All Home & DIY articles – Page 163
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NewsPeacocks to open new kids fascia in garden centres
Peacocks is to open a new children’s fascia as concessions within garden centres as the retailer looks to expand its presence beyond the high street.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales growth slows as shoppers bask in sunshine
Sales growth at John Lewis slowed as shoppers opted to spend their bank holiday outside in the sunshine last week.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Oak Furniture Land's Jason Bannister on the company's transformation
Oak Furniture Land plans to open a shop every month for the next three years. Laura Heywood asks managing director Jason Bannister how the retailer has made the crossover from digital to physical stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Breathing new life into secondary malls
While prime and super-regional shopping centres are grabbing the headlines, investors are starting to circle secondary malls again. Mark Faithfull looks at what new owners could mean for the market.
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OpinionComment: No time like the present for the retail property market
Bullring’s 10th birthday is a timely reminder of how far UK retail outside of the capital has come in the past decade.
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NewsHome shopping specialist Damartex acquires Coopers of Stortford
Home shopping specialist Damartex has acquired home and garden retailer Coopers of Stortford for £25m.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Victoria Plumb - the low cost alternative to high street
Bathroom etailer Victoria Plumb’s new campaign is designed to promote low prices by reminding shoppers of its low overheads compared with store-based rivals.
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NewsShop prices fall 0.5% in August driven by 'widespread' discounting
Shop prices fell 0.5% in August, representing the fourth consecutive month of deflation and the highest rate of deflation for August since records began.
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NewsJysk takes on three former Dreams stores as it aims to double store estate
Danish furniture retailer Jysk is set to open three new stores in former Dreams sites as it aims to double its UK store estate in the next 12 months.
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AnalysisIn focus: August Retail Sales from the BRC
August UK retail like-for-likes jumped 1.8%, according to British Retail Consortium-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Retail Week takes a category-by-category look at the performance.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are retail’s green shoots appearing?
These last few summer months brought good sales for many as the sun shone on retailers as well as holidaymakers. As today’s rise in retail sales offers futher good news, Retail Week takes a look at how each sector is performing.
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NewsAugust UK retail sales up 1.8%, showing further signs of a consumer-led recovery
August UK retail sales jumped 1.8% on a like-for-like basis against last year when it slipped 0.4%, indicating continuing positive consumer sentiment.
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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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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.