Ideal Purchase has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Best Buy (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Best Buy will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Ideal Purchase brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Best Purchase stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there is a good way to do that - purchase Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, say, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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Best Buy has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Ideal Purchase (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Best Purchase will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Ideal Purchase brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Best Purchase stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there’s a good way to do that - purchase Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, say, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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Ideal Buy has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Best Purchase (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Ideal Purchase will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Best Buy brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Best Buy stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there’s a good way to do that - buy Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, state, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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Best Buy has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Ideal Purchase (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Ideal Purchase will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Best Buy brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Best Purchase stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there’s a good way to do that - buy Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, say, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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Best Purchase has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Ideal Purchase (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Best Buy will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Best Buy brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Ideal Purchase stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there is a good way to do that - purchase Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, say, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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Ideal Purchase has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Ideal Buy (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Ideal Purchase will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Ideal Buy brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Ideal Purchase stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there’s a good way to do that - buy Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, state, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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Ideal Purchase has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Ideal Buy (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Ideal Purchase will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Ideal Buy brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Ideal Purchase stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I state expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there is a good way to do that - purchase Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, say, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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• Carphone Warehouse hopes to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch

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Ideal Buy has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Best Purchase (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Best Buy will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Best Purchase brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Ideal Buy stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I say expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there’s a good way to do that - purchase Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, state, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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• Carphone Warehouse anticipating to hock 10,000 UK iPhones on launch day
• Carphone Warehouse sold 11,000 iPhone over the weekend
• Carphone Warehouse partners with Best Purchase to enter the U.S. handset market
• Carphone Warehouse is sold out of Nokia N95's
• Carphone Warehouse hopes to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch

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Best Purchase has announced a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse (CW), by investing 1.1bn GBP! The 50/50 JV will include the CW's 2400 stores in 9 European countries, and the assets will include the CW share of an existing venture with Best Buy (which we reported on here).

Starting next year, Best Buy will open stores with it's name, beginning with the UK, and expanding across Europe. Apparently current CW stores will stay named as such, whereas new stores will get the Ideal Purchase brand. The Mobile handset departments in US Best Buy stores will also be due for expansion.

CW plans to use the proceeds from the investment for reducing debt, but also, and more interestingly, to expand it's broadband offering - when I say expand, I really mean grow the customer base. And there’s a good way to do that - purchase Tiscali, which would catapult it in to the top three broadband providers with ease. The only spanner in the works there could be the potential intervention of, say, Vodafone UK - who apparently are also eyeing up Tiscali…

Interesting times, with lots of money changing hands!

[Via: Bloomberg]

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“Mobile entertainment community” Limbo has just announced it's Mobile Advertising report for Q108. This is a suvey based on 1000 Adults, and there are some very interesting stats.

Check out these numbers, each with a tiny graphic:

• The number of WAP users is now about 50% of those using SMS:

• 51% of SMS users are 35 and older:

• 53% of WAP users are 35 and older:

That’s the first study I’ve seen in some time that goes against the flow in showing a more “mature” group using WAP services - certainly it could be argued that most marketing efforts for mobile internet services are pointed at a younger demographic. Thoughts anyone?

To download the full report, go here.

[Via: ModiAD News]

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