retailers
October 22, 2013
Mobile Fun aiming to be in 50 countries by fiscal year end
International business will soon eclipse UK operations, MD Hussain says, with company also aiming for £1 million worth of sales in first year in distribution sector
Retailers
October 21, 2013
Samsung to open pop-up store on Portobello Road
The shop will feature products that have not gone on sale in the UK yet, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids
Retailers
October 18, 2013
Mobile Fun to move into distribution
Online mobile accessories retailer to establish division to supply dealers and retailers with products
Retailers
October 7, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 to go on sale this weekend
The 4G-enabled smartphone will be available from EE and retailers Carphone Warehouse and Tesco from tomorrow (October 5)
Retailers
October 4, 2013
O2’s 4G network to go live in five more cities
From tomorrow (September 27) O2’s 4G network will be accessible to 9.5 million people – as roll out reaches eight cities in the past month
Retailers
September 26, 2013
CPW to stock BlackBerry 9720 in blue, pink and purple from October
The retailer will offer the smartphone for free on plans from £11, and SIM free for £169.95
Retailers
September 25, 2013
Consortium to buy BlackBerry for $4.7bln (£3bln)
Consortium led by Toronto based ‘Fairfax Financial’ begin due diligence ahead of proposed $4.7 billion (£3billion) purchase of struggling manufacturer
Retailers
September 23, 2013
Survey finds 93pc of Apple shoppers want the iPhone 5s
More than nine tenths of a sample of 100 people queueing outside Apple’s Regent Street store said they were there to buy the iPhone 5s, with just one person wanting the iPhone 5c
Retailers
September 20, 2013
P4U puts five times more iPhone stock into stores than before
Retailer says it will have stock in all of its stores over the launch weekend as a result
Retailers
September 19, 2013
Selfridges to get UK weekend exclusive on BlackBerry Z30
Smartphone to go on sale first at Carphone Warehouse concession stores in Selfridges next Friday, with full nationwide roll-out following three days later
Retailers
September 18, 2013
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