Dixons (online)

Dixons (online)
Dixons
Type Online Retailer
Industry Retail
Founded 1937
Headquarters Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire
England
Key people Per Bjørgås
(Managing Director)
Products White goods, Telecommunications, Information technology
Parent Dixons Retail plc

Dixons is an online retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is owned by Dixons Retail plc.

With its origins in a photographic shop opened by Charles Kalms, the chain had a store in most towns and cities across the UK and Ireland. On 5 April 2006, Dixons announced that they were removing the brand from the high street (except in Ireland) and would only be using the Currys brand, branded as Currys.digital. DSG Ireland followed suit in August 2008.[1]

History

The first Dixons was opened by Charles Kalms in Southend as a photographic studio in 1937. The business flourished during the Second World War, as there was much demand for photographic services and family portraits. By the end of the war Kalms had opened seven more studios in the London area. The demands for portrait services decreased considerably after the war, and he was forced to close all but one studio in Edgware, north London. The company was taken over by his son Stanley Kalms, who was chairman until recently,[when?] and remains president for life.

On 5 April 2006 Dixons announced that there would no longer be any Dixons shops in Britain; shops would henceforth be named Currys.digital. This was said to signal a shift to more Internet-based selling and to "reduce confusion". Dixons stores were to be retained in Ireland, and in locations such as airports, and the Dixons website would continue. Dixons-named shops in Ireland were also discontinued in August 2008, being renamed Currys (not Currys.digital, however, and with a new Currys logo). A Dixons.ie internet site was set up.

References

  1. ^ Cheers! (7 August 2008). "Electrical store Dixons to be rebranded under Currys name". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/electrical-store-dixons-to-be-rebranded-under-currys-name-1448260.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009. 

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