Ireland boosts Dixons-Carphone’s festive trading

A surge in sales of large-screen televisions and smart fitness watches helped boost the performance of electrical consumer goods retailer Dixons-Carphone in Ireland over the Christmas period.

The company – which trades as Currys, PC World and Carphone Warehouse – yesterday reported a 4% rise in like-for-like group revenues for the 10 weeks to January 7.

While the company also operates in the Nordic countries and parts of southern Europe, the core business remains the UK and Ireland division, which saw like-for-like sales growth of 6% in the period.