Brands
Events
March 25th, 2010 @ The Royal Garden Hotel, London
The third annual PCR Awards is set to be the social event of the year for anyone involved in the PC retail sector, and a well deserved celebration for the nominees.
Competitive Package
UK - London
'Improved measurement process' shows vendor sold billions more mobiles last year than originally thought
Gartner makes more optimistic predictions for 2009 shipments
Consumer demand evaporates during the second quarter, claims Gartner
Q2 figures show significant rise, massive 74% growth in US market
IT sales fall less than half of what was expected, though consumers are driving demand
Consumer sales remain strong, but IDC warns netbooks are cannibalising the laptop market
Declining demand indicates a poor outlook for 2009
Retail sales just drag channel into growth, despite collapse in business and Government demand, in contrast to IDC's report
Vendors predicting year-on-year growth for their motherboard divisions
IDC report also reveals slight revenue growth
However, industry experiences fall in crucial month of December
Both it, and Acer see spectacular growth while Dell stutters
Notebooks drive increase, backed by heavy advertising and continued demand
Dell sees slow market share growth despite major retail strategy
Vendor overtakes Dell as number one worldwide shipper of LCD monitors
Industry still prospering as emerging markets play catch-up
