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Currys draws a (purple) line under West End mobile phone theft
A street campaign insired by the London Underground yellow ”Mnd The Gap’ platform line is being implemented by Currys to tackle mobile phone theft in London city hotspots. The ‘Mind the Grab’ initiative is backed by Westminster Council, the Metropolitan Police Service, and Crimestoppers, It will trial a painted purple line along Oxford Street pavements to
Retailers - Staff Reporter
August 10, 2025
Gradwell Comms acquisition makes it a baker’s dozen for Onecom
Leading managed comms and cloud technology provider Onecom has acquired hosted voice, SIP, and connectivity specialists Gradwell Communications, marking Onecom’s 13th acquisition since 2020.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
July 22, 2025
AO likely to wind down contract mobile business as losses mount
AO may be closing down its contract mobile division as it pivots away from contract-based handsets. 
Retailers - Staff Reporter
June 19, 2025
Former AdCentral co-founder sues CEO over alleged financial misconduct, raising concerns for US mobile phone repair shops that used the platform.
A high-stakes legal battle has erupted between AdCentral cofounders Scott Pierce and Israel Quintal (main pic), with Pierce filing a lawsuit alleging financial misconduct and unjust ousting from the company. AdCentral is a US-based marketing automation platform tailored for franchses, repair shops and similar small businesses. It is popular with mobile device servce and repair
Retailers - Staff Reporter
June 10, 2025
EE to opens first East Midlands Experience Store in Nottingham
EE is opening its first East Midlands Experience store tomorrow (Thursday) in Nottingham’s Victoria Centre.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
May 21, 2025
WeBuyAnyPhone.com sponsors top Portsmouth welterweight boxer
Mobile recycler webuyanyphone has stepped into the boxing ring to sponsor Portsmouth-born welterweight Michael McKinson
Retailers - Staff Reporter
May 8, 2025
WeBuyAnyPhone partners with TopCashback to offer £25 more on every approved device trade-in deal
Cashback site TopCashback has partnered with WeBuyAnyPhone.com to give TopCashback users an extra £25 back when they recycle their phones through its new ‘Sell Your Phone’ service. WeBuyAnyPhone.com will power the ‘Sell Your Phone’ service hosted on TopCashback.co.uk, which offers cashback rates to over 15 million members. TopCashback members can trade in their current or
Retailers - Staff Reporter
August 27, 2024
Currys is first retailer of Fairphone modular devices
Currys is now selling devices from Dutch manufacturer Fairphone and will be selling the Fairphone 5 on a SIM-free basis for £619. Fairphone was founded in 2013 to produce smartphones that are environmentally friendly. The phones have a modular design, and components like the battery, screen, and camera can be replaced individually. Owners can buy
Retailers - Staff Reporter
August 15, 2024
Top Netherlands used iPhone reseller Renewd appoints administrator
Leading used iPhone reseller Renewd has gone into administration. Netherlands legal firm HVG Law, which specializes in technology and telecommunications, is handling the administration. Renewd issued a statement saying: “Renewd® has requested a suspension of payments to address the current challenges. Over the coming weeks, we will decide how best to proceed, with a full
Retailers - Staff Reporter
July 18, 2024
musicMagpie global revenues dip by £8.1 million but UK sales hold firm
Pioneer secondary market provider musicMagpie’s global revenue dipped by £8.1 million, from £61.9 million to £53.8 million, for the six months to May compared to the same period last year. This drop is primarily attributed to strategic changes in its USA operations, shifting to a sourcing-only model. Despite the overall revenue decline, UK consumer technology
Retailers - Staff Reporter
July 2, 2024
Now Focus adds Midland to its fast-growing empire
Focus Group has continued on its takeover trail acquiring Midland Telecommunications Management Ltd, which trades as  Midland Telecom & IT. Focus this month secured £21.3 million in investment funding from Hg Capital Trust, an investor in European and transatlantic software and services. Focus was founded in 2003 by Ralph Gilbert and Chris Goodman in Brighton
Retailers - Staff Reporter
April 25, 2024
Assurant buys repair chain iSmash
Gadget insurance giant Assurant has bought repair chain iSmash and its 38 retail locations. iSmash had been looking for a sale for several months after its auditors put up a red flag over its future prospects as losses mounted to nearly £6 million, mainly due to the effects of Covid lockdowns and the new culture
Retailers - Staff Reporter
April 4, 2024
Mozillion certified as a Tik Tok Shop approved refurbished device provider
Mobile marketplace platform Mozillion has been certified by TikTok Shop as an approved refurbished mobile tech provider.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
November 26, 2023
Reboxed secures £1.6 milllion funding to develop retail partner programmes
Secondary market startup Reboxed has secured £1.6 million in seed funding from venture capitalist ACF Investors to develop its retail partner programs and Reboxed for Business service.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
November 21, 2023
Music Magpie in takeover talks with BT and investment group Aurelius
Leading re-commerce company Magpie is in takeover talks with both BT and pan-European alternative investment firm Aurelius Group A statement from musicMagpie said: “Discussions between the parties are ongoing and remain at a very early stage. Accordingly, there can be no certainty that any offer for the Company will be made from either of the
Retailers - Staff Reporter
November 20, 2023
Virgin Media O2 and Ericsson provide standalone private 5G network for charity gaming tournament
Virgin Media O2 and Ericsson are to provide a 5G standalone private network to venues hosting a national BBC Children in Need charity games tournament
Retailers - Staff Reporter
October 6, 2023
Music Magpie announces 42 per cent trading performance despite ‘challenging’ Q1
Despite facing challenges such as postal strikes and diminishing consumer confidence, Music Magpie’s trading performance showed a 42 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2022. Store sales accounted for 79 per cent of total sales, up from 72 per cent in the previous fiscal year.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
July 13, 2023
EE unveils ‘Studio’ multi-zone retailing concept at flagship London store
EE will tomorrow (Friday) open its newest retail concept, the EE Studio, located in its flagship store at Westfield, White City, West London. The Studio covers 4,325 square feet and aims to showcase state-of-art connectivity and technology solutions. Bridget Lea, Managing Director of Commercial at EE, said Studio concept has been developed over the years
Retailers - Staff Reporter
June 15, 2023
Currys adds Vodafone broadband products to its comms range
Currys will now be selling Vodafone broadband in its 300-plus stores in addition to Vodafone’s mobile products.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
June 1, 2023
Twelfth Sim Local airport store takes off in Vienna
Sim Local, which clams to be the largest seller of SIM cards in the UK travel market, has opened its newest store at Vienna Airport. The store is Sim Local’s 12th, and will provide a choice of local SIM cards from Vienna networks eety, Drei (Three) and Lyca to international travellers and a range of
Retailers - Staff Reporter
May 19, 2023
AO joins the refurbished revolution
AO is to sell refurbished ‘as new’ mobile phones through its Mobile Phones Direct brand.
Retailers - Staff Reporter
May 2, 2023
Scott Hooton takes on mobile director role at AO and Mobile Mobile Phones Direct.
Ex-Phones marketing chief Scott Hooton has joined online electricals retailer AO Mobile Director as Mobile Director including Mobile Phones Direct. He has been working in the background as an advisor to AO since it acquired Mobile Phones Direct in 2019. He takes over from group services director Paul Dawson who has has been leading mobile
Retailers - Staff Reporter
April 4, 2023
Free roaming continues for Tesco Mobile ‘Home from Home’ customers
Tesco Mobile has extended its free Home from Home roaming package to the end of 2023 for all its customers travelling in 48 countries across Europe and beyond at no additional cost. Rachel Swift, Tesco Mobile Chief Customer Officer, said: “For the whole of 2023, our customers can continue to tap into their UK allowances for free
Retailers - Staff Reporter
March 29, 2023
Takeaway Currys tests taking out tech trash
Man with a van will do door-to-door e-waste collections
Retailers - Staff Reporter
March 23, 2023
Mixed doubles at the Mobile News Awards 2023
Top tier turnout for mobile industry’s biggest night out
Retailers - Staff Reporter
March 17, 2023
Dutch secondary market leader Renewd setting up in the UK
Will sell pristine used iPhones to enterprise sector
Retailers - Staff Reporter
March 16, 2023
Currys hails success of online used products trial
Most laptops sold out within the first week of the trial period
Retailers - Staff Reporter
February 14, 2023
Samsung MX opens new Galaxy Experience Space in London
Experience Space in Westfield, White City adds to Kings Cross and Canary Wharf  
Retailers - Staff Reporter
January 19, 2023
Retailers urged to improve in-store connectivity or lose sales
Why a great in-store mobie experience is essential
Retailers - Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
Vodafone and Currys renew multi-year partnership
Vodafone will be the exclusive mobile network in 300 stores Vodafone and Currys have signed a new multi-year partnership that will see Vodafone continue as Currys’ exclusive network partner and move beyond mobile into home broadband and IoT-connected devices. Currys claims to be the biggest retailer of technology products and services in the UK. It
Retailers - Staff Reporter
January 16, 2023
Mozillion reaches 25,000 members in the UK
Mozillion gives every refurbished phone a two year guarantee as well as managing after sales and customer service on behalf of the seller
Retailers - Megan Robinson
December 16, 2022
IMO launches new phone with Tesco Mobile
The IMO Q5 comes in Midnight Blue and offers a sleek and modern design
Retailers - Megan Robinson
November 17, 2022
Mozillion offers free movie tickets to customers
Over 10,000 tickets to give away for customers who buy any new and refurbished phones on Mozillion
Retailers - Cynera Rodricks
October 14, 2022
Assurant expands its retail presence with Pocket Geek Tech Repair
Assurant has also opened a Device Care Centre in Tunstall, Staffordshire
Retailers - Megan Robinson
October 12, 2022
Mozillion launches in the UK for buyers and sellers
The company was founded by mobile industry expert Len Lesson
Retailers - Megan Robinson
September 16, 2022
ArmaFone launches first repair TechPod with Sainsbury’s
The TechPod is easily deployed and will be a stand-alone unit next to the main store, with ArmaFone’s team of trained technicians and customer service staff
Retailers - Megan Robinson
July 29, 2022
Sim Local opens two new Heathrow stores
The new stores join many other international Sim Local stores
Retailers - Megan Robinson
July 20, 2022
Mobiles.co.uk: Almost half of Brits would donate their phone battery without any reward
Across the UK, 86 per cent would be willing to share their phone battery for something in return
Retailers - Megan Robinson
July 4, 2022
WeBuyAnyPhone.com gifts £10,000 worth of mobile phones to Ukraine
The phones will go to the Ukrainian Association of Women in Law Enforcement to help search and rescue efforts and for counselling
Retailers - Megan Robinson
June 29, 2022
Phones 4U court case: EE boss recorded clandestine lunch with Telefonica chief
Private meeting may have breached competition law – Barrister 
Retailers - Staff Reporter
June 17, 2022
Phones4U owners were “more concerned with lining their own pockets than running the business” Court told
Allegations of network collusion are “simple and unsensational” – EE barrister 
Retailers - Staff Reporter
May 22, 2022
Armafone debuts tech repair academy
The repair retailer is aiming to inspire apprentices to get into the mobile repair and tech sector
Retailers - Megan Robinson
April 4, 2022
Weave.tech spins O2 deal
The move will allow customers to add a contract and SIM when buying a handset through retailers, with O2 tariffs now included
Retailers - Paul Lipscombe
December 22, 2021
EE unveils concept store at new London HQ
The store will test the latest in retail ideas and features experimental zones
Retailers - Paul Lipscombe
November 11, 2021
Canadian telco moves in at iSmash
iSmash founder Julian Shovlin remains a director 
Retailers - Mobile News
October 25, 2021
musicMagpie expands sustainability partnership with Asda
It follows a successful musicMagpie trade-in trial at 15 Asda stores last year
Retailers - Paul Lipscombe
September 30, 2021
Weave sews up deals with four retail partners
The partnerships have the potential for Weave.tech to sell SIMs to more than two million devices
Retailers - Paul Lipscombe
September 28, 2021
Huawei strikes Currys PC world partnership to sell smartwatch range
The move signals Huawei’s intent to develop its UK business
Retailers - Paul Lipscombe
September 9, 2021
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