Currys

Currys
Type	Public
Founded	1884 (Currys) 1937 (Dixons) August 7, 2014 (Dixons Carphone) September 2021 (Currys plc.)
Headquarters	Hemel Hempstead, England, U.K.
Key people	Henry Curry (Currys) Charles Kalms (Dixons)
Industry	toys, electronics
Products	toys, electronics
Number of people	not disclosed
Website	http://www.currys.co.uk/

Currys plc is a British electronics company.

Currys

Currys was formed by Henry Curry in Leicester, England in 1884.

Dixons

Dixons was founded by Charles Kalms in Southend-in-Sea in Essex, England in 1937.

Prinztronic

From 1972 to 1983, Dixons stores sold Prinztronic branded versions of calculators and video game consoles licensed from manufacturers such as Radofin.

Dixons purchases Currys

Dixons purchased Currys in 1984.

Renaming of Dixons stores to Currys

Dixons stores were rebranded as Currys in the United Kingdom beginning on April 5, 2006, in Ireland in August 2008, and on its online store in 2012.

Dixons Carphone plc

On August 7, 2014, Dixons and the Carphone Warehouse Group merged to form Dixons Carphone plc.

Currys plc

Dixons Carphone plc was renamed to Currys plc in September 2021.

Video game systems by Prinztronic

Name	Year released	Notes
Micro 5500	1978	Based on the Radofin Telesports IV
VC-6000	1979	Based on the Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System