362 of the retailer’s stores will wind up, immediately costing 1,697 staff their jobs.
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EE to buy 58 Phones 4U stores; move will save 359 jobs
Phones 4U nose-dived into administration last week.
Vodafone bags 140 Phones4U stores to save 900 jobs
Vodafone: Vodafone UK today confirmed that it was approached by the Phones4u administrator and decided to make an offer to buy 140 of its stores as a way to accelerate our retail expansion programme and save hundreds of job.
EE comes forward to rescue Phones4U’s iPhone 6 pre-order customers
EE: All across the country we have set aside iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets, enough for Phones 4u customers who pre-ordered iPhones on EE through Phones 4u.
EE, Vodafone and Dixons Carphone vying for Phones4U
“If we don’t get positive conversations with those people over the next 48 hours we’ll face little choice but to liquidate the position,” said one of the administrators.
Phones4U founder claims EE, Vodafone, O2 responsible for retailer’s current conditions
Phones 4u founder John Caudwell has blamed the “extremely callous” mobile networks for the unpredictable demise of the UK mobile phone retailer, leaving over 5,596 jobs at more than 700 outlets under…
iPhone 6 preorder update: Phones4U to refund payments
“Any orders that have not already been dispatched will be cancelled and any payments refunded to customers. Phones 4u apologise for any inconvenience”, the company said in a statement.
Phones4U goes into administration post EE’s backout
Mobile retailer Phones4U on Sunday announced it has plunged into administration after its key mobile supplier EE notified it would no longer continue business relationship with the UK retailer. The contract in…