Dixons Carphone: proof that mergers can work

Retail colossus is confounding the naysayers with unexpected sales momentum

Dixons and Carphone Warehouse merger
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by James Crux, Shares magazine

Blockbuster mergers are fraught with risk; history teaches us crashing two large companies together can often destroy rather than create value. Yet almost a year into its mega-merger, electricals-to-telecoms retailer Dixons Carphone is defying the critics and delivering on its promises.

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