All Home & DIY articles – Page 220
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NewsJohn Lewis at Home to open in Tamworth
Department store group John Lewis is to open a Home store in Tamworth in the autumn.
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NewsDunelm like-for-like dip offset by new space gains
Value homewares retailer Dunelm’s like-for-likes dipped 1.3% in its third quarter.
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NewsRetailers suffer worst monthly sales fall since 1995
Retail sales collapsed in March, when the stores sector suffered the worst plunge in 16 years.
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NewsJohn Lewis suffers 3.8% weekly sales fall
Sales at department store chain John Lewis fell 3.8% last week, partly the result of a calendar effect because of this year’s later Easter and Mothers’ Day.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Dwell Furniture
The inside view from marketing director Sean Galligan