All Home & DIY articles – Page 118
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Dixons Carphone is taking on Ikea in its own back yard
Dixons Carphone’s Nordics business is brimming with confidence and is enabling the electricals specialist to enter unexpected areas.
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NewsBrightHouse to roll out up to 140 small-format 'satellite' stores
Rent-to-own specialist BrightHouse is targeting a roll out of 140 small-format stores after a trial of a ‘satellite’ shop in Scotland.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail News on Made.com, Tesco and rent increases
Retail news round-up on June 22, 2015: Made.com’s creative director is leaving the retailer, etailers face rent hikes over warehouse shortage, Tesco seeks bids of over £5bn for Homeplbus and more.
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NewsRetail Diary: Poundland's craze-y talk and Tesco trolls Liverpool FC
Jim McCarthy’s craze-y talk, Kypros Kyprianou’s colour-coded ties and Tesco goes from trollies to trolls in dig at Liverpool Football Club.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis blames sales drop on World Cup and Father's Day
John Lewis and Waitrose blamed a “demanding” week on tough comparatives due to the World Cup and Father’s Day falling on a different week.
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NewsIn the news: B&Q's new Danish boss Michael Loeve profiled
Kingfisher is gaining an increasingly international flavour within its management team as it hires Michael Loeve to head up its B&Q business.
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NewsRetail sales volumes rise 4.6% in May as prices continue to fall
Retail sales volumes increased for the 26th consecutive month in May as prices fell and household goods continued their resurgence.
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NewsKingfisher appoints Coop Danmark executive as new B&Q boss
Kingfisher has poached Michael Loeve, a senior executive of Danish retailer Coop Danmark, to be B&Q’s new chief executive.
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NewsDreams seeks to bolster online offer by doubling conversion rates
Dreams is investing further in improving conversion rates to its ecommerce website as it seeks to build on strong online growth.
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NewsMade.com bids to rival Ikea with expansion into Germany
Online furniture retailer Made.com has launched a bid to rival Ikea across Europe after revealing plans to break into Germany.
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NewsLakeland to hold 'open house' in product innovation push
Lakeland is to hold an ‘open house’ event for suppliers as it seeks to find more of the innovative products for which it is renowned.
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OpinionBlog: Analysing Father’s Day buying habits and shopping trends
As Father’s Day approaches, Hermes reveals insights into what consumers are planning to buy and how they will be shopping this year.
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NewsRetail footfall reaches 2015 peak as high streets 'build momentum'
Retail footfall reached its highest level of 2015 so far during May as Britain’s high streets continued to “build momentum”.
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GalleryIn pictures: Burberry’s new gifts department and cafe in Regent Street
Burberry, the upscale fashion retailer and brand, has launched a gifts department and cafe in its flagship store on Regent Street.
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NewsInfographic: Sales rise at John Lewis but weather has contrasting effects
John Lewis sales rose 4.1% last week but the fine weather had contrasting effects at the department store and its sister retailer Waitrose.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Made.com and Ocado
Retail news round-up on June 12, 2015: European Commission launches investigation into Amazon’s e-book business, Made.com partners with Livingetc and Ocado develops ‘humanoid’ robots.
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AnalysisHome Retail's first-quarter results: what the analysts say
Like-for-likes rose at Homebase but slid at flagship Argos amid challenging conditions. Here’s what the City had to say.
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NewsStore gallery: Topps Tiles opens a lab store in Worcester
Topps Tiles has overhauled its store in Worcester as it seeks to test new features that will highlight it as a leader in innovation.
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GalleryIn pictures: First look inside Mike Ashley's Mega Value.com store
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has opened a discount department store in Kidderminster called Mega Value.com. Retail Week takes a look inside.
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NewsRetail sales flat in May as unsettled weather hits fashion sector
Retail sales remained flat on a like-for-like basis during May compared with the previous year as clothing and footwear recorded their worst declines since September.