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Frasers Group increases stakes in N Brown and Currys

Strategy and Innovation
13 Jul 2023
by Jasdip Sensi
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Frasers Group acquires £75m stake in AO World

Industry
12 Jun 2023
by Jasdip Sensi
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AO World boss bans hybrid working, warning staff to work in the office or quit

Industry
12 May 2023
by Jasdip Sensi
AO World’s CEO and founder John Roberts has warned its 3,000 employees to quit if they are not happy with its new policy...
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AO World raises full-year profit outlook despite ‘challenging and uncertain consumer environment’

Industry
14 Apr 2023
by Jasdip Sensi
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AO World says full-year figures will be down on last year – but reflect lasting shift online in its market

Strategy and Innovation
29 Apr 2022
by Chloe Rigby
AO says it now has 54% of the online major domestic appliance market, up from 43% pre-Covid-19 but is cautious in the light...
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AO World reviews its German business as shoppers return to pre-pandemic buying habits

Strategy and Innovation
27 Jan 2022
by Chloe Rigby
AO World says it is reviewing its German business at a time when competition and costs in the market have risen while shoppers have returned...
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AO World sees growth hit by delivery driver shortages and supply chain disruption

Strategy and Innovation
1 Oct 2021
by Chloe Rigby
AO World says growth in its UK business has been hit by shortages of delivery drivers and disruption in the global supply chain. Sales volumes...
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AO is among the retailers that have taken on more fulfilment staff over the last year. Image courtesy of AO

AO World says ‘brave and bold’ expansion early in the pandemic helped it grow full-year sales by more than 60%

Retail Resilience
15 Apr 2021
by Chloe Rigby
AO World says decisions to invest in capacity and infrastructure early in the Covid-19 pandemic helped it to grow sales by more than 60...
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AO is among the retailers that have taken on more fulfilment staff over the last year. Image courtesy of AO

AO hails strongest ever peak trading period – and says shoppers won’t look back from buying electricals online

Retail Resilience
19 Jan 2021
by Chloe Rigby
AO World’s chief executive believes shoppers will never look back from buying electricals online following the retailer’s strongest ever peak trading period. Covid...
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AO World continues to see high demand for online electricals

Industry
20 Aug 2020
by Paul Skeldon
Electrical retailer AO World has seen continued and growing online sales across Europe despite stores reopening, however it warns that continuing uncertainty around the pandemic...
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