New era in consumer electronics as Dixons Carphone begins trading

A new era in consumer electronics begins today when Carphone Warehouse and the owner of Currys and PC World join forces under a £3.9bn (€4.9m) merger.

Dixons Carphone will begin trading on the London Stock Exchange and feature 3,000 stores from the businesses of Dixons Retail Group and Carphone Warehouse.

Dixons Carphone, which employs around 43,500 staff across Europe, aims to tap into the way technology will transform households by fusing the mobile phone and electrical goods sectors in what is called the “Internet of Things”.