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Retailer confirms cut but plays down impact on business, despite some suppliers estimating a reduction of 60 per cent on limits

Retail sales just drag channel into growth, despite collapse in business and Government demand, in contrast to IDC's report

Software giant apparently weighing up redundancies

Quarterly figures point to significant drop in net profits, as consumer spending slows

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