All Home & DIY articles – Page 171
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NewsNext boss Wolfson receives pay boost but gives share match bonus to staff
Next chief executive Lord Wolfson took home £4.6m in the last year but asked for his entitlement under the retailer’s share matching plan to be shared amongst its staff.
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OpinionComment: Marks & Spencer has lost touch with Middle England
Marks & Spencer, along with a number of other stalwart high street brands, has had a tough time recently.
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OpinionComment: Government's move to boost housing transactions will benefit retail
The success and buoyancy of the retail sector has a strong connection to the housing market.
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NewsTopps of the pops
If Matt Williams, chief executive of Topps Tiles, ever tires of leading a retail business, he can always fall back on
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AnalysisAnalysis: The pros and cons of subletting store space
With retailers keen to dispose of excess space, businesses have started to sublet sections of their shops to other traders.
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InterviewQ&A: Topps Tiles Chief executive, Matt Williams
Matt Williams, Chief executive of Topps Tiles speaks to Retail Week about the retailer’s performance and growth prospects.
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NewsDunelm reports Q3 like-for-likes up 5.2% following strong winter Sale
Dunelm has reported like-for-like sales up 5.2% in its third quarter as it benefitted from a later end to its winter Sale and an earlier Easter than the year before.
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Department store Morleys hires finance director ahead of expansion
Department store retailer Morleys has appointed Neil Stockton as its new finance director as the company looks to expand its operations.
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NewsB&Q’s seasonal palette gets a new shade
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire was fielding a lot of questions about the weather last week after reporting a dip in profits for the first time in five years.
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InterviewQ&A: Topps Tiles boss Matt Williams on the weather, the Budget and adventurous homemakers
Topps Tiles chief executive Matt Williams talks to Retail Week about the retailer’s outlook for the year and whether the Goverment’s house buying stimulus will help boost sales.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales increase 23.1% despite wintery conditions
John Lewis sales surged 23.1% last week despite the coldest March in 50 years having a “dramatic effect” on the department store’s sales pattern.
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InterviewQ&A: Kingfisher Group chief executive Ian Cheshire
Ian Cheshire, Group chief executive at Kingfisher, speaks to Retail Week about the retailer’s performance and growth prospects.
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NewsRent-to-own retailer BrightHouse creates new senior roles
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has made a raft of senior appointments including its first head of ecommerce.
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NewsDutch DIY chain Praxis makes ex-B&Q director Colley chief executive
Former B&Q director John Colley has been promoted to chief executive of Dutch DIY firm Praxis as Tony DeNunzio becomes executive chairman of parent company Maxeda.
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NewsEaster sales at garden centres 'well down' as cold weather continues to bite
Sales at garden centres were “well below what was expected” over the critical Easter weekend as the cold weather continued to bite.
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NewsLaura Ashley blames fall in fashion sales on poor product offering
Laura Ashley has admitted it got its fashion product offering wrong after reporting a “disappointing” fall in full-year clothing sales this morning.
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NewsLaura Ashley full-year profits jump as like-for-likes rise 2%
Laura Ashley has recorded a 9.2% leap in full-year profits to £20.1m while like-for-like sales grew 2% in the year to January 26.
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Stong performance for homewares retailer Williams-Sonoma
Homewares retailer Williams-Sonoma’s net revenues increased 8.7% to $4.04bn (£2.66bn) in the year ended February 3. Performance was driven by a 14.5% increase in direct-to-customer revenues and like-for-like growth of 6.1%.Net earnings rose 8.4% to $256.7m (£168.9m).
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AnalysisAnalysis: Waitrose’s budding plans for growth in the gardening sector
As Waitrose announces a new gardening range, we look at how the category is performing and whether there’s space for a new entrant.
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NewsTopps Tiles profits expected to dip as it kicks off cost reduction initiatives
Topps Tiles underlying pre-tax profit is expected to fall in the 26 weeks to March 30 “against a background of weaker than expected demand”.