All Home & DIY articles – Page 215
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NewsLombok to open first concession in House of Fraser
Furniture chain Lombok is to open its first concession in department store House of Fraser as it seeks to expand cautiously.
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AnalysisWhat lies in store for Argos?
Sales at the catalogue chain are falling, but an ICM poll for Retail Week shows customers have confidence in the model. Tim Danaher reports
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GallerySwindon’s finest
BHS has followed the blueprint it revealed in Uxbridge almost a year ago with a series of new shops and modernisations, with the latest being in Swindon. John Ryan visits to assess the roll-out
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales leap as prices cut
Department store chain John Lewis generated strong fashion sales last week as it price-matched rivals’ promotions.
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NewsArgos boosts multichannel offer with launch of live TV channel
Catalogue store group Argos aims to grab a slice of the £750m TV home shopping market following the launch of its own channel
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NewsBird promoted as Wickes restructures
Travis Perkins-owned DIY chain Wickes is to hire a new managing director as incumbent Jeremy Bird is promoted to chairman across the building group’s retail businesses
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NewsAnthropologie gears up for UK growth
US fashion and homewares retailer Anthropologie has said it could have more than 10 stores in the UK as it opened its third shop in Edinburgh this week
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NewsKingfisher targets aspirational shoppers with Polish revamp
Kingfisher is revamping its Polish business to focus on higher-margin, aspirational products as the DIY group ramps up its own-brand offer in the country.
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NewsScottish retail sales worst since 1999
Scottish total retail sales declined 1.1% in May, making it the worst decline since the survey began in 1999.
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NewsLife & Style sinks into administration
Fashion and homewares retailer Life & Style has fallen into administration, and private equity firm SKG Capital is circling it.