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Dixons, the electrical retailer, is to change its name to DSG International, and is also expected to shed 800 jobs through the closure of two distribution centres and the outsourcing of back-office functions. 23-Jun-2005 Dixons is to transfer its main national distribution centre to Newark, adding an extra 350 jobs to the existing 300 at its site off the A17, and a separate scheme is proposed to bring a further 500 jobs to the Newark Industrial Estate. 27-May-2005 Dixons is planning to open a further 20 PC City stores in France, and make its first moves into Portugal and Poland. 28-Apr-2005 Dixons is conducting a strategic review of The Link, its chain of almost 300 mobile phone stores, which could lead to a £200m sale. 11-Apr-2005 Dixons is planning to relocate up to 40 of its 300 Currys electrical stores away from "fashion-led" retail parks over the next three years, due to the comparatively high rents. 24-Jan-2005 Dixons is planning to create 2,000 jobs across Europe and 1,000 in the UK this financial year, by expanding its chain of electrical goods stores. 24-Jun-2004 Dixons Group is to acquire WHSU, formerly known as Micro Warehouse, in order to expand the business-to-business operation of its PC World subsidiary. 28-May-2004 Dixons is to close 106 high street electrical stores over the next three months, with the loss of up to 1,000 jobs. 29-Apr-2004 Dixons has outsourced its Sheffield-based customer service centre to Capita Group, with the transfer of 800 staff. 13-Apr-2004 Dixons is to open six new stores in the north-east this year, under the Dixons, Curry's and PC World brands, with the creation of 240 jobs. 16-Jan-2004 Dixons Group has sold its Codic International European property development business to a group of Belgian investors for £23m. 10-Dec-2003 Dixons is planning to set up a chain of up to 130 xL electrical superstores, which are about four times larger than its traditional shops. 06-Oct-2003 Dixons is seeking suitable locations to open small-format PC World stores, following a recent trial in Lincolnshire. 22-Sep-2003 Dixons is planning to open a further ten computer superstores over the next year with the creation of 2,200 jobs, including its first store in Sweden. 26-Jun-2003 Dixons, the Hemel Hempstead-based electrical retailer, is to shed 350 of its 2,000 head office jobs. 19-Mar-2003 Dixons is to close its Mastercare electrical goods distribution centre in Milton Par, near Didcot, with the loss of about 80 jobs. 07-Feb-2003 Dixons has announced plans to recruit about 1,000 new staff a year in the UK over the next five years, and a similar number of new jobs will also be created in continental Europe. 15-Oct-2002 Dixons is to acquire UniEuro, the Italian electrical retailer with 88 stores, in a £231m deal. 10-Oct-2002 Dixons is planning to open an electrical megastore in Cardiff later this year, and the concept could be extended nationwide if successful. 29-Jul-2002 Dixons is planning to create more than 1,000 jobs in its electrical retailing business over the next year, which will benefit its Hemel Hempstead head office, call centres in Nottingham and Sheffield and its logistics division. 02-Jul-2002 Dixons is to acquire Direct Telephone Services, the Manchester-based provider of mobile phone services under the Genesis Communications brand, for up to £31m. 08-May-2002 Dixons is to close its Mastercare distribution and servicing operation in Lincoln in March, with the loss of about 40 jobs. 01-Feb-2002 Dixons is planning to expand its 279-strong chain of The Link phone shops by adding 10-20 new outlets a year. 10-Jan-2002 Dixons has acquired a 24% stake in UniEuro, the Italian electrical retailer, for £64m, and has an option to buy the remainder by July 2003. 28-Nov-2001 Dixons is planning to open about 70 electrical product stores over the next year with the creation of about 1,300 jobs. 06-Jul-2001 Dixons is to redesign its 386 Currys electrical stores, with 60 of the high street outlets being updated this year. 02-Jul-2001 Dixons is to acquire SuperRadio, the Danish chain of out-of-town electrical superstores, and will rebrand the outlets under its El-Giganten name. 07-Jun-2001 Dixons is considering plans to set up a third customer service centre at Nunnery Square in Sheffield. 01-Mar-2001 Dixons is planning to open up to 30 PC City electrical stores in France. 11-Jan-2001 Freeserve, the internet service provider 80% owned by Dixons, has been acquired by the Wanadoo division of France Telecom for £1.6bn. 07-Dec-2000 Dixons is planning to recruit a further 1,000 staff at its customer contact centre in Sheffield over the next year. 20-Sep-2000 MFI is planning to open 50 new furniture stores over the next three years, and has announced a deal with Dixons to sell Hygena kitchens at 40 concessions in Currys stores. 28-Jul-2000 Dixons is acquiring a 20% stake in Amstrad's new e-mail telephone business, providing £12m in advertising and distribution support and £3m in cash. 09-Jun-2000 Dixons is to auction its 80% stake in Freeserve, the internet service provider. 31-May-2000 Dixons has acquired a 15% stake in P Kotsovolos, the Greek electrical retailer, for £44m, and the two companies will prepare plans to expand into eastern Europe. 20-Apr-2000 Dixons is planning to set up a PC World store at a new retail park built by Sainsbury's at Exe Bridges in Exeter. 10-Apr-2000 Dixons is setting up an e-commerce business in France, in order to sell products sold in its UK computer and electrical stores. 22-Mar-2000 Dixons has acquired Ei System Computer, the Spanish computer retailer with 12 stores, for £16m. 26-Jan-2000 Dixons has announced plans for a corporate restructuring in order to separate its Freeserve internet business from its retail and property operations, but has denied speculation that Freeserve will be spun off completely. 13-Jan-2000 Dixons has acquired Elkjop, the Norwegian electrical retailer, for £444m, and hopes it will lead to the launch of some of its UK-based chains in Norway and Sweden. 30-Nov-1999 Dixons is planning to set up Currys and PC World superstores at the former Safeway site in London's Staples Corner. 09-Oct-1999 Dixons has confirmed plans to set up a call centre at the Nunnery Square offices in Sheffield, with the creation of up to 2,000 jobs. 12-Aug-1999 Dixons is planning to create 3,000 jobs this year by opening 100 stores across all five of its retail chains. 08-Jul-1999 Dixons and Halfords are considering plans to open superstores at the new Towngate retail park in Newport, Isle of Wight. 02-Jul-1999 Dixons is considering plans to set up a call centre in Sheffield, which would create an initial 300 jobs and up to 2,000 in the long-term. 01-Jul-1999 Dixons is investing £6m in TelePost Holdings of the US, in order to give users of its Freeserve internet business access to messaging and conference services. 26-Jun-1999 Dixons, the electrical retailer, has confirmed plans to float a minority stake in Freeserve, its internet access business. 07-Jun-1999 Dixons is considering plans to sell a minority stake in its Freeserve internet access business, having appointed advisers to examine the strategic alternatives. 13-Apr-1999 Dixons has announced a corporate reorganisation that will divide its retail operations into three units - Currys, PC World, and Dixons - and a new subsidiary will be created for its Freeserve internet access service. 26-Jan-1999 Dixons is planning to create up to 2,000 jobs this year by expanding its chain of electrical stores. 13-Jan-1999 Dixons is to recruit a further 25 people at its recently-opened mobile phone repair centre in Stoke. 02-Nov-1998 Dixons has linked up with Planet Online to launch Freeserve, which is claimed to be the UK's first free internet access provider, and believes the move will help to increase sales of its computers. 22-Sep-1998 Dixons is planning to open 100 new stores, including 13 PC Worlds, and create 2,000 new jobs, despite a slowdown in consumer spending. 09-Jul-1998 Dixons is buying Seeboard's chain of 39 electrical retail stores for about £20m, and is said to be planning to close up to two thirds of them. 02-Jul-1998 Dixons is to acquire the Byte computer retailing business from Specialist Computer Holdings for about £7m, and will add the 16 Byte stores to its chain of 50 PC World outlets. 01-Apr-1998 The Office of Fair Trading is stopping its unofficial investigation into allegations that Dixons has forced property developers to deny out-of-town retail space to smaller electrical retailers. 01-Oct-1997 Dixons is to launch a mail-order catalogue aimed at business users that will offer 9,500 products available from its PC World stores. 29-Sep-1997 Dixons is planning to double the size of The Link, the chain of 100 high street communications stores, within two years, creating 800 jobs. 28-Aug-1997 Dixons is planning to create up to 3,000 jobs in its chain of electrical goods stores, following a 17% increase in sales in the first nine weeks of the year. 10-Jul-1997 Cellnet is acquiring a 40% stake in The Link, the consumer electronics chain owned by Dixons, for £25m. 09-Apr-1997 Dixons, the electrical retailer, is stepping up its expansion into Ireland with the acquisition of the retail assets of the Harry Moore chain. 14-Jan-1997 Dixons, the electrical retailer, has bought DN Computer Services, the mail order computer company, for £9.7m. 05-Nov-1996 Dixons, the electrical retailer, is planning to open 10 Currys superstores and 10 PC Worlds this year, creating 2,500 jobs. 11-Jul-1996 Dixons, the electrical retailer, is planning a £100m expansion focusing on its PC World and The Link outlets, and creating 4,000 jobs over the next two years. 07-Apr-1996
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