All Home & DIY articles – Page 166
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NewsTopps Tiles like-for-likes slip 1.5% in third quarter
Topps Tiles like-for-like sales dropped 1.5% for the 13 weeks to June 29, 2013 but the retailer returned to growth in June.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises to two-year high in June
Consumer confidence rose to its highest level in two years in June as shoppers’ appetites for large purchases began to return.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: B&Q, Unloved Rooms
B&Q’s new campaign, voiced by actor Rob Brydon, urges shoppers to “reinvigorate the DIY sector” and encourages Britain to turn neglected living spaces from “the unloved into the unbelievable”.
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NewsBathstore launches new smaller multichannel format
Bathstore is testing a new small-format store at its Harrogate branch that has a greater focus on design and multichannel.
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NewsFurniture retailer Barker & Stonehouse to launch in London
Northern furniture retailer Barker & Stonehouse is moving south for the first time with the launch of a smaller, quirkier London store in July.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Rent-day retail administrations prove only the strong will survive
Rent-day casualties and tough trading conditions show retailers must be at top of their game to thrive.
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OpinionComment: Retail failures remind us to celebrate success
This week’s rent day brought a round of bloodletting on the high street as ongoing pressures pushed more retailers to the brink.
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AnalysisRent day retail bloodbath: What do retailers need to know?
On the same day that Dwell has been formally placed into administration, fashion retailer Internaçionale and specialist retailer ModelZone are both on the brink of collapse. Retail Week looks at the contributing factors.
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NewsKingfisher's British shareholders want more English in French stores
Company AGMs are often destinations for the awkward squad or eccentric, and directors frequently face questions that might be described, at best, as peripheral.
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NewsDwell hits the buffers as Duff & Phelps appointed
Struggling furniture retailer Dwell has appointed Duff & Phelps after collapsing into administration just days after closing its 23 stores.
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OpinionComment: Self-help measures make a difference at Carpetright
Carpetright boss Darren Shapland’s improvement plan, initiated when he took up the role a year ago, looks as if it is paying off.
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AnalysisCarpetright full-year results: What the analysts say
Carpetright has reported a 2.2% rise in its UK like-for-like sales but European like-for-likes collapsed, falling by 11%. Retail Week rounds up the reaction from the City.
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NewsCarpetright's full-year pre-tax profit jumps as UK like-for-likes improve
Increased like-for-like sales across Carpetright’s UK business drove a jump in pre-tax profit from £4m to £9.7m in its full year.
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AnalysisThe tile market: What do retailers need to know?
Former Topps Tiles directors have launched Tile Mountain, a new tile etailer.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The stores that transformed the retail landscape
The past 25 years brought constant innovation of stores. John Ryan looks at some of the most groundbreaking formats during the period.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The changing face of the high street
British retail has been revolutionised in the last 25 years. Laura Heywood looks at some of the most dramatic shifts.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: Two decades of births, marriages and farewells
New arrivals and mega-mergers have shaped the industry, while some well-known names have disappeared.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.
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OpinionComment: Nick Bubb on 25 years of dramatic change in retail
Retailing in 25 years time will be very different, but it will change as dramatically as it has in the last 25 years?
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NewsFurniture retailer Dwell ceases trading with immediate effect
Furniture retailer Dwell has ceased trading with immediate effect.