From CNET: The UK's biggest technology retailer is crossing the Atlantic to provide the know-how for new Sprint stores. Just in time for Independence Day, British retail group Dixons Carphone and the US carrier today announced a joint venture that could see up to 500 new Sprint stores open their doors.
Dixons Carphone is the UK's biggest technology retail chain, while with 57 million customers, Sprint is the third-largest mobile carrier in the US, behind AT&T and Verizon. This partnership marks Dixons Carphone's first move outside the UK after the two companies' recent merger, and Sprint's latest bricks-and-mortar expansion following last year's opening of concession stands in 1,435 RadioShack stores.
To start with, Dixons Carphone will open and manage 20 Sprint-branded stores in Chicago and Miami. The first stores will open in early August and the rest will follow throughout the fall -- or autumn, depending if you're an American or a Brit.
If this pilot programme is successful, Dixons Carphone could open up to 500 more branches. The US and UK companies will each hold 50 per cent of the joint venture, which the UK group says could lead to an investment of up to £20 million (roughly $31 million).
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