John Clare is to step down as chief executive of the Dixons to Currys electrical goods retailer DSG International in September. Mr Clare, 56, is one of the longest-serving chief executives in the retail sector, and the fourth-longest serving head of a FTSE 100 company. He has been with Britain’s …
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British Gas Engineers Appliance & Electrical Engineers To Vote On Industrial Act
Engineers of British Gas are to be balloted on industrial action after a 3rd rejection of the pay offer, engineers are said to be disgusted with the latest offer of £88.00 consolidated from the team reward which was also non pensionable.
Petrol to hit £1 a litre within weeks as oil supply strains show
Petrol prices were on course last night to break the pound-a-litre barrier after the cost of crude oil on global markets rose to its highest level this year.
Homeserve in talks to buy Domestic & General
Homeserve, the insurer which covers emergencies such as burst pipes, is in talks to buy household appliance warranties group Domestic & General, in a deal that could be worth more than £500m.
New vacuum cleaner cubes dust
Keeping a home spotless might be much easier with the launch of a new vacuum cleaner, which promises to pack dust into tightly-packed cubes. The Compression Vacuum Cleaner packs the dust it hoovers up in the bagless container, making it easier to empty and also enabling it to collect four times a…
Windows Vista SideShow Fridge Magnet
Descried as a “FM Fridge Magnet scribbler device”, the The MK140 from Ricavision has a 3.5″ QVGA LCD screen that can be used to display messages and send them on to the Windows Vista box. There are definitely going to be some Smart Home applications for this device.
500,000 Whirlpool Dishwashers Recalled
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Whirlpool Corporation is announcing the voluntary recall of approximately 500,000 Whirlpool and Kenmore brand dishwashers. Wiring in the door latch may overheat and catch fire. Whirlpool has received 20 claims of property dam…
Gorenje Get Funky With Ora-Ito
Obviously not satisfied with the bling of the Swarovski fridge freezer Slovenian manufacturer Gorenje has teamed up with French design company Ora Ita, the brand name of the designer Ito Morabito and, has come up with some futuristic “Blade Runner” looking applainces. Of course the Koreans have b…
New fridge ‘thinks outside the box’
Those who like to know what the weather might be like outside or do not have any recipe books to hand may be interested in a new fridge-freezer from LG. The Side-By-Side LSC27990, which places a refrigerator next to a freezer with doors that open out, also includes a nifty device on the front – a…
DSG hit by European malaise
Electricals group DSG is writing off up to £200m to cover the cost of its loss-making operations in Italy and France, and the sale of its UK business mobile company.