Online sales at Dixons Carphone shot up as Brits began preparing en masse to work from home by shelling out on notebooks, printers and – to keep the kids happy – games consoles, in response to the spread of COVID-19. The retailer said web-based sales soared 72 per cent year-on-year in the first three weeks of March, with shoppers also buying up TVs, fridges, freezers and other kitchen appliances as they prepared to batten down the hatches for the next few months.

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