Online sales more than double in half year as firm indicates it has no plans to pay back £34m in relief
Dixons Carphone has indicated it has no plan to pay back business rates relief despite reporting a rise in profits after online sales made up for closures enforced during the coronavirus pandemic.
Online sales more than doubled to £1.8bn in the half year to 31 October, and overall sales in the UK and Ireland electricals business rose by 15%. The group made a profit before interest and tax of £100m in the six-month period.