Dixons Carphone has admitted a huge data breach involving 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records. It is investigating the hacking attempt, which began in July last year.

Dixons Carphone has reported a fall in mobile phone sales over the Christmas trading period, as fewer people signed up to two-year contracts. The electrical goods retailer said sales of mobiles ...

Dixons Carphone has booked another sales slump at its mobile division over the key Christmas quarter as consumers increasingly snub lengthy mobile contracts in favour of SIM only contracts.