All Home & DIY articles – Page 163
-
NewsDreams hires former Mothercare managing director Mike Logue as chief executive
Beds retailer Dreams has hired former Mothercare managing director Mike Logue as its new chief executive.
-
NewsThe Range to open 45 stores in next three years
Home and garden retailer The Range will open 45 stores over the next three years creating 6,750 jobs.
-
OpinionComment: What the recent positive economic data says about a retail recovery
In recent weeks, our newspapers have been awash with positive indicators suggesting the difficult economic climate is starting to improve.
-
NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales up 7.1% driven by mixed weather
John Lewis sales increased 7.1% to £65.07m last week as it benefited from the “continued mixed bag of weather that typifies a British summer”.
-
AnalysisMobile site review: Ikea Vs Heals
Matthew Maxwell, creative director at Sponge, shares his view of good and bad mobile sites.
-
OpinionComment: BRC's Helen Dickinson - How we're stepping up a gear on business rates
The BRC has been banging the drum for a business rates freeze for several years now. We’ve worked hard with campaign partners but we’ve reached a point where we felt a rethink was needed.
-
NewsCath Kidston to open in Singapore and Indonesia as profits jump 13%
Quintessentially British homewares brand Cath Kidston is poised to launch its first stores in Singapore and Indonesia as it eyes further overseas expansion.
-
NewsCath Kidston full year profits jump 13% as sales break £100m barrier
Cath Kidston EBITDA jumped 13% to £21m in its full year as it eyes growth in the UK and Asia.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The top 10 UK retailers making a splash internationally
Retail Week’s International Report reveals the UK businesses generating the most international revenue and the tactics being used to expand globally.
-
NewsAussie retailer Target drafts in former Tesco clothing boss Richard Jones
Australian retailer Target has raided British retail for top talent and is expected to draft in more new blood under boss Stuart Machin.
-
GalleryIn pictures: Tesco unveils new format Extra store in Watford
Tesco has reopened the much-anticipated Extra store in Watford, which it is billing as a “brand new shopping and leisure destination”.
-
AnalysisIn focus: July retail sales figures from the BRC
UK retail like-for-like sales jumped 2.2% in July, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Retail Week finds out how each of the individual categories performed.
-
NewsHeatwave and sporting triumphs drive best July sales in seven years
Retailers experienced their best July in seven years in a “golden month” driven by warm weather and booming consumer confidence.
-
GalleryIn pictures: Tiger opens first central London store as like-for-likes jump 7%
Homeware and accessories retailer Tiger has today opened its first West End store on homewares mecca Tottenham Court Road.
-
NewsDreams to make 100 redundancies as it restructures
Beds retailer Dreams is to make close to 100 redundancies as it restructures to reflect a smaller store base, Retail Week has learned.
-
NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales return to growth as hot weather eases
John Lewis sales returned to growth last week, rising 13% to £64m as the hot weather eased and online sales surged.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Habitat makes itself at home in a new retail landscape
Habitat almost disappeared a few years ago, but in an exclusive interview managing director Clare Askem says its strategy under new owner Home Retail Group is working.
-
NewsB&Q garners new product designs from students
B&Q is considering retailing new products created by students tasked with designing affordable, sustainable items.
-
NewsIkea appoints Gillian Drakeford as new UK and Ireland boss
Furniture giant Ikea has appointed Gillian Drakeford to the role of country manager for the UK and Ireland.
-
NewsShop price inflation falls at fastest rate in more than six years
Shop price inflation fell 0.5% in July, representing the steepest fall in six-and-a-half years as fashion retailers cut prices for the summer Sales.