PC City explained

PC City
Type:	Part of Dixons Carphone
Foundation:	1991
Defunct:	2013
Location:	Hemel Hempstead (United Kingdom)
Industry:	Retail
Products:	Information Technology
Revenue:	n/a (see Dixons Carphone for group revenue.)

PC City was a chain of computer superstores owned and run by Dixons Carphone. Established in 1991, it was a continental European equivalent to the PC World brand, which operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

PC City had stores in several countries:

• Sweden – The physical stores closed in 2009.^[1] The online outlet switched to the Electro World brand in August 2013.^[2]
• France – All nine stores closed in February 2007.^[3]
• Spain – The chain closed all 34 stores in April 2011.^[4] Most of the stores were sold to Worten.^[5]
• Italy – The business was combined with Unieuro, which was merged with Marco Polo in October 2013.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dixons Group Presentation 2011. www.dixonscarphone.com. 2011. 19 October 2020.
2. Web site: PC City blir Electroworld. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130811211949/http://www.electroworld.se/cms/c-Rs2sGQVlWvMAAAEwVCITHgWt/pc-city-blir-electroworld. 11 August 2013. 5 August 2013. electroworld.se. Swedish.
3. Web site: PRELIMINARY AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE 53 WEEKS ENDED 3 MAY 2008. dixonscarphone.com. 26 June 2008. 19 October 2020.
4. Web site: Dixons Retail axes Spanish division. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Yy2vI. 11 December 2022. subscription. live. Financial Times. 18 June 2014. 14 April 2011.
5. Web site: PC City España traspasará a Worten ocho tiendas con 350 empleados. europapress.es. 16 May 2011. 19 October 2020.
6. Web site: Dixon’s Unieuro and Marco Polo form new electrical retailer group for Italian market. gcmagazine.co.uk. 14 October 2013. 19 October 2020.