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Carphone Warehouse

British mobile phone retailer
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Carphone Warehouse

Summary

Carphone Warehouse is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Carphone Warehouse is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Carphone Warehouse's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Carphone Warehouse's instance of is recorded as mobile phone store chain[5].
  • Carphone Warehouse's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Carphone Warehouse's founder is recorded as Charles Dunstone[7].
  • Carphone Warehouse's headquarters location is recorded as London[8].
  • Carphone Warehouse's Commons category is recorded as Carphone Warehouse[9].
  • Carphone Warehouse's industry is recorded as telecommunications[10].
  • Carphone Warehouse comprises Phone House[11].
  • January 1, 1989 marks the founding of Carphone Warehouse[12].
  • Carphone Warehouse was dissolved in 2014[13].
  • Carphone Warehouse's official website is recorded as https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/[14].
  • Carphone Warehouse's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[15].
  • Carphone Warehouse's chief operating officer is recorded as David Ross[16].
  • Carphone Warehouse's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2a03:8180:1101:9f::/64[17].
  • Carphone Warehouse's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2a03:8180:1101:f3::/64[18].
  • Carphone Warehouse's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+72040'}[19].
  • Carphone Warehouse's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+72432'}[20].

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Founding

Carphone Warehouse's founder is recorded as Charles Dunstone[7]. January 1, 1989 marks the founding of it[12].

Operations

Carphone Warehouse's headquarters location is recorded as London[8].

Industry

Carphone Warehouse's industry is recorded as telecommunications[10].

Dissolution

Carphone Warehouse was dissolved in 2014[13].

Why It Matters

Carphone Warehouse has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

business London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Vezznay · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Phone House
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P576]]: 2014, Deprecate dissolved date: Carphone Warehouse still trades online as a trading name of Currys Retail Limited (carphonewarehouse.com); 2014 refers t"
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