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name = dabs.com | logo = Dabs.png | type = Subsidiary| foundation = 1987 (offline as Dabs Press)
1990 (offline as Dabs Direct and eventually online as Dabs.com) | key_people = Helen Slinger (CEO)| location = Bolton, England, UK| area_served = United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland | num_employees = 200 | industry = Retail| revenue = {{profit}} £200m (2008)| parent = BT Group| homepage = www.dabs.com
www.dabs.ie

dabs.com was an e-commerce retailer in the UK and a subsidiary of BT Group. It was one of the UK's largest internet retailers of IT and technology products.

Originally Dabs Press, from 1987 to 1990, and Dabs Direct, it primarily sold its products via advertisements in IT related magazine.^[1] dabs.com was founded in Bolton by David Atherton and Bruce Smith^[2] in 1987;^[1] Dabs is an acronym of the initials of the founders' names. It subsequently grew to employ more than 200 people, with annual revenue of £200m from 5000 transactions daily. In April 2016 the dabs.com was phased out in favour of the BT Shop brand.^[3]

Management

In April 2006, it was announced that BT Group had purchased dabs.com for an estimated £30m and that the business would become a wholly owned subsidiary of BT.^[4] Dabs.com was also a former shirt sponsor of Fulham FC.^[5]

International

Dabs operated in Ireland under dabs.ie and previously operated in France, but this closed at the end of May 2006.

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.e-consultancy.com/internetdecade/a/david-atherton-113.html |title=David Atherton at E-consultancy |accessdate=20 November 2008}}
2. ^http://www.dabs.com/articles/help/new-to-dabs/about-dabs--our-history-and-growth-446.html
3. ^{{cite web|title=BT to bin Dabs.com brand|url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2452264/bt-to-bin-dabscom-brand|website=www.theinquirer.net}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4956100.stm |title=BT buys online retailer dabs.com |newspaper=BBC News |date=28 April 2006}}
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External links

dabs.com official website

dabs.ie official website for Ireland

BT Shop provided by dabs

BT Business Direct (formally dabs4work.com) official website for businesses

Unified communications provided by BT Business Direct

dabs4work.ie official website for businesses in Ireland

dabs.com reviews

Review of 2010 Dabs.com Live Gadget Show in London

3 : Online retailers of the United Kingdom|Consumer electronics retailers of the United Kingdom|BT Group