Dixons Carphone raises profit guidance after strong Christmas

Dixons Carphone, the electronics retailer, has raised its profit guidance for 2014-2015 after a strong Christmas period.

The retailer said it expects a pre-tax profit of between £355 and $375 million compared to an earlier guidance of $354 million.

Dixons Carphone was formed last year from a merger between Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse.

The company said sales at stores open more than a year were up 7 per cent in the nine weeks ...