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Study shows non-food sales will increase massively by 2014

Indies should not fear the supermarkets too much – comparing us to a butcher or baker doesn’t really work because a leg of lamb doesn’t need a repair and a loaf of bread doesn’t need a reinstall. Our customers require upgrades, repairs, and technical assistance on a regular basis. This requires skilled staff who are expensive to train and difficult to retain.

ITACS chairman: Independents have more to offer

Claims supermarkets and mobile operators can't give customers confidence with IT purchases

Britain's biggest retailer posts ten per cent jump over past year

Electrical independents also fare well, coming third as a whole, but DSGi finds itself bottom

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

Supermarket vows to up number of PC deals in 2009

Supermarket sees tech sales rise by nine per cent compared to the same time last year, helped by PCs and cameras

USA: Teams up with Dell to test home installation and in store repair service

Deal sees world's second largest retailer using SoftWide as Ingram Micro and Microsoft back technology

USA: Retailer to go head to head with Best Buy; launching SME specialist brand

Retail consultant predicts market leader to disappear from towns as it moves online

UK's fourth largest supermarket to open up space in stores to third party retailers

Sales of laptops, flat screen televisions and digital cameras rise 31 per cent as non-food revenue hits £8.3 billion

Chief executive Justin King praises department with "significant growth potential"

Now account for 11.9 per cent of all electrical sales; up 6.6 per cent from 2003

GfK research finds specialists see only modest growth as UK laptop sales approach one million

Retailer blames Vista for problems at PC World but questions raised over Tesco and Asda influence