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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | November 1991 in Croydon, London, England |
| Founder | Jan Murray |
| Defunct | March 2018 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) |
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.
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]
- ^ "Dixons, PC World and Carphone Warehouse to disappear in Currys rebrand". The Telegraph. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.