All Home & DIY articles – Page 193
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AnalysisRetailers and landlords: Lease conflict time bomb
Retailers and landlords remain in disputes over pre-packs, downscaling, and now monthly rents. Meanwhile, a lease time bomb is ticking, warns Mark Faithfull. However, it could spell good news for retailers.
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NewsIn pictures: Tottenham Court Road shut down due to 'hostage situation'
One of the busiest shopping streets in London has been evacuated due to a potential hostage situation.
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OpinionComment: Return to recession is a red alert for retail
The UK has slipped back into recession. The dreaded double-dip, which most commentators expected us to avoid, is a reality for the first time since the 1970s.
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AnalysisCan Ikea change the face of consumer electronics?
Ikea has surprised us all with its plans to launch a range of living room furniture with integrated consumer electronics.
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NewsHigh street sales ease in April, says CBI
High street sales fell in line with expectations in April as consumers continued to rein in spending, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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AnalysisFMCG: What lessons can retailers learn?
Whether it is leadership or consumer insight, retailers can learn a lot from FMCG firms.
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NewsAchica targets growth as it breaks even
Members only home and garden etailer Achica, set up by Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths, is aiming for huge growth this year after it broke even in recent months.
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NewsTopps Tiles marketing director steps down
Topps Tiles’ marketing director and former chief executive Nick Ounstead is retiring from the board after 15 years at the tile specialist.
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Blokker reports group sales increase
Toy, home and garden retailer Blokker reported group sales steady at e2.7bn (£2.34bn) and up 3% in its domestic market in the year to January 28. Performance was driven by its home formats Xenos, Big Bazar and Cook & Co. Operating profit fell 20.9% to e167m (£144.8m) and net profit ...
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AnalysisCarpetright: What the analysts say
Carpetright; what the analysts are saying regarding the flooring giant’s sixth profit warning since February 2011.
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NewsHabitat to open gallery at King's Road store
Habitat is to house an exhibition space at its King’s Road, London store.
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NewsRobert Dyas denies R Capital is among potential buyers
Hardware and homewares retailer Robert Dyas has denied reports that Little Chef owner R Capital is among potential buyers for the business.
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NewsCarpetright issues another profit warning as bed sales disappoint
Floorings giant Carpetright has issued another profit warning after sales in its beds business and in Europe disappointed.
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NewsKingfisher appoints corporate responsibility director
Kingfisher has appointed Nick Folland to head up its corporate responsibility strategy.
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NewsAllied Carpets bought in pre-pack administration deal
Allied Carpets has been bought in a pre-pack administration deal by a company associated with Floors-2-Go.
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NewsB&Q managers share £9m windfall
B&Q store managers will take home £45,000 after a £9m incentive scheme vests today.
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GalleryVictorinox: sharp as a knife
The company behind the Swiss Army Knife has revamped its Bond Street flagship. John Ryan reveals it is a cut above.
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NewsLandlords slam "underhand practice” of pre-pack administrations
Landlords have slammed the “growing underhand practice” of insolvency practices such as pre-pack administrations that they say siphons “tens of millions of pounds out of pensioners’ savings into the pockets of private investors profiting from retail failure”.
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Analysis
Analysis: Retailing in China
The growing economic powerhouse is now the world’s biggest grocery market, and where the supermarkets go, others are following.
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OpinionWhen a drip becomes a flood
Retailers must embrace change early rather than let it engulf them, says Simon Burke.