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Posted on 07/02/2026 3:56:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The boss of Currys has said supplies of air conditioning and fans are “tight” ahead of another UK heatwave, expected next week, after a boom in sales sent retailers scrambling to source new stock.
Alex Baldock, chief executive of the electrical goods retailer, said cooling kit had been “flying off the shelves” during June’s record heat in England. Sales of fans were up nearly 3,000% over the most recent heatwave weekend compared with a week earlier, while air conditioning sales increased 330%.
He said Currys, which has 691 stores in the UK and Nordic region, was “working incredibly hard to make sure we have got a healthy level of stock” but supplies were “pretty tight”.
“We are benefiting from being number one in the market and if anyone is going to have it we are going to have it,” he added.
Baldock made the comments as he announced that Currys’ sales rose 6% to £9.2bn in the year to 2 May and pre-tax profits increased 23% to £153m.
Sales in established UK stores were up 3%, despite a decline in the wider market, as the company moved into new markets such as coffee machines and AI-driven laptops, expanded services such as repair and installation and increased sales to small businesses.
Baldock said trading since May had continued to be strong, partly helped by the football World Cup, which has increased sales of large TVs, barbecues, beer pumps and hot tubs. Sales of 90in TVs have more than doubled.
“We are certainly cheering on England and Norway,” he said. “It’s good for sales.”
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Fans of UK socialists also in short supply
Chalk one up for capitalism: At the beginning of this current heatwave I broke down and decided to get a window air conditioner. I went online and picked one out of the listings at Menards. I was a little worried about supply. I needn’t have been. The website said supply on hand at the store: 101.
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Under capitalism, air conditioners wait for people.
Under socialism, people wait for air conditioners.
> Fans of UK socialists also in short supply <
No worries, UK socialists. Reform, Restore, and the pathetic Tories will split the opposition vote in the next UK general election. That will probably give the commie Labour Party another win.
(Sorry for the pessimism. But that’s my sad take as of now.)
From each, according to his ability to pay. To each, according to his needs, which do not include air conditioning.
No fans or Air Con( what the Brits call it) for us, we’re British!
If they are available.
Just a WAG, but I'm thinking that No. 10 and the Houses of Parliament are well and thoroughly air conditioned.
They should make up their minds. Either the Currys are sold out or they have no fans.
All their football fans are overseas.
All their football fans are overseas.
Until Sunday night.
Can’t use up all their Electricity that’s meant for their EVs ,LOL
Like many others, I’ve been watching and reading about some of the World Cup visitors here who are having to buy extra suitcases to take home all of their souvenirs (and outright SWAG, in Freddy’s case!); some are even shipping their stuff home. If they’re smart, they could certainly buy some fans here to take home to Europe for personal use or to sell to all the A/C- and fan-less suckers over there (assuming people can get their own power converters, of course).
Ah yes, Willis Carrier, patron saint of south Florida!
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State-managed economy.
He is the patron saint of South Florida, and central Florida, and northern Florida, and Southern Georgia, and the ENTIRE South (including Texas, if I must). Even we, who currently live in the Midwest, love the patron saint of air conditioning.
I’m not a fan of extended heat waves, either.
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