All Home & DIY articles – Page 139
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NewsCarpetright records quarterly sales growth up 5.2%
Carpet and floor coverings specialist Carpetright has posted total sales up 5.2% in the 13 weeks to July 26.
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GalleryStore gallery: Mr Arkwright’s Tool Emporium celebrates a bygone age
Mr Awkright’s Tool Emporium has opened in central Leeds and uses shoppers nostalgia to its advantage with its throwback store design.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis clearance helps weekly sales surge 18.8%
John Lewis ended its summer Sale with 18.8% growth year on year last week, driven by a stellar performance in its home department.
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OpinionComment: Sales knowledge is vital to ecommerce success
Retailers must leverage knowledge of their customers’ needs to optimise their ecommerce offers if they want to succeed in online retail.
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NewsRetail sales grow in every sector in June, reports ONS
Retail sales volumes in June grew 3.6%, compared to last year and by 0.1% on the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl, Made.com, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up on July 23, 2014: Lidl paid ‘over £25m’ in tax, Made.com launches social network platform, Shareholders question Philip Clarke’s pay-off, and more.
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NewsCath Kidston gets investment from Baring Asia as it eyes Chinese expansion
Cath Kidston has sold a stake in the business to private equity firm Baring Asia as it plans over 100 stores in China within three years.
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GalleryStory gallery: Ikea downsizes with experimental store format
Hamburg is home to Ikea’s first ‘Citystore’, a new format with a smaller store footprint designed to cater to urban shoppers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Mothercare, Tesco, Argos and more
Retail news round-up on July 21, 2014: Mothercare finance chief poised to join Debenhams, Tesco to build 4,000 UK homes, Argos to trial same day delivery and more
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis posts sales surge as shoppers snap up clearance bargains
Sales at John Lewis department stores rocketed 20.1% last week to £77.1m, boosted by the summer clearance Sale.
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InterviewQ&A: Coast's global digital and strategy director Jess Shepherd
Jess Shepherd, global digital and strategy director of Coast talks to Retail Week her proudest achievement and the England rugby team.
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AnalysisCampaign of the Week: Ikea's ad is such stuff as dreams are made on
The latest Ikea TV advert is a departure from furniture retailer ads that depict families sitting around looking pleased with themselves in newly furnished homes.
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AnalysisGarden Centre Group rebrands back to Wyevale to align the brand
The Garden Centre Group is rebranding back to Wyevale Garden Centres in what’s thought to be the first instance of a retailer changing its name to reflect multichannel shopping habits.
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NewsInflation records sharp increase to 1.9% in June
Inflation has jumped sharply to 1.9% in the year to June from 1.5% in May, driven by clothing price rises.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG June Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.8% in June, the lowest growth for three years, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsRetail sales growth lowest in three years as interest rate rise looms
UK retail sales in June experienced the lowest total growth rate in three years as consumers prepared for an expected interest rate hike.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales soar 20.7% after good week for fashion
Sales at department store retailer John Lewis surged by 20.7% to £86.61m in the week to July 5, thanks to fashion enjoying a bumper week.
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InterviewQ&A: Molly Freshwater, founder, Secret Linen Store
Molly Freshwater, founder of Secret Linen Store talks to Retail Week about her first retail job and what keeps her up at night.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can technology ensure consumers see retailer’s stores as destinations?
In order to be seen as a destination, retailers first need to consider what they are a destination for.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Shop price inflation hit record low in June
Shop price inflation fell to its lowest on record in June, according to the British Retail Consortium – Nielsen Index.