Carphone Warehouse, which has 82 stores around the country, has been dealt a blow with the news that the country’s largest operator, Vodafone Ireland, is to stop selling its phones and plans in the chain.
The move will kick in from April. Customers who bought their Vodafone phones or plans through Carphone Warehouse will continue to be “supported”, a spokesperson told Independent.ie.
A Vodafone spokesperson said that the operator is concentrating on its own sales channels from now on.
“We continuously review our business models and processes,” a Vodafone spokesperson told Independent.ie. “We have taken a decision not to renew our commercial contract with Carphone Warehouse.”