All Home & DIY articles – Page 107
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NewsJohn Lewis post-Christmas sales soar 23% but Waitrose slips 2.5%
John Lewis has reported a strong start to the New Year, with sales surging 23% in the week to January 2 – however Waitrose saw sales dip 2.5%.
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NewsDunelm’s Will Adderley takes 5% stake in French Connection
Dunelm Group founding family member Will Adderley has taken a 5.16% stake in French Connection through his investment vehicle WA Capital.
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NewsMade.com Christmas sales soar led by rise in mobile purchases
Online furniture retailer Made.com has revealed a jump in revenue over the Christmas period driven by sales through mobile devices.
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AnalysisInfographic: How consumers splashed their cash in 2015 by sector
Retailers have been battling for share of spend against each other as well as other consumer industries – a trend likely to continue in 2016.
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NewsTopps Tiles posts sales rise as strategic changes deliver results
Topps Tiles’ like-for-likes climbed 4.4% in its first quarter in what the retailer described as an “encouraging” start to the financial year.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts Christmas sales rise as seasonal trading patterns shift
Like-for-like sales at John Lewis department stores rose over the Christmas period but fell at sister grocer Waitrose.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Home Retail share trading and Next
Retail news round-up on January 6, 2016: City regulator to probe Home Retail share trading, Dunnes Stores parts way with auditor E&Y and Next's Israel plans.
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NewsShop prices tumble as fashion retailers go on discount frenzy in December
Prices in British stores continued to fall in December, as retailers resorted to aggressive discounting in order to woo customers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sainsbury's bid interest in Home Retail - the key questions answered
Sainsbury’s revealed today it approached Home Retail about a takeover in November. The approach was rejected but the grocer may still try again.
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AnalysisNext’s Christmas trading disappoints: What the analysts say
Next has been hit by mild weather and stock issues with sales up 0.4% in the two weeks to Christmas Eve. Here is what the analysts say.
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OpinionNeil Saunders: US retailers had reasonable but not spectacular Christmas
Although it is early in the reporting period, initial results suggest the holiday season for US retailers was reasonable but not spectacular.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi, Debenhams, M&S and more
Retail news round-up on January 4, 2016: Aldi's expansion plans, M&S fires loyalty scheme head and Debenhams in talks with Sir Ian Cheshire.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet records strong Christmas and annual sales growth
Etailer Notonthehighstreet.com has reported strong Christmas trading and expects a good full-year performance.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise as shoppers gear up for a mobile Christmas
John Lewis sales were up this week despite the mild weather, with sales of gifts and gadgets soaring in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsCarpetright half-year profits jump 34.3%: What the analysts say
Floorings giant Carpetright has reported rising interim profits as its modernisation strategy bore fruit. This is what the analysts said.
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NewsCarpetright boss Walsh slams Government's business rate devolution plans
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh has slammed the Government’s decision to abolish the uniform business rate and devolve power to local authorities.
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NewsCarpetright interim profits surge as modernisation plan pays off
Floorings giant Carpetright has reported rising interim sales and profits as its modernisation strategy pays off.
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NewsJohn Lewis predicts online sales to overtake store sales by 2019
Department store group John Lewis expects its online sales to overtake store sales within four years as it ploughs £500m into IT systems.
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NewsRetail diary: Beighton’s model behaviour and Ikea’s meatball dilemma
Asos boss Nick Beighton displays some model behaviour, Asda helps a shopper out of a hairy situation and Ikea’s meatball climate change dilemma.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise as Black Friday promotions wind down
John Lewis sales were buoyed by online revenue as customers grabbed the last Black Friday bargains and looked ahead to Christmas.