Carphone, Best Buy Roll Out Retail Plans
Last May, leading U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy and Britain’s Carphone Warehouse announced a partnership, which saw Best Buy taking a 50 percent stake in Carphone Warehouse, which operates some 2,4000 retail locations in nine European countries. Now, even amidst the current dour economic climate, the companies are expected to push ahead with their partnership, potentially announcing some 200 new UK retail locations next week as they try to make a bold move on Europe’s consumer electronics market. However, some industry watchers say the 200-location figure is too high, and that the partnership will start out with a smaller number of new r
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