Comet Electrical Store
 | | Comet is the second largest electrical retailer in the UK and part of KESA Electricals plc, a pan-European group operating in seven European countries. Comet Electricals Store focus is on giving customers the best price, best choice and best service. 250 stores, 2,726,900 sq ft of selling space, over 10,000 employees, 17 Comet service centres, 12 Comet home delivery platforms, 3 Comet integrated home delivery/service platforms, with Comet Head office in Rickmansworth, the Comet Electrical Store Business centre and Call centre in Hull and the fast-growing Comet Electric internet shopping store.<%>Comet Electrical Store was founded in 1933 by George Hollingberry in Hull as Comet Battery Stores Limited - a two man business charging batteries and accumulators for customer wireless sets. The Company then moves in to the radio rental business and by 1939 has 2,500 accounts with a small fleet of vans. In 1968 Comet Electricals pioneers of out-of-town electrical retailing – the first Comet superstore opens in Hull. In 1970 Comet Electricals goes public and then in 1984 the £129 million take-over of Comet Electrical Stores by Kingfisher plc. In 1996 Comet Electrical acquires Norweb Retail and increased its store portfolio to over 250 stores nationwide. In 1999 Comet Electrical launches its Every Day Low Price strategy and Comet Stores launches its website www.comet.co.uk. 2001 Comet Electrical is the first retailer to sign up to BBC Watchdog's 'Delivering the Goods' charter and readers from Woman Magazine vote the Comet Electrical Home Delivery Service the winner in a consumer survey. In 2003 Comet Electrical demerges from the Kingfisher Group. Comet, along with its sister electrical companies throughout Europe are separated from Kingfisher to form a new group known as Kesa Electricals. |
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