PC City was a chain of computer superstores owned and run by Dixons Carphone. Established in 1991, it was a continental European equivalent to the PC World brand, which operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

PC City
Company typePart of Dixons Carphone
IndustryRetail
Founded1991
Defunct2013
HeadquartersHemel Hempstead (United Kingdom)
ProductsInformation Technology
Revenuen/a (see Dixons Carphone for group revenue.)

PC City had stores in several countries:

  • Sweden – The physical stores closed in 2009.[1] The online outlet switched to the Electro World brand in August 2013.[2]
  • France – All nine stores closed in February 2007.[3]
  • Spain – The chain closed all 34 stores in April 2011.[4] Most of the stores were sold to Worten.[5]
  • Italy – The business was combined with Unieuro, which was merged with Marco Polo in October 2013.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dixons Group Presentation 2011" (PDF). www.dixonscarphone.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ "PC City blir Electroworld". electroworld.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. ^ "PRELIMINARY AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE 53 WEEKS ENDED 3 MAY 2008" (PDF). dixonscarphone.com. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Dixons Retail axes Spanish division". Financial Times. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ "PC City España traspasará a Worten ocho tiendas con 350 empleados". europapress.es. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Dixon's Unieuro and Marco Polo form new electrical retailer group for Italian market". gcmagazine.co.uk. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2020.