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- The company was formed in 1934 as an importer and wholesaler of electrical goods. In 1935 it was acquired by Basinghall Industrial Services Limited. It was renamed Currys Micro-Systems Limited in 1979.
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Our History. The business has changed a lot in 130 years but our desire to help everyone enjoy amazing technology has remained consistent, from bikes and gramophones a hundred years ago, to drones and virtual reality today. 1884. Henry Curry founded Curry Cycle Co, a bicycle-building business. 1927.
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As use cases become clear to customers, this emerging...
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We help customers choose the right technology, across a huge...
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Currys was founded by Henry Curry in 1884 as a...
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In 1927, it was incorporated under the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1917, as a limited company called Currys (1927) Limited. It was renamed Currys Limited in 1930, and in 1981 was re-registered under...
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In 1984, Currys was taken over by Dixons (another electrical products retail chain, now Currys plc) but maintained its separate brand identity. In April 2006, Dixons Stores Group announced that its Dixons shops, except in Ireland and in duty-free areas in airports, would be rebranded as Currys.digital [ 6 ] (later changed to Currys Digital).
Currys was founded by Henry Curry in 1884 as a bicycle-building business, before the company diversified into selling toys, radios and gramophones when it listed on the stock market in 1927. Dixons began in 1937 when Charles Kalms opened a photo studio in Southend.
Currys plc is a British multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company headquartered in London, [4] which was formed in 2014 by the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse Group. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
May 13, 2021 · Dixons Carphone plc ("the Company") today announces its intention to change its name to "Currys plc". This follows the announcement that in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Currys PC World,...
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May 13, 2021 · The company will also change its corporate name to Currys Plc under the shake-up in October. Boss Alex Baldock said picking the Currys name was a “no brainer”.
