The United Kingdom based Dixons Group plc is one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. The company operates the Dixons, Currys, PC World, The Link retail chains and the Mastercare electronics repair business in the UK and the Electro World, UniEuro, Elkjøp, PC City and Kotsovolos chains in Continental Europe. The initials plc after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... Consumer electronics is electronic equipment intended for use by everyday people. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Dixons Group plc is a United Kingdom-based consumer electronics retailer. ... Currys is an electrical retailer in the UK, and is owned by the Dixons Group. ... PC World is a computer store chain which sells computers, scanners, printers, keyboards, mice, monitors and other computer accessories. ... The Link is one of the leading mobile phone retailers in the United Kingdom. ... Mastercare provides after-sales services for customers of Dixons, Currys, PC World and The Link. ... Elkjøp is the biggest electrical retailer in the Nordic countries, with over 170 stores across five countries. ... Continental Europe refers to the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and peninsulae. ...

The Group specialises in the sale of high technology consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related financial and after sales services (e.g. extended warranties). In 1982 Dixons introduced their Saisho own-brand range of electronic goods. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dixons founded the UK Internet Service Provider Freeserve, which was later purchased by Wanadoo, now a subsidiary of France Telecom, and rebranded as Wanadoo. Freeserve was one of the key internet bubble stocks in the UK, and Dixons made large profits by selling much of its stake close to the top of the market. An Internet service provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ... Wanadoo is a French Internet Service Provider (ISP), which is a subsidiary of France Telecom. ... Wanadoo is a French Internet Service Provider (ISP), which is a subsidiary of France Télécom. ... France Télécom is the main telecommunication company in France. ... Dot-com (also dotcom or redundantly dot. ...

In 2005 Dixons acquired an option to buy Eldorado Group, the largest electrical retailer in Russia and Ukraine by 2011 at a fixed price of $1.9 billion. The United States dollar, or American dollar, is the official currency of the United States. ...

On 8 August 2005 Dixons announced they would stop selling non-digital cameras when their existing stocks ran out as there was no longer sufficient demand for them. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Financial results

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• 1: pre stock split
• 2: the above trend profits for 2000 and 2001 were primarily attibutable to profits on disposal of Freeserve shares.

External links

• Corporate site
• Main UK consumer site