I believe PC World is now rebranded as Currys.sold by whatever Dixons is called this week.
Currys/PC_World.
In message <m8s87llgg0di9tfmjnhkt8k874j9e0ckpm@4ax.com>, at 12:37:17 onDigital Signal Generator?
Thu, 6 Aug 2026, Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> remarked:
I believe PC World is now rebranded as Currys.sold by whatever Dixons is called this week.
Currys/PC_World.
Absorbed into Currys, it appears.
End of an era. I went to the opening of the first PC World, before the
chain was acquired by DSG.
On 06/08/2026 14:16, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <m8s87llgg0di9tfmjnhkt8k874j9e0ckpm@4ax.com>, at 12:37:17 onDigital Signal Generator?
Thu, 6 Aug 2026, Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> remarked:
I believe PC World is now rebranded as Currys.sold by whatever Dixons is called this week.
Currys/PC_World.
Absorbed into Currys, it appears.
End of an era. I went to the opening of the first PC World, before the
chain was acquired by DSG.
Direct Shift Gearbox?
In message <114hlmg$2gncj$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:17:21 on Fri, 31 Jul
2026, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> remarked:
On 31/07/2026 06:18, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <114ge2u$1grn6$3@dont-email.me>, at 22:01:18 on Thu, 30 Jul >>> 2026, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> remarked:
On 30/07/2026 18:45, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <114fth4$1grn6$2@dont-email.me>, at 17:18:44 on Thu, 30
Jul-a-a 2026, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> remarked:
On 28/07/2026 10:43, Roland Perry wrote:-aIf you mean Henry's in Edwawre Road, the numbers I gave are correct. >>>>>
In message <11484om$3c3hi$11@dont-email.me>, at 18:33:10 on Mon, 27 >>>>>>> Jul-a-a 2026, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> remarked: >>>>>>>
The retail sector in *anything* tends to work on a 3:1 markup >>>>>>>> irrsepective of labour overheads etc
-aThat's simply not true in for example consumer electronics. The >>>>>>> retailer-a gets a 30% margin, the importer perhaps 20%, and the >>>>>>> manufacturer around 10%
-aSo something on the shelf of whatever Dixons is called this week >>>>>>> with-a a-a -u299 price tag will have cost them -u200, and the importer >>>>>>> would have-a bought-a it for -u160, and the component cost being >>>>>>> around-a -u145.
Dear Henrys about -u150?
Numatic International-aWho are they?
A well known manufacturer of products
-aIt matters what kind of products. Relatively inert items like cables
and-a computer workstation desks, would have different markups than flat >>> screen-a smart-TVs.
sold by whatever Dixons is called this week.-aCurrys/PC_World.
I assumed you meant that.
Who would you count as a manufacturer of smart / flat screen TVs? Vestel?
2024 sales 186, cost of sales 147,-a materials 125-a (billion TL)
Larger margin than you suggested, not enough to keep them in business.
I thought I suggested 10%, so -u147 * 1.1 = -u161, a bit shy of -u186. Maybe they had a direct sales operation or other such overheads to pay as well.
On 06/08/2026 10:14, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <114hlmg$2gncj$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:17:21 on Fri, 31
Jul 2026, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> remarked:
On 31/07/2026 06:18, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <114ge2u$1grn6$3@dont-email.me>, at 22:01:18 on Thu, 30 >>>>Jul 2026, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> remarked:
On 30/07/2026 18:45, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <114fth4$1grn6$2@dont-email.me>, at 17:18:44 on Thu, >>>>>>30 Julaa 2026, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk> remarked:
On 28/07/2026 10:43, Roland Perry wrote:aIf you mean Henry's in Edwawre Road, the numbers I gave are correct. >>>>>>
In message <11484om$3c3hi$11@dont-email.me>, at 18:33:10 on >>>>>>>>Mon, 27 Julaa 2026, The Natural Philosopher >>>>>>>><tnp@invalid.invalid> remarked:
The retail sector in *anything* tends to work on a 3:1 markup >>>>>>>>>irrsepective of labour overheads etc
aThat's simply not true in for example consumer electronics. >>>>>>>>The retailera gets a 30% margin, the importer perhaps 20%, and >>>>>>>>the manufacturer around 10%
aSo something on the shelf of whatever Dixons is called this >>>>>>>>week witha aa u299 price tag will have cost them u200, and the >>>>>>>>importer would havea boughta it for u160, and the component >>>>>>>>cost being arounda u145.
Dear Henrys about u150?
Numatic InternationalaWho are they?
A well known manufacturer of products
aIt matters what kind of products. Relatively inert items like
cables anda computer workstation desks, would have different
markups than flat screena smart-TVs.
sold by whatever Dixons is called this week.aCurrys/PC_World.
I assumed you meant that.
Who would you count as a manufacturer of smart / flat screen TVs? Vestel? >>> 2024 sales 186, cost of sales 147,a materials 125a (billion TL)
Larger margin than you suggested, not enough to keep them in business.
I thought I suggested 10%, so u147 * 1.1 = u161, a bit shy of u186. >>Maybe they had a direct sales operation or other such overheads to
pay as well.
147 is cost of sales, 125 is materials (component cost); 186 / 125 = 1.5
On 06/08/2026 14:16, Roland Perry wrote:
In message <m8s87llgg0di9tfmjnhkt8k874j9e0ckpm@4ax.com>, at 12:37:17
on Thu, 6 Aug 2026, Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> remarked:
Absorbed into Currys, it appears.I believe PC World is now rebranded as Currys.sold by whatever Dixons is called this week.
Currys/PC_World.
End of an era. I went to the opening of the first PC World, before
the chain was acquired by DSG.
Digital Signal Generator?
Direct Shift Gearbox?
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