Entries in 'credit crunch' (22)
Ingram Micro: 'Recession is worst ever for channel'
NEWS Ingram Micro has warned that the current recession will be the worst the IT industry has ever experienced, with it warning that it will have to cut a further eight ...
DSGi downsizes TechGuys
NEWSDSGi, parent of Currys and PC World, has made 250 people redundant from its servicing and repaiting division TechGuys.
Britons consider stealing presents
NEWS Research by G4S Security Services has found that the increase in the cost of living this year has driven nearly one million UK residents to consider giving their friends and ...
Comet crunched by credit cover providers
NEWS Comet is believed to have become the latest retailer to be hit by credit insurance reductions, after trade insurer Coface said it had scaled back cover to some of its ...
IDC: IT market on the way down
NEWS The recession is beginning to take its toll on the IT market, which has previously proved itself to be resilient to wider economic strife, according to figures from IDC.
Comment: Money trouble
NEWS You don’t need me to tell you the economy’s gone all wrong, to use the technical fiscal term. It seems practically every news resource has more or less turned itself ...
Tight Christmas for UK retail?
NEWS As the credit crunch brings a tide of economic uncertainty to the retail world, industry figures have warned that this Christmas could prove to be a tight one for stores ...
Economic crisis could cripple Blu-ray
NEWS Technology analysts have predicted that the current economic crisis could result in Blu-ray staying as a niche product as customers shun expensive upgrades, instead sticking with DVD or turning to ...
DSGi in Tech Guys push
NEWS DSGi is looking to take advantage of the economic downturn, with the firm launching a major promotion to promote its in house repair service TechGuys.
Credit crunch to drive online shopping
NEWS The credit crunch is likely to result in more people shopping online this Christmas, according to the results of survey conducted by market research firm IMRG.
UK consumer confidence hits all-time low
NEWS A new survey from Gfk NOP Consumer Confidence shows that continuing drops in consumer confidence throughout July have seen the public’s economic outlook reach the most pessimistic level ever recorded.
'UK is now at serious risk of recession'
NEWS The UK economy is at serious risk of recession. That was the message the British Chamber of Commerce delivered to Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling this morning after a survey ...
Feature: Keeping the customer satisfied
NEWS With the credit crunch biting and increasing levels of competition in the PC retail market, customer service can make or break a firm.
Feature: An impending recession?
NEWS We've all heard about the evil credit crunch, but just what does that flippantly used term actually mean for the UK channel?
Tech companies stand firm in the face of global credit crunch
NEWS Despite fears that the credit crunch may be adversely affecting businesses across the globe, many major technology firms – vendors and distributors – have announced quarterly results that appear to ...
Ingram Micro exec slams talk of credit crunch
NEWS Ingram Micro's vice president its of pan-European business unit has slammed the constant talk of a credit crunch, warning that channel could be talking itself into a recession.
Festive footfall falls at UK retail
NEWS The latest data from the Retail Traffic Index, courtesy of analyst firm SPSL, shows that the number of people shopping throughout December was down 3.2 per cent compared to the ...
US internet retailers see 19 per cent rise
NEWS Sales in the US from internet retailers rose 19 per cent between November 1st and December 27th compared to the same period in 2006, according to online information group comScore. ...
