PC World (retailer)
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PC World was a British retail chain of mass market computer megastores. Established in November 1991, it became part of Dixons Retail in February 1993, and then part of Dixons Carphone, after the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse in August 2014.
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Company type | Division |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | November 1991; 32 years ago (1991-11) in Croydon, London, England |
Founder | Jan Murray |
Defunct | March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03) in Ayr, Scotland (last standalone store) October 5, 2021 (as Currys PC World - all stores to be rebranded as Currys) |
Fate | Merged with Currys (stores) Folded into Currys plc (brand) |
Successor | Currys PC World |
Headquarters | Acton, London, England |
Products | |
Parent | Currys plc |
Website | PC World website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-07-16) |
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During its final years, the company's remaining physical stores were within co-branded "Currys PC World" branches, although this was retired in October 2021, after which point the company became known simply as “Currys”.[1]