Dixons embarks on recovery plan to eliminate deficit by 2021

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Dixons Retail has made the initial contributions of a ten-year recovery plan to address its £219m pension shortfall.

The high street electronics chain revealed the plan in its half-yearly report, published today, which showed that the scheme's accounting deficit had shrunk from £244m over the last six months. ...

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