Year: 2001

Business

Virgin muscles into mobile market for small businesses

June 17, 2001

Sir Richard Branson will today announce plans to expand his Virgin Mobile telecoms empire into the already crowded small business market. Coming two days after Virgin admitted that it was in talks with US telecoms company Sprint about forming a joint venture, Sir Richard will pit Virgin against Vodafone, BT Cellnet, Orange, Energis and NTL. […]

Business

Argos to launch mobile net shop

March 31, 2001

Great Universal Stores is set to defy the gloom surrounding internet shopping and WAP phones by launching a mobile internet shopping site for Argos. Great Universal Stores is set to defy the gloom surrounding internet shopping and WAP phones by launching a mobile internet shopping site for Argos. The retailer is tight-lipped about its plans, […]