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Kingston Chooses Panasonic Projectors

by Raverstead

Panasonic is supplying 180 projectors to Kingston University in the UK. The PT-RZ370 laser/LED hybrid model will be installed by GV Multimedia. The rollout represents the largest single delivery of PT-RZ370 projectors in Europe.

NEC Calibrates With Light Illusion

by Raverstead

NEC Display Solutions of America has entered into a collaboration with UK-based Light Illusion. The aim of the work is to enable native calibration for NEC’s colour-critical monitors, through the Lightspace CMS display calibration …

Ginsbury Expands With Kingtech

by Raverstead

Chinese LCD manufacturer Kingtech has signed a distribution agreement with Ginsbury for the UK and Ireland. The company will supply Kingtech’s TFT-LCD displays (1.44″ – 10.2″), as well as touchscreen and driver card solutions.

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Optoma Eliminates Shadows at Mediacity

by Raverstead

MediacityUK is a building in Manchester, owned by Peel Media. The company recently chose to use Optoma’s EH200ST projector in all of the location’s meeting rooms. The unit was chosen due to its wireless …

Samsung Brings Policing to the 21st Century

by Raverstead

Samsung is supplying 4,000 Galaxy Note 3 devices to the UK’s West Yorkshire police force, replacing traditional notebooks. The phablets can be used to record crimes without requiring an officer to return to a …

Deloitte Forecasts £1.5 Billion Rise in December Spend

by Raverstead

UK consumers will spend £42.4 billion ($66.8 billion) in December this year, according to Deloitte. The figure represents a rise of £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) on 2013. Online sales will represent 13% of total …

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Asbis Opens UK Office

by Raverstead

Asbis has opened a London base to focus on the Prestigio brand and will be shipping Prestigio products, including tablets, smartphones and large touch screen PCs, from its European warehouse in Prague.

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John Lewis Enjoys Best-Ever Week

by Raverstead

Black Friday pushed John Lewis, in the UK, to its best-ever trading week. Sales totalled £179.1 million ($280.4 million), up 21.8% YoY – well above the previous total of £164.4 million ($257.4 million). Online …

UK Retailers are Positive About Christmas

by Raverstead

A survey of 300 UK retailers by Barclays has revealed that almost 70% believe that the Christmas trading period this year will be better than last year’s. This compares to 52% who felt the …

John Lewis’ EHT Sales Dip 3.2%

by Raverstead

John Lewis reported “a solid performance” in the last week of October, though sales in the electrical and home technology sector were down 3.2% from the previous week, which the company attributed to the …

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JCDecaux Plans Wave-Like Billboard

by Raverstead

A new billboard is being designed for JCDecaux by designer Zaha Hadid, and is to be installed on the south side of West Cromwell Road in London. The sign will use a digital screen, …

Sales Rise at John Lewis

by Raverstead

Sales in the week ending 6th December were up 10.8% YoY at John Lewis in the UK, to £160 million ($250.8 million). Week-on-week sales were down 10.6%, following the store’s biggest-ever trading week.