Sixth quarter of phone growth
Mobile phone retail group Carphone Warehouse has enjoyed its sixth quarter in a row of sales growth.
For the quarter to December 28 group like-for-like revenue rose by 3.1% with the UK up by 5%.
Chief executive Andrew Harrison said the growth had come despite a continuing double-digit decline in the prepay market and against a strong quarter for the previous year.
"As anticipated, postpay volumes remain subdued while the market transitions to 4G. Against this, our strong brand awareness and our excellent retail execution meant that Carphone Warehouse again increased its UK market share.
"Our new Pin Point selling tool has proved particularly effective in driving the penetration of 4G tariffs and increasing revenue per connection," he added.
Carphone Warehouse said its was continuing to see encouraging customer demand for 4G services as coverage was progressively rolled out.
