All Home & DIY articles – Page 217
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NewsTopps Tiles on course for strong results
The City welcomed Topps Tiles’ “solid” update this week, as it revealed like-for-likes will have risen about 1.8% in the first half.
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NewsDFS planning to capitalise on bank holidays
Sofa giant DFS is aiming to make the most of the extra bank holiday weekends as it revealed adjusted EBITDA remained flat at £41m in its first half.
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NewsBank holiday battle
Retailers join forces to fight proposed bank holiday switch from May to October
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NewsNew Range ads pitched to drive summer spend
Home and garden retailer The Range has launched its first national TV ad campaign to encourage viewers to spruce up their homes for summer.
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NewsFurniture chain Easy Living collapses
Sofas UK, which trades as Easy Living Furniture, has become the latest victim of the consumer downturn and was put into administration today.
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NewsLaura Ashley celebrates record profits
Fashion and homewares group Laura Ashley has posted record profits and is confident about prospects despite the punishing trading environment.
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AnalysisThe challenges of multichannel
Multichannel means different things to different businesses. But what difficulties are directors facing during multichannel projects, and how are they overcome? Rebecca Thomson finds out
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NewsTopps Tiles like-for-likes up 1.8% in first half
Topps Tiles expects like-for-likes to have increased by about 1.8% in the 26 weeks to April 2.
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NewsDFS half year EBITDA flat as sales rise 1%
Sofa giant DFS adjusted EBITDA remained flat at £41.2m in the 26 weeks to January 29.
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NewsBathstore sale talks on verge of collapse
Private equity firm Electra Partners’ bid to buy bathroom retailer Bathstore is understood to be on the brink of collapse.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Dwell Furniture
The inside view from marketing director Sean Galligan
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NewsSCS set to forge ahead with new stores despite trading slowdown
Sofa retailer SCS is pushing ahead with store expansion plans despite a slowdown in trading last month.
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Williams-Sonoma Q4 net revenues up 9.7% to £740m
Home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma has reported net revenues in its fourth quarter increased 9.7% to $1.2bn (£740m), including internet net revenue growth of 27.2% and a like-for-like sales increase of 5.2%.At the company’s mail order unit, Direct-to-customer (DTC), net revenues increased 17.3% to $466m (£287m), primarily driven by the Pottery ...
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Hornbach Holding net sales grow 5.7% to £2.6bn
DIY operator Hornbach Holding has revealed net sales growth of 5.7% to E3.02bn (£2.6bn) for the financial year ended February 28.DIY store division Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG achieved growth of 5.6% year on year. Builders material wholesale division Hornbach Baustoff Union increased its net sales by 8.4% to a still marginal E180m (£158m).
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NewsMarks & Spencer strikes design partnership with Sir Terence Conran
Marks & Spencer has struck a partnership with legendary designer and retailer Sir Terence Conran to produce an exclusive home collection.
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NewsKingfisher profits up 23%
DIY giant Kingfisher has reported full-year pre-tax profits up 23% to £670m and said it will ramp up expansion and continue to focus on value for shareholders through the priorities of management, capital and returns.
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NewsNext posts profit rise and warns that retail landscape has been transformed
Fashion giant Next has reported record profits but warned that the retail landscape has fundamentally changed.
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NewsJohn Lewis records 1.8% fall in weekly sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores fell last week as the retailer came up against tough comparatives.
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NewsPoor weather conditions hit Flying Brands’ profit
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands reported a fall in full-year group pre-tax profit as poor weather hampered its core gardening and flowers business during crucial trading periods.
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NewsManagement behind deal for Allied Carpets
Allied Carpets operations director Dean Weston is understood to have led Savana Trading’s purchase of the retailer, which was completed on Monday.