PCR Tech and IT retail, distribution and vendor news

After five years of growth in the mid-teens, industry records first decline in sales, and at crucial time of year

CEO takes extended leave of absence, shares immediately drop by seven per cent

Retailer building up ?150m warchest pre-bigbox launch ? vows to rollout laptops to more Carphone Warehouse stores

Like-for-like quarterly sales fall, though promise shown in new format stores

Consumer electronics continue to see positive growth as other categories struggle

Acer, HP and Lenovo supplier slashes forecasts and shipments for 2009

Bids begin for the bankrupt US electronics retail chain

Internet giant looks to forge partnerships with resellers

Morrisons and Aldi increasing supply of PCs, with the latter upping offers substantially

Over the past year, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's have joined the ranks of DSGi, Comet and Argos as destination stores for PCs and accessories. This Christmas, Aldi and Morrisons joined the fray, but can we expect them to compete with the 'big-three' in terms of IT? Ben Furfie finds investigates?

Pricing for forthcoming subscription based software model announced

Publisher Dennis pulls the plug on long standing consumer PC magazine