PC City
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PC City is a chain of computer superstores that operates in Spain
and Italy
. It is owned and operated by Dixons Retail plc, and is equivalent to the PC World brand which operates in the United Kingdom
and Ireland
. PC City has the same logo as PC World except it reads "PC City" instead of "PC World". PC City had stores in France until 2007 and in Sweden
until 2009 (although it continues as an internet retailer). In 2011 PC City was closed in Spain.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is owned and operated by Dixons Retail plc, and is equivalent to the PC World brand which operates in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. PC City has the same logo as PC World except it reads "PC City" instead of "PC World". PC City had stores in France until 2007 and in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
until 2009 (although it continues as an internet retailer). In 2011 PC City was closed in Spain.
Store statistics
The following table shows statistics of the PC City group of stores. The data was taken from the DSG International website http://dsgportal01.dixons.co.uk/wps/portal/!ut/p/.cmd/cs/.ce/7_0_A/.s/7_0_G8/_s.7_0_A/7_0_G8.| Number of Stores | Year of First Opening | |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 40 | 2000 |
| Italy | 15 | 2002 |