All Home & DIY articles – Page 224
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NewsChristmas retail spend to rise 1% this year
UK retail spend this Christmas is expected to rise by 1% year-on-year, according to a survey by consultants Deloitte.
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NewsBrightHouse like-for-likes jump 10.7%
Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse has revealed another set of solid results for the six months to the end of September 2010.
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NewsMatalan launches first TV ad campaign in four years
Value fashion and homewares retailer Matalan is launching its first TV advertising campaign for four years this weekend.
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NewsApple director joins Kingfisher board
Kingfisher has appointed a boss of trendy technology firm Apple to its board in a non-executive capacity.
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NewsStrong year for DFS as it grows market share
An increase in market share helped DFS grow sales 13% and EBITDA over 10% in the year to July 31, despite the difficult furniture market.
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NewsCo-founder steps down from My-wardrobe.com
My-wardrobe.com co-founder Andrew Curran is stepping down from the fashion etail business to take up an advisory role at luxury homewares etailer Amara.
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NewsBreak-up merchants eye struggling DIY chain Focus
DIY chain’s owner appoints adviser as it considers options for troubled retailer
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NewsLombok opens pop-up shop in wealthy St Albans to cash in on Christmas spend
East Asian-inspired furniture chain Lombok opened its first pop-up shop in St Albans on Tuesday to cash in on the key Christmas trading period.
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OpinionThe customer will be king in 2011
Customer habits are changing and retailers need to stay ahead of the game, says Richard Baker
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Woolworths to open 10 big-box home improvement stores in Victoria
Woolworths is to open 10 big-box home improvement stores over the next 12 months in Victoria in a bid to expand its DIY store presence. Nine of the stores will open in the Greater Melbourne area. The chain has become involved in the hardware retailing business through a joint venture ...
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John Lewis reveals plans for further 2 home shops
Department store John Lewis will open a further two home stores as part of its rollout plan for 2011.
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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils Christmas ad
Marks & Spencer will kick off its Christmas ad campaign tomorrow (Wednesday), with the airing of its clothing ad and the launch of a campaign site.
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NewsAnthropologie to open Edinburgh store
US womenswear and homeware giant Anthropologie is to open its first UK store outside of London next summer, in a three-storey site on Edinburgh’s George Street.
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NewsJohn Lewis raises second-half expectations
John Lewis has raised its second-half sales expectations as it believes its core middle-income shoppers will be less scathed by the austerity measures than it first feared.
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NewsIkea UK & Ireland full year sales edge up 1%
Furniture giant Ikea UK & Ireland experienced a 1% rise in like-for-likes in the year to August 31 as the retailer grew its share in a difficult big ticket market.
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NewsFocus brings in Lazard as owner considers its options
Focus DIY’s owners have hired bank Lazard to consider options that could lead to a sale of the home improvement chain.
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NewsTraffic-free shopping on Oxford Street on November 27
London’s famous shopping Mecca Oxford Street will offer traffic-free shopping again this year, on November 27.
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AnalysisMartin Harris
Bellwether Carpetright updated this week. Nicola Harrison profiles the man widely expected to succeed founder Lord Harris at the helm
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NewsSegal: ‘I can’t open in UK’
Crate & Barrel’s legendary founder says rents and lease structures are a barrier to new entrants