All Home & DIY articles – Page 210
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NewsTopps Tiles sales dip in third quarter
Topps Tiles like-for-likes declined 1.9% in the 13 weeks ended July 2.
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NewsBoots' Tim Stacey joins DFS in new online role
Sofa giant DFS has appointed Boots UK’s director of healthcare services and solutions Tim Stacey as its online and business development director.
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NewsCath Kidston poaches Claire's Stores boss to be chief executive
Quintessentially English fashion and homewares specialist Cath Kidston has named Kenny Wilson chief exective.
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NewsGarden Centre Group sales up 8% in first half
The Garden Centre Group, formally known as Wyevale, has revealed an 8% jump in revenues to £152m in the six months to June 30.
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NewsHilco sells Habitat European arm to Cafom Sa
Habitat’s European business has been sold by Hilco to Cafom SA, a French international home furnishings retailer.
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NewsWeekly sales fall at John Lewis
Sales at department store chain John Lewis tumbled 3.4% last week but the year-on-year comparison was muddied by the timing of its Sale.
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Hornbach reports sales increase
Home improvement retailer Hornbach said consolidated sales for the first three months of the financial year to May 31 rose 11.1% to E918.1m (£795m). Net income for the period rocketed by 30.6%. Sales at the 92 DIY stores in Germany grew by 10.7% overall, and by 7.7% on a like-for-like ...
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AnalysisEdinburgh Woollen Mill
The unassuming woollens and knitwear retailer recently caught the headlines by snapping up the Jane Norman brand, but its history shows it is no stranger to acquisitions
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NewsHomebase interested in failed Moben and Dolphin
Homebase is mulling acquiring some of the Homeform brands that collapsed into administration on Wednesday.
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OpinionCompetition system needs flexibility
The OFT needs to be allowed to take a broader view when making decisions, says Ian Cheshire
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News20 stores a day shut by multiples, report says
Multiple retailers closed 20 stores a day on average between January and May as they slashed costs amid punishing trading conditions.
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NewsKingfisher gets go-ahead on Focus stores deal
The Office of Fair trading has cleared Kingfisher’s acquisition of 30 Focus DIY stores from the latter’s administrators .
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NewsSales and market share rise at Dunelm
Value homewares group Dunelm has posted a sales increase and claimed greater market share.
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NewsMoben, Dolphin and Kitchens Direct shut as Homeform is put into administration
Bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchens retailer Homeform has gone into administration and Moben, Dolphin and Kitchens Direct businesses have been closed down.
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NewsSun European expected to buy part of Homeform in prepack deal today
Private equity firm Sun European Partners is expected to buy parts of the Homeform business in a prepack administration deal later today.
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NewsTesco begins selling double glazing
Supermarket giant Tesco has begun selling double glazing in another example of its unrelenting quest to broaden its product and service offer.
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NewsCrate & Barrel to make a play for the UK
US homeware chain Crate & Barrel is planning to bring CB2, a smaller version of its store, to the UK.
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NewsGarden Centre Group up for sale
Garden Centre Group (GCG), formerly known as Wyevale, is due to be put up for sale by its main lender Lloyds Banking Group next month.
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NewsCSL sales up as it plots South East expansion
Sofa retailer Csl has reported like-for-like sales growth of 6% in the nine weeks to June 26 amid a punishing big ticket trading environment.
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NewsBrightHouse EBITDA jumps despite economic gloom
Rent to buy electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has defied the economic gloom by posting a 16.4% rise in underlying EBITDA to £39.7m in the year to March 31.