Private company

Phones 4u

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Mobile phone company

Phones 4u was a British mobile phone retailer based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1996 and was one of the largest mobile phone retailers in the UK before it ceased operations and filed for administration on 15 September 2014.2 It was founded by John Caudwell.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded1

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Phone 4U no more, Oxford Street, London (25th September 2014)
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Phones 4u was a British mobile phone retailer based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1996 and was one of the largest mobile phone retailers in the UK before it ceased operations and filed for administration on 15 September 2014.2

The story

Founded by John Caudwell in 1996.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • landline telephone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Sep 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1996Founded Founded1

Sources

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