Dixons says pandemic has led to permanent shift in use of tech
The coronavirus crisis has caused a permanent shift to people buying more tech, the boss of electrical goods retailer Dixons Carphone has said. Chief executive Alex Baldock said "many people's eyes have been opened" to the uses of tech, including for home working and entertainment. The comments came as Dixons reported that online sales more than doubled during the pandemic. But he said Dixons planned to keep High Street shops despite the online shift. Massive retailers such as Amazon and tech firms including Apple have seen surges in sales over the pandemic as people spent more time working, shopping and seeking entertainment online. Amazon said in April that it hoped habits would stick after its profits tripled in the first three months of this year. On Wednesday Dixons Carphone, which also owns Currys PC World, said online sales of electrical goods had grown 103% to £4.7bn in the year to 1 May , dragging up profits to £33m as its High Street shops were hit by coro