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AO launches cheaper and simpler way to buy mobile phones
No stores means lower prices AO boss believes AO Mobile is a “gamechanger” for customers Mobile phone customers today got a new, cheaper choice with a simpler way to buy following the launch of www.ao-mobile.com, from AO - the online electricals store. Customers are...
AO Recycles Millionth Fridge
Online electricals retailer, AO today celebrated the recycling of its millionth fridge, at its state-of the-art fridge recycling facility in Telford. With the majority of these fridges being collected from AO customer homes, when they have a new appliance delivered,...
Fly tipping epidemic: nearly 50,000 white goods illegally dumped in England last year
AO.com has launched a £20 ‘Collect and Recycle service’ to give people certainty about where their unwanted electricals end up Using freedom of information requests, AO.com found that there were 46,927 cases of white goods being fly tipped in the UK Leeds came out on...
AO enters business to business market and appoints Electrolux’s Mark Armstrong to head up sales team
Online electricals retailer, AO, has launched a new Business to Business division, appointing industry veteran Mark Armstrong as its new Head of Sales for the housebuilders sector. Reporting to AO Business MD, Anthony Sant, Mark’s appointment signals AO’s serious...
AO World PLC Final Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2019
AO World plc (“the Group” or “AO”), a leading European online electrical retailer, today announces its audited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2019. Financial Highlights: Continued revenue growth in both the UK and Europe with total revenue for the...
AO welcomes international businesses to its head office to demonstrate digital innovation in the region
The online electricals store, AO, hosted 14 businesses from across Europe yesterday at its headquarters in Bolton to showcase how it’s using digital technology to innovate the online shopping experience for its customers. The event organised in conjunction with the...
AO and L Marks launch global search for tech start-ups
The online electricals store, AO, in partnership with L Marks, has today announced a global search for the next digital disruptors who will make online shopping easier and faster for its customers. In the first such programme of its kind from a pureplay retailer, the...
Will my new TV fit? AO.com’s augmented reality will help
Forget tape measures, the online electricals store, AO.com, today launched cutting-edge augmented reality so that customers can see what a product will look like and if it will fit in their homes. Augmented reality, which is being introduced on product pages across...
AO launches its biggest ever I.T. recruitment drive
The online electricals store, AO.com, has pushed the button on recruiting over 50 new I.T. roles across its Bolton and Manchester offices over the next 12 months. In its biggest ever I.T. recruitment drive since it was founded in 2000, AO is looking for everything...