Currys
Type	Part of DSG International plc
Founded	1884
Headquarters	Hemel Hempstead, England
Key people	Per Bjørgås (Group Managing Director, UK and International Electricals Division since January 2006), Sir John Collins (Group Chairman since September 2002), Image File history File links Currys_Logo. ... The United Kingdom based DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group plc) is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Statistics Population: 81,143 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL056071 Administration District: Dacorum Shire county: Hertfordshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hertfordshire Historic county: Hertfordshire Services Police force: Hertfordshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East of England Post office and... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Managing director is the term used for the chief executive of many limited companies in the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sir John Collins (born 1941) is an British business executive an director for several corporations. ... For other uses of chair, see chair (disambiguation). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Ashley Robins NIP (Group Xbox360 Worker since 2006)
Industry	Retail
Products	White goods, Telecommunications, Information technology
Revenue	n/a (see DSG International plc for group revenue.)
Employees	8,843 (2005)
Website	http://www.currys.co.uk/

Currys is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. It specialises in home electronics and household appliances, with 295 superstores and 73 high street stores. Their annual sales in 2003/04 were £1,752 million and £1,852 million in 2004/05. In April 2006, it was announced that Dixons stores (except in Ireland) would be rebranded as "Currys.digital", taking the total to 550 stores. In Ireland however the Currys brand will continue to be only used for large-format stores, with Dixons retained on the high street. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... A major appliance is a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... The United Kingdom based DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group plc) is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... The United Kingdom based DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group plc) is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. ... A major appliance is a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. ...

History

The First 100 Years

Henry Curry

Currys was founded in 1884 by Henry Curry (born 1850) when he started to build bicycles full time in a shed at the back of his garden at 40 Painter Street, Leicester, England. He opened his first shop in 1888 at 271 Belgrave Gate, Leicester. The company was put on a proper financial footing in 1897 when Henry formed a partnership with his sons calling the company H. Curry & Sons. The business continued to grow and floated on the stock exchange in 1927, by this time the shops sold a wide variety of goods including bicycles, toys, radios and gramophones. Currys pulled out of cycle manufacturing and retailing in the 1960's to concentrate on electrical goods. Image File history File links Henrycurry. ... Image File history File links Henrycurry. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Edison cylinder phonograph ca. ...

Shop at 285-287 Belgrave Gate in 1903

Interior 1932

interior 1960

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1984 Taken over By DSG International

Currys was taken over by DSG International plc (owners of the Dixons electorical products retail chain) in 1984 but maintained its separate brand identity. In April 2006, DSG announced that its Dixons stores (except in Ireland and in duty-free areas in airports) would be rebranded as Currys.digital, in addition to the existing Currys outlets, making a total of 550 Currys stores in all. The United Kingdom based DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group plc) is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Currys. ...

Before the Dixons rebranding, the chain contained only a few small town-centre high-street stores compared with its much greater number of large out-of-town superstores. These stores are generally split into four main departments - Computing, Home Entertainment, Major Domestic Appliances and Small Domestic Appliances. The stores are a mix of display products and self-service sections.

Currys nowadays sells solar panels. A photovoltaic (PV) module that is composed of multiple PV cells. ...

Customer's can also now reserve and collect products, meaning products can be reserved on the internet, then checked and bought at the local retail outlet.

See also

Hygena at Currys Hygena at Currys is a concession between Currys (Dixons Store Group) and MFI. There are 150+ concessions found in Currys stores throughout the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Currys official site
• Information About Currys Online
• Help With Currys Online
• Currys partmaster service
• Customer reviews of the store from Froogle.