Staff Reporter

Redstone Mobile said it wanted to increase the number of dealers selling non-mobile products from 25 per cent to 40 per cent next year.

Mainline will drive recruitment of its elite B2B dealer club this year.

European Telecom (ET) is likely to have to wait until April to front HMRC in the courtroom to reclaim eight million pounds of VAT.

A massive crackdown by police on criminal gangs and thieves in London has resulted in 56 arrests and the seizure of 324 mobile phones.

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Brightstar has appointed former Orange purchasing chief Mike Harris as European sales director for supply chain solutions and former Dextra account manager Rebecca Harle as European sales director for accessories.

Samsung Mobile’s F700 handset will trump the success of its G800 if sales continue as they are, said Samsung Uk & Ireland director Mark Mitchinson.

The Independent Mobile Phone Dealer Association (IMPDA) said last week that demand to attend a meeting with Ofcom about cashback deals was so great it had to turn away more than one hundred dealers.

Two men were sentenced last month for possession of 194,000 pounds worth of stolen Nokia Vertu handsets.

Advantage has signed up 300 dealers since its launch in September, surpassing its target of 250 for the end of this year. It said it had also become the second highest indirect consumer connector for 3.