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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff

Currys sales improve as shoppers ‘chase deals’ with credit

Currys storefront.
The electronics retailer reports improved margins, but like-for-like sales are still down 7% compared with a year earlier. Photograph: May James/Reuters

Currys has reported improved sales as customers in Britain increasingly turn to loans to pay for energy-saving items such as air fryers and heat-pump tumble dryers amid the cost of living crisis.

The UK’s biggest electrical retailer said cost cuts and a focus on promoting the sale of more profitable goods and services had improved its margins.

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