Dixons plugs into festive 元気づける

By Fiona Walsh
Updated: 08:58 BST, 13 January 2005

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SALES growth slowed はっきりと at 消費者 電気のs group Dixons as it 戦う／戦いd for its 株 of 消費者 spending over Christmas. But the Dixons and Currys chains turned in strong 業績／成果s, にもかかわらず a 減少（する） in 需要・要求する for 'big-ticket' items.

最高の，を越す 販売人s 含むd 数字表示式の cameras, portable DVD players and iPod music players.

長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある John Clare had already 警告するd of the 減産／沈滞, which saw like-for-like sales growth at the group 落ちる from 5% in the first half to just 1% in the に引き続いて eight weeks to 8 January.

The UK 人物／姿／数字 fell from 6% to 2% while overseas 逆転するd a first-half rise of 1% to a 1% 拒絶する／低下する.

星／主役にする performer was the Dixons chain, which last year の近くにd some poor-成し遂げるing High Street shops. As the group competed 'robustly', underlying sales jumped by 9%, a big 改良 on the 3% seen in the first half. Currys slowed, but still 地位，任命するd growth of 6%.

Worst performer was the PC World chain, which fell short of company 的s with a 7% 低迷 in like-for-like sales. Clare said there had been a healthy 増加する in the number of computers sold but price デフレ was running at up to 20%.

The Link, Dixons' chain of 動きやすい phone 蓄える／店s, also 成し遂げるd 貧しく, with flat sales over the period.

Clare is taking a 用心深い 見解（をとる） of the year ahead, 予報するing 'more of the same'. He said: 'Higher 利益／興味 率s are having an 影響, as is the 住宅 減産／沈滞. The 消費者 is feeling a little いっそう少なく 豊富な and I don't see what is going to change.'

にもかかわらず the 不確定s, he 推定する／予想するs Dixons to 会合，会う 分析家s' 予測（する）s of around £345m for the 十分な year.