All B&Q articles – Page 24
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Smart TV, dual screening and ads - how TV's role in retail is changing
TV has come a long way since its black and white beginnings. Suzanne Bearne takes a look at the latest developments and the impact interactive TV could have on retail.
-
OpinionComment: Retailers must make the best of the weather
The entry at number 24 of the weather in Retail Week’s 2013 Powerlist was not a flippant attempt to add controversy into the annual ranking but a reflection of the increasing influence changing weather patterns are having on the sector.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Why retailers haven't yet cracked big data
Has managing the retailer-customer relationship become harder with the growth of data, or easier as technology advances?
-
AnalysisInfographic: Consumer spending on garden products
Kingfisher said today that sales of outdoor products helped its performance rebound in the second quarter after the cold spring dented first quarter sales. Retail Week looks at the garden retail market.
-
AnalysisKingfisher's second quarter update: What the analysts say
Kingfisher benefitted from the warmer weather in its second quarter as like-for-likes jumped 2.5%. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
-
NewsKingfisher sales rebound as warm weather drives demand
Kingfisher group like-for-like sales jumped 2.5% in its second quarter to July 13 as the heatwave drove sales of hosepipes and fans.
-
NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asos; Tesco; Mothercare; Debenhams; Amazon; B&Q
Retail news round-up July 22, 2013: Another departure at Asos, Philip Clarke says food price rises inevitable, Mothercare to sell Early Learning Centre
-
AnalysisCampaign of the week: B&Q, Unloved Rooms
B&Q’s new campaign, voiced by actor Rob Brydon, urges shoppers to “reinvigorate the DIY sector” and encourages Britain to turn neglected living spaces from “the unloved into the unbelievable”.
-
AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The stores that transformed the retail landscape
The past 25 years brought constant innovation of stores. John Ryan looks at some of the most groundbreaking formats during the period.
-
AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.
-
OpinionComment: Nick Bubb on 25 years of dramatic change in retail
Retailing in 25 years time will be very different, but it will change as dramatically as it has in the last 25 years?
-
AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: 25 moments that defined retail
We take a look at some of the landmark moments in retail over the last quarter-century. Do you remember when..?
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The etail tax proposal - who's leading the debate
The retail industry is set for a major split over calls for an etail tax that would even the cost burden between online retailers and their bricks and mortar rivals. Retail Week looks at which retailers are leading both sides of the debate.
-
NewsAchica poaches B&Q's Steve Robinson as its chief operating officer
B&Q director Steve Robinson has left the DIY retailer to join furniture and homewares etailer Achica as its new chief operating officer.
-
NewsB&Q to create emotional link with Unloved Rooms adverts
DIY retailer B&Q is to launch a marketing campaign designed to create a more emotional connection between its brand and customers and put the retailer “front of mind” as a source of advice and inspiration.
-
NewsKingfisher boss Ian Cheshire names potential successors
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire has named two of his leading deputies as his potential successor when he steps down from the role in as little as three years.
-
NewsB&Q launches garden tool recycling trial
B&Q is kicking off its first garden tools trade-in next weekend as part of the home improvement retailer’s plans to become more sustainable.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The DIY market – How retailers are fighting tough conditions
A depressed housing market, unseasonal weather and a shift in consumer spend mean the DIY market has shrunk. How can retailers fix the problems?
-
OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Kingfisher blames the weather, again?
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde: “To lose one quarter, Mr Cheshire, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two quarters looks like carelessness.”
-
AnalysisKingfisher's first quarter: What the analysts say
Kingfisher, the DIY giant which owns B&Q, blamed the poor weather on a 4.2% fall in group like-for-like sales and a slump in profits in its first quarter. Retail Week takes a look at the City’s reaction.