Roger Fingas
Electronics vendor Currys — in some places branded as Currys/PC World — may be the first third-party retail chain to sell the Apple Watch in the U.K., a report indicated on Friday.
The device is already showing up in Currys' inventory system, Macrumors observed. Searching for the product on the company's website displays a message that the device is "currently not available at Currys and PC World," with the recommendation that shoppers browse other smartwatches instead.
Apple has been gradually expanding third-party Watch sales during August. The effort began with Best Buy in Canada and the U.S., but has since moved on to Myer and Harvey Norman in Australia, and most recently French electronics chain Fnac.
If Currys follows in the pattern of other third-party Watch rollouts, only a limited number of locations will have units at first.
The Watch was actually available through third-party stores when it launched back in late April, but stock was limited to a handful of luxury outlets scattered around the world. Apple itself began selling the Watch at retail in June, once inventory started to catch up with demand.
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PC WORLD? Do the buildings actually display this name? What an ugly name to sell ?Watch. Might as well start selling it at Car Phone Warehouse too.
PC WORLD?
Do the buildings actually display this name?
What an ugly name to sell ?Watch.
Might as well start selling it at Car Phone Warehouse too.
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PC WORLD?
Do the buildings actually display this name?
What an ugly name to sell ?Watch.
Might as well start selling it at Car Phone Warehouse too.
i went to one in Stockport UK, it reminded me of Best Buy in the USA the day after back friday sale.
No Dixons?
So much for the Watch being a piece of jewellery that you make a special appointment to try on, part of Apple's transition to a luxury brand. These stores are your usual high street electronics retailers where you buy TVs and $300 HP computers from.
[quote name="ascii" url="/t/187920/currys-pc-world-could-be-first-major-third-party-retailer-to-carry-apple-watch-in-uk#post_2767582"]So much for the Watch being a piece of jewellery that you make a special appointment to try on, part of Apple's transition to a luxury brand. These stores are your usual high street electronics retailers where you buy TVs and $300 HP computers from. [/quote] Funny, isn't it? But I'm sure they won't get the edition. OTOH sales must be really lousy that Apple decides to expand the retail base in this manner ;)