The retailer was O2’s most expensive indirect channel Court hears

Vittorio Colao was concerned indirect distribution could not fulfil Vodafone’s strategy of controlling the customer experience

And even the Mobile News Awards get a name check at the mobile channel’s £m’s trial of the Century Vodafone was scared that EE would drop Phones 4U leaving Vodafone as the retailer’s sole network and weakening its negotiating position with Carphone Warehouse, the High Court of Justice Business and Property Court heard on Day

Lack of investment made acquisition unattractive

Phones 4U owners took funds that could have sealed a deal Marc Allera tells Court on Day 15 of collusion case

Private meeting may have breached competition law – Barrister 

Conversations about price fixing alleged to have happened in 2012

The compensation comes more than two years after the collapse of the retailer

New business vows to put an end to “rip off” hidden charges and outdated 24-month contracts

Unshackled.com, which is led by John Whittle, offers SIMs from 15 networks, with devices sold separately on credit deal

Report from administrator PWC shows 2,503 people were left unemployed and £7m spent on legal fees following fall of retail giant

Administrators initial report confirms that creditors will lose more than £500 million from retailers collapse in September

Retailer collapsed with debts of almost £600 million in September 2014

Phones 4U collapse forced EE to rethink partner strategy. Changes to current partners “inevitable”

130 Phones 4u stores to be rebranded and reopened by operator by mid-November

Retailer labels decision not to customers who pre-ordered iPhone 6 or 6 Plus through retailer as unfair

Administrators advise that any deposits on new iPhone handsets will not be refunded

Retailer’s executive team hosting a recruitment day in Stoke-on-Trent for employees of fallen rival

Six ex-staff members already hired and dealer is inviting applications from more

Stunned and emotional staff blast BC Partners for the way it has managed the retailer’s entrance into administration

Operator, partially blamed for firms collapse, to take over 140 stores safeguarding 900 jobs. Administrators confirms 628 head office jobs axed so far. 

Potential deal would see Phones 4u stores open if operators are willing to agree terms

Operator in discussions that would save more jobs at stricken retailer

P4u management had phones temporarily disconnected on Monday as they were breaking news of future to staff

Taxpayer may be left to foot bill if company if no buyer is found by PwC

Report claims executives met with financial and legal advisers to the retailer to discuss an acquisition along with EE, but later dismissed any deal

Mobile News editor Michael Garwood talks to ITV News and BCB Radio following the sudden collapse of Phones 4u

EE completes network exodus – as 18 year run looks all but over. 5,000 plus retail staff fear for their jobs as all 700 plus stores told not to open

Former owner hits out at decision of networks to withdraw distribution agreements from store he founded in 1996

Vodafone axe is a ‘kick in the teeth’ and retailer could ‘disappear’, say industry analysts

Vodafone also announces that it will be extending its arrangement with Dixons Carphone

Clip available through a microsite promoted on the retailer’s Facebook and Twitter pages from this afternoon, which it says is a playful way to drive engagement with its current campaign

Retailer wants to be seen as being at the forefornt of the technology as it continues to trial its Be.Smart store concept

Transition period following Kassler’s October appointment is completed

Retailer launches multi-million pound push after admitting being guilty of not promoting its service offering as it could in the past

Handset announced earlier this week expected to be available in UK by the end of July

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Retailer’s CEO claims Phones 4u concessions in Currys and PC World stores only contributed less than 10 per cent of its overall turnover and so the impact “will not be significant to our business”

Handset that was launched yesterday already being sold at a discounted price by two retailers

Former Sony Ericsson marketing boss joins retailer and looks to build on store network 

Carphone says numbers up 150 per cent compared to the Galaxy S4’s opening weekend last year, while Phones 4u reports first day sales doubled

Customers can get hands-on with the smartphone in 10 of the retailer’s stores today before it is made available for pre-sale tomorrow

Owner BC Partners is reportedly looking to make a rival bid for the electronics retailer, as the deadline for negotiations between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse is postponed

Retailer giving away a free Sony wireless speaker worth £119 and exclusive music, films and games content from the manufacturer with every pre-order

Roles deemed unnecessary following a mulit-million pound update of the retailer’s internal IT systems last year

Outlets to be branded as Samsung but run by Phones 4u staff, selling the latest smartphone, tablets and wearable technology from the manufacturer

Operator pulls business from Phones 4u after it made up just eight per cent of total contract connections at the retailer last year

Retailer and troubled smartphone manufacturer ‘fell out’ over sales targets and rebates

Phones 4U has cut prepay prices by £15 while Apple, Asda and John Lewis have discounted devices and accessories

Smartphone now on Phones 4U’s website with in-store availability following on Friday; O2 to begin selling device from November 27, with Carphone ranging it from December 11

Retailer’s latest ads will showcase gifts which will be included with contract and pay as you go purchases

Former chief executive of EMI Music takes over responsibilities held by retailer’s Group CEO Tim Whiting since May

Retailer also giving away a wireless speaker worth £120 to customers upgrading to a 4G tariff

Colour variant to go on sale next month across the retailer’s stores and on it website

Retailer offloads its mobile phone insurance business to “focus on opportunities in its core business”

The retailer has confirmed it will stock the compact version of the HTC One, which has a reduced screen size of 4.3 inches

Colour variant to go on sale in mid-July, free on contract from £33 a month

The retailer is giving away free seven inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 devices to customers who preorder the mini GS4

Retailer selling its second Doro handset, following the PhoneEasy 610

Latest addition in the Samsung Galaxy range of devices to go on sale in July

Role will be taken over by Group CEO Tim Whiting

Chinese manufacturer’s flagship handset will be released in the UK in June

Sessions will take place twice a week and will burn 800 calories during each hour

Contract extends in and out of warranty service offered to the retailer by repairs specialist, which also provides a range of after sales support functions to its customers

Retailer giving pre-order customers the chance to win a Galaxy Camera and Galaxy Tab 10.1 each day until the smartphone goes on sale

Sony Mobile’s flagship handset to be showcased in over 300 Phones 4U stores from February 15 before going on general sale two weeks later

Tech Data Mobile will handle all warehousing, web and telesales activities for Phones 4U in the UK and Ireland

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins told media device is currently unavailable

Advertising regulator deems upfront handset price was not prominent enough

Retailer plans further growth in store numbers following 27 per cent rise in contract sales in the last year

Advertising regulator told retailer it should have made limitations to its upgrade deal clearer to customers

Life Mobile will be available to the retailer’s contract customers as a 4G service by the end of the year

Strong contract sales see sales rise by almost a quarter last month from December 2011, with online sales up by almost half

Retailer to spend ‘six figure’ sum on Twitter and Facebook campaign in run up to Christmas

Colour variations of the HTC 8S, 8X, Nokia Lumia 820, Lumia 920 and Samsung Ativ S

Website outlines security and content control features on a variety of smartphones

Retailer makes new Sony handset available on contracts with O2, Orange and Vodafone from £26 a month

New handset will be available for pre-order from today with free headphones for customers on tariffs over £26 a month

First 50 people to pre-order the new high-end smartphone will win tickets to see Cheryl Cole in concert at the LG Arena on October 12

Retailer looking for a bigger portion of the accessories space but warns manufacturers must produce broader ranges

Retailer becomes the first in the UK to sell the handset, with all customers buying one having the chance to win tickets to a private gig by Professor Green

Phones 4u blames 2011 full year profit dip on increasing cost of paying out on insurance claims on more costly smartphones, but says that its retail business is healthy and growing

New campaign launches tomorrow night to promote smartphone upgrades with the retailer

Latest high-end Galaxy handset from Samsung becomes retailer’s best selling of the year, based on pre-orders and first day sales

Retailer joins Carphone Warehouse in revealing new handset has broken pre-order records as it goes on sale today

Retailer will sell both the black and white variants when the Nokia handset goes on sale on May 14, over two weeks later than previously announced

Customers pre-ordering the handset will receive a Nokia Play 360 wireless speaker worth £120

Dedicated space to open from tomorrow, offering the widest range of Samsung products available for demonstration anywhere in the UK

Phones 4U starts stocking Doro PhoneEasy 610 device from £59.95 as it looks to take advantage of the senior handset market

First 250 people pre-ordering the Xperia S will receive a SmartWatch, as the mobile comes second to the iPhone 4S in the number of people to pre-register their interest in a device at the retailer

New JUMP tariff launched today by Phones 4U allows customers to upgrade devices every six months and will be rolled out across entire estate by May

Companies extend contract for undisclosed period of time that sees ANOVO provide support to Phones 4U’s customers

Phones 4U promotes Phil Dobson to deputy group CEO and appoints former FirstGroup Plc and Combined Insurance Group CEOs to senior positions