All Home & DIY articles – Page 162
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NewsHomewares retailer Brissi appoints Peter Williams and Patricia Burnett
Homewares retailer Brissi has appointed retail heavyweights Peter Williams and Patricia Burnett to its board.
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NewsBrightHouse launches simpler customer payment model
BrightHouse has launched a new single price agreement, allowing customers to pay a weekly payment for a product, delivery, installation, services and cover.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on HMV, DIY retailers, Waitrose, SuperGroup and Dixons
Retail news round-up September 2, 2013: HMV hires new marketing director, DIY chains are expected to benefit from housing market recovery, Waitrose appoints sports marketing agency to make most of cricket sponsorship, SuperGroup and Dixons expected to report first quarter sales rises.
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NewsDebenhams adds two new designers to homeware roster
Department store Debenhams is adding two new designers to its homeware roster for autumn 2013.
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OpinionComment: The OFT needs to remove ambiguity in price promotion laws
Last week, six furniture stores and carpet retailers came under scrutiny from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for their pricing strategy.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales up 6.6% driven by mixed weather and promotions
John Lewis sales jumped 6.6% to £67.93m last week driven by the mixed weather and its Design Weekend promotion.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Signet and Amazon
Retail news round-up August 30, 2013: John Lewis to launch a new range of upholstery, Signet UK Sales fall in the second quarter, Amazon drops clause banning traders from offering products cheaper elsewhere
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OpinionComment: Are Sales practices destroying trust in retail?
OFT blasts carpet and furniture stores for misleading price cuts’, read the website of one national newspaper last Friday, before then reporting ‘Retail chiefs blast OFT over carpet and furniture price-fixing probe’.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Harveys aims to appeal to consumers' hearts and minds
Harveys’ new campaign strategy moves away from solely price-led promotions with a series of adverts that shows the shopper’s decision-making process when buying furniture.
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NewsB&Q makes 180 redundancies as it restructures store management
DIY giant B&Q has made about 180 staff redundant across its shops as it restructures its store management teams.
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NewsOFT furniture pricing probe blamed for retail park footfall decline
The Office of Fair Trading’s probe into furniture and flooring retailers’ promotional tactics has been blamed for an “unusual” decline in footfall on retail parks including the critical bank holiday weekend.
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NewsAugust retail sales grow at fastest pace since November, according to CBI
Retail sales in August grew at the fastest pace since November last year and exceeded expectations, according to the CBI.
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NewsBRC ‘concerned’ over OFT furniture price probe
The BRC has expressed “concern” over the OFT’s investigation into furniture prices including “totally impractical” deadlines the watchdog has set ahead of one of the sector’s busiest trading weekends.
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AnalysisAnalysis: OFT investigation into furniture retailers
Six of the UK’s largest furniture and flooring retailers are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading over their Sales practices. Retail Week takes a closer look at the details of the investigation.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales jump 7.6% despite tough comparables
John Lewis sales jumped 7.6% last week to £65.75m despite it being up against tough Jubilee and Olympic comparables.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the improving housing market good news for DIY retailers?
Could a stronger housing market provide the lift the DIY market and wider retail sector so desperately needs?
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NewsUPDATED: Six of the UK's largest furniture retailers to be investigated over Sales
Carpetright has confirmed it is one of the six furniture retailers that are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading over their Sales practices.
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NewsWarm weather set to boost retailers this Bank Holiday
The forecasted warm weather this Bank Holiday is set to give retailers a welcome boost, with consumers expected to snap up back-to-school ranges, DIY and gardening products and food for BBQs.
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NewsRetail sales estimates revised dramatically upwards as economy improves
Retail sales estimates for the next six months have been revised dramatically upwards as the uptick in the economy gains momentum.
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AnalysisIn the news: Dreams' new boss Mike Logue profiled
Mike Logue is an interesting choice to lead the turnaround of beds retailer Dreams.