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Carphone Q3 UK revenue up 6.3pc
Carphone plans for 100 Wireless World stores and new Best Buy big-box outlets in year ahead, as Q3 2009 retailing shows improvement
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Mainline in Tuscany incentive
Mainline has launched a new BlackBerry-based incentive for its dealers, with winners traveling to Tuscany and visiting sites such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Lebara brings in 400 extra staff
Ethnic-market MVNO Lebara Mobile takes on staff at UK headquarters to bolster service levels
20 more Vodafone/Apple dealers
Vodafone will work with Apple to bring on 20 more iPhone dealers by the end of May from its roster of direct and Yes Telecom partners
Fonehouse plans 100 branches
Retailer expands franchise programme, with signage above 100 sites by end of year
Doughty joins Micro-P mobile unit
John Doughty joins ex-20:20 manager Jane Griffiths at mobile unit; new Samsung PBX contract sees ex-Nimans specialists recruited
Irish retail chain shuts 27 shops
Sigma Group shuts 27 3G Mobile stores, a major channel for Irish network operator Meteor, after the network pulls out of purchase. Future of distributor Sigma Telecom also in question
Data Select gets Apple/Voda deal
Data Select handles iPhone pre-orders from Vodafone, and website fulfilment for the device going forward
Speakers’ Corner: The ‘youth’ market
The ‘youth’ market is too fluid a segment, and too difficult to easily segment, for easy marketing purposes. Nevertheless, it is an essential market for mobile retailers, manufacturers and networks
First LG Android handset launches
The GW620 Intouch is to be made available on T-Mobile and Virgin for free on 18-month and 24-month deals, respectively