Dixons is not being devious it had to unwind a disastrous merger

The closures are just a brutal but logical next step in trying to slim Carphone to a viable business The timing is appalling, of course. Closing 531 stores, with the loss of 2,900 jobs, in the middle of the coronavirus crisis makes Dixons Carphone look devious. Actually, though, that’s not quite fair. The truth about Dixons’ £3.8bn merger with the phone chain has been on full display for years: it was one of the worst deals in recent retail history.That’s not the fault of