Currys

This article is about the electrical retailer in the United Kingdom. For its parent company, see Currys plc. For the general variety of spicy dishes from Asia, see Curry. For all other uses, see Curry (disambiguation).

Currys
IndustryRetail
Founded1884
HeadquartersWaterloo, London, England
Number of locations
Decrease 301 (2023)[1]
Area served
United Kingdom, Ireland
Key people
Alex Baldock (Group Chief Executive)
Products
ParentCurrys plc
Websitecurrys.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Currys (branded as Currys PC World between 2010 and 2021) is a British electrical retailer and aftercare service provider operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, specialising in white goods, consumer electronics, computers and mobile phones.

Established as a bicycle retailer in 1927, Currys expanded the range of goods sold and from the 1960s became a major retailer of household electrical items. In 1984 the company was bought by rival retailer Dixons, and the Currys brand was used for all outlets of the combined company. From 2008, the business turned away from shops in town centres to larger out-of-town stores under the Currys PC World brand, combining the operations of Currys with Dixon's PC World under one roof; after the formation of Dixons Carphone in 2014, the stores gained Carphone Warehouse departments. It was announced in July 2021 that all Currys PC World stores would be rebranded to Currys.

  1. ^ "Our Brands". CurrysPLC. Retrieved 27 August 2023.