CPW to close all standalone 531 Carphone Warehouse stores

[pgn]

Reported on Sky Breaking News:

Retailer Dixons Carphone says it will cut 2,900 jobs under plans to close all 531 of its standalone Carphone Warehouse stores.

https://news.sky.com/story/carphone-warehouse-2-900-jobs-axed-as-all-standalone-stores-to-close-1195...

Uhoh. 

[jonsie]

It's a shame but not unexpected. Laura Ashley went into administration too yesterday so expect a lot more businesses to be struggling and unemployment to rise drastically.

[Bambino]

I wouldn't be surprised if, even as some are franchised, O2 stores weren't far behind.

[Cleoriff]

CPW online will remain the same. I have just had an email....shows part of it here

Dear Denise,

We would love to keep our stand-alone stores open, but the way people shop has changed, and we need to change too. Our shops inside Currys PC World are the future and there are over 300 of them across the country. They're modern. They're specialist. And we hope you'll find them easy to get to.

Rest assured there's no change whatsoever to the way you shop with us. And you can still enjoy all the same online services - next day delivery, Click & Collect and live chats with real advisors.

[MI5]

Had that email too and as I thought, online will remain in their many guises.

[jonsie]

I too have had the same email. It's gone out to all customers past and present. I'm the past...