All Home & DIY articles – Page 210
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NewsSales of tablets outstrip desktops for first time at John Lewis
Tablet computers outsold desktop PCs for the first time last week at department store chain John Lewis, which posted a total weekly sales rise of 2.6% to £53.4m.
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AnalysisInternational growing pains
Retailers face a multitude of supply chain challenges as they expand beyond their home market. Rebecca Thomson looks at how retailers are tackling some of these issues
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NewsFloors 2 Go collapses into administration
Specialist retailer Floors 2 Go has been put into administration and part of the business has been bought by a new company.
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NewsTopps warns on profits as shattered consumer confidence takes toll
Topps Tiles has issued a profit warning after a steep trading downturn in recent weeks.
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NewsJohn Lewis revamps electronics, home and menswear departments
John Lewis is revamping its electronics, home and menswear departments.
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NewsGarden Centre Group buys Country Homes and Gardens
Garden Centre Group has bought 12-store counterpart Country Homes and Gardens for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBusinesses set up further High Street Fund for riot hit retailers
A further nationwide High Street Fund has been set up to help small business affected by the riots that hit England this month.
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NewsOka profits up 24%
Oka, the furniutre chain part owned by Lady Astor, David Cameron’s mother-in-law, reported a 24% rise in underlying profits to £427,000 in its last financial year.
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NewsJohn Lewis beats rioters with weekly sales rise
Department store chain John Lewis generated a sales increase of 2.9% to £52.9m last week, despite riot disruption. Excluding VAT, the rise was 1.3%.
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GalleryThe Next big thing
Next opened a store last week for its homewares, furniture and clothing offers with a DIY and gardening offshoot. John Ryan travelled to Shoreham-by-Sea to look at its latest innovation
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NewsTwelve more TJ Hughes stores to close
A further 12 TJ Hughes stores are to close, administrator Ernst & Young has revealed.
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NewsLombok insists it’s committed to growth despite second pre-pack
Lombok has not ruled out opening more stores after being bought out of pre-pack administration by its management for the second time in two years.
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NewsTK Maxx owner triples profits in Q2
TJX Europe, the parent company of off-price fashion chain TK Maxx, tripled its profits in the second quarter of 2011 as like-for-like sales in Europe remained stable.
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NewsLondon footfall slumps amid riots
Footfall slumped in London last week as people stayed away from the high street to avoid the riots and retailers shut up shops.
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NewsCreditors better protected under new pre-pack rules
Businesses may find it harder to push through controversial pre-pack administrations under a new draft regulation to be unveiled next month.
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OpinionThe Next DIY store
Retailers’ brand extensions may work better as high street standalones than catchall behemoths.
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NewsLombok bought out of pre-pack administration
Furniture retailer Lombok has been bought out of pre-pack administration by its management for the second time in two years.
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NewsWeekly sales slip at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores slipped 1.4% last week to £51.8m as warm weather and the peak holiday period took a toll. Excluding VAT the decline was 3.3%.
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NewsStore stocks bear up despite wave of riots
Despite the wave of rioting, including shop-burning and widespread looting, stores were down but outperformed other stocks in a week when the global markets were undermined by renewed financial fears.