The Carphone Warehouse

The Carphone Warehouse

Carphone Warehouse Group PLC , known as The Carphone Warehouse, is Europe's largest independent mobile phone retailer, with over 1,700 stores across Europe. It is based in the United Kingdom and is a 50% subsidiary of Best Buy. Outside the UK and Ireland, the retailer is named The Phone House. The company was co-founded in 1989, when most portable phones were too bulky to carry and called car phones, by current CEO Charles Dunstone and Julian Brownlie. Brownlie and Dunstone put £6,000 into the company from their savings. In 1990 Dunstone then called his old school friend and Chartered...
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Founded:1989
Headquarters:London, England
Industries:Telecommunications

Headquarters of The Carphone Warehouse

London
London
Founded:43
Population:7,556,900

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which market sectors does The Carphone Warehouse compete?
  • A:
    The company operates in Telecommunications.
  • Q:
    During which year was The Carphone Warehouse founded?
  • A:
    The business was founded in 1989.
  • Q:
    What is the stock symbol and stock exchange for The Carphone Warehouse?
  • A:
    The company's stock ticker symbol is "CPW" listed on the LSE stock exchange.
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