Carphone to become Motorola Xoom's distributor
Submitted by Mahendra Bahal on Mon, 02/21/2011 - 03:44It is clear now that Carphone Warehouse is going to work the distributor or will be offering Motorola's Xoom tablet device. They are going to opt for it once the device comes out in the market this summer season.
The UK retailer said that it will be having exclusive rights for offering the device that will gave 3G version of Android 3.0 Honeycomb device from April 2011.
Carphone Warehouse hacks Google Nexus S’ price by £119
Submitted by Leonard Moore on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 01:43Sales concerns have reportedly forced Carphone Warehouse to hack the price of the unlocked Google Nexus S smartphone by £119.
The Google Nexus S handset is now available for £430 (including delivery), only days after it was launched with a price tag of £549.
It is interesting to note here that the Nexus S costs £559.95 on pay- as-you-go deal at Vodafone from Carphone Warehouse. However, the cheapest Nexus S package costs just £540 at £30 a month on 18-month contract. This deal offers 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data.
Carphone shares ascend on dividend assurance
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Sat, 11/06/2010 - 14:22Carphone Warehouse has vowed more cash to endorse its megastores Best Buy electronics as it seems to set up the subsidiary label in the UK.
Yesterday, the organization visualized it shares plunging up by 11 per cent to 341.75p as it too expressed that it anticipated shelling out its initial dividend at the conclusion of this fiscal year.
Carphone Warehouse announces pricing for Galaxy Tab
Submitted by Seher Dhillon on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 07:50Carphone Warehouse has announced pricing for the Korean electronics giant Samsung’s upcoming tablet computer Galaxy Tab.
The retailer has started asking people to pre-order the Galaxy Tab for £529.99 unlocked and SIM-free. It can also be had for £499.99 on a contract with TalkMobile, which will offer 1GB of data for £10 a month.
Considering Galaxy Tab prices at other retailers, prices announced by Carphone Warehouse are attractive. Online retailer Amazon had originally listed the Tab with a massive price tag of £800; however, it gradually slashed that price tag to £600.
Carphone splits into two separately listed companies
Submitted by Seher Dhillon on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 13:00British broadband provider Carphone Warehouse de-merged on Monday, splitting into two separately listed companies.
Shares in broadband provider TalkTalk and retailer Carphone Warehouse started trading on the London Stock Exchange at 127p-a-share and 135p-a-share respectively.
Carphone Warehouse will comprise of old group’s mobile phone retail offering and the joint venture with the consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co.
UBS analysts credited 60 per cent of the value of the old group to TalkTalk and 40 per cent to new Carphone.
Complete Year Earnings Forecast Hiked by Carphone Warehouse
Submitted by Sunil Kumar on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 14:20On the back of better-than-expected performances at its Talk Talk division and the Best Buy joint venture, Carphone Warehouse has gone ahead to hike its complete year earnings forecast.
For the year up-to March 2010, the company now expects to post per share earnings towards the top end of the 14-15 pence range, and its share of Best Buy's total revenue generated would be 40-50 Million Pounds, a substantial rise from the previous prediction of 30-40 Million Pounds.
Carphone Warehouse Looking to Boost Christmas Sales with New Models
Submitted by Seher Dhillon on Sat, 11/28/2009 - 18:38With the Christmas shopping season now officially on, Carphone Warehouse, Britain's biggest mobile phones retailer, is hoping to hit it big and raise its sales with a range of "flashy" new mobiles, the iPhone and its imitators included, but is concerned about the coming year after the excitement has died down.
"Christmas has started earlier than for two or three years. A range of new products, such as touch- screen pre-pay phones, have really struck a chord with consumers," said Finance Chief Roger Taylor.




























