dabs.com
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Subsidiary | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded |
1987 (offline as Dabs Press) 1990 (offline as Dabs Direct and eventually online as Dabs.com) |
Headquarters | Bolton, England, UK |
Area served |
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland |
Key people | Helen Slinger (CEO) |
Revenue |
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Number of employees | 200 |
Parent | BT Group |
Website |
www.dabs.com www.dabs.ie |
dabs.com was an e-commerce retailer in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of BT Group. It was one of the UK's largest internet retailers of IT and technology products. Originally Dabs Press, from 1987 to 1990, and Dabs Direct,[1] dabs.com was founded in Bolton by David Atherton and Bruce Smith[2] in 1987;[1] Dabs is an acronym of the initials of the founders' names. It has subsequently grown to employ more than 200 people, with annual revenue of £200m from 5000 transactions daily. In April 2016 the dabs.com was phased out in favour of the BT Shop brand.[3]
Management
In April 2006, it was announced that BT Group had purchased dabs.com for an estimated £30m and that the business would become a wholly owned subsidiary of BT.[4] dabs.com was also a former shirt sponsor of Fulham FC.
International
Dabs operates in Ireland under dabs.ie and has previously operated in France, but this closed at the end of May 2006.
References
- 1 2 "David Atherton at E-consultancy". Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ↑ http://www.dabs.com/articles/help/new-to-dabs/about-dabs--our-history-and-growth-446.html
- ↑ "BT to bin Dabs.com brand". www.theinquirer.net.
- ↑ "BT buys online retailer dabs.com". BBC News. 28 April 2006.
External links
- dabs.com official website
- dabs.ie official website for Ireland
- BT Shop provided by dabs
- BT Business Direct (formally dabs4work.com) official website for businesses
- Unified communications provided by BT Business Direct
- dabs4work.ie official website for businesses in Ireland
- dabs.com reviews
- Review of 2010 Dabs.com Live Gadget Show in London