Annual sales at electricals merchant DSG International fell 1 per cent, to £8.23 billion for the year ended 2nd May. In the UK and Ireland, underlying like-for-like sales declined 11 per cent, to £4.23 billion, and profits plunged 62.5 per cent, to £58.7 million. Sales at DSGi Business, which includes cataloguer PC World Business, fell 17.9 per cent, to £325.8 million, but were "in line with expectations in a challenging market," according to a statement. DSG's other brands include Dixons and Currys.