Private company

The Link

UK communications retailer

The Link was an internet based mobile phone and communications retailer in the United Kingdom. It was owned by Dixons Retail, the United Kingdom's largest consumer electronics retail group, and operated online with a dedicated retail website, which in addition to mobile phones also offered satellite navigation systems and broadband Internet services.² It ceased to exist in 2010.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded¹

Industrymobile phone¹
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom¹

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The Link phone shop in Dunstable — Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

The Link was an internet based mobile phone and communications retailer in the United Kingdom. It was owned by Dixons Retail, the United Kingdom's largest consumer electronics retail group, and operated online with a dedicated retail website, which in addition to mobile phones also offered satellite navigation systems and broadband Internet services.²

Timeline

Sep 2010Dissolved Dissolved¹
1994Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaThe Link (retailer)
WikidataQ7747433

Sources

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WikidataThe Link on Wikidata
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WikipediaThe Link on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsThe Link photo by Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0