All Home & DIY articles – Page 228
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NewsIkea eyes Reading for next store
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is preparing a planning application for a new store in Calcot, near Reading. It would be its first store opening in the UK and Ireland in more than a year.
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NewsMultichannel powers 12% rise in weekly sales at John Lewis
Department store chain John Lewis posted a sales rise of 12.2% to £57.8m last week, driven by a strong online and fashion performance.
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NewsDwell secures £5m funding to aid expansion plans
Furniture retailer Dwell has secured £5m in private equity investment from Key Capital Partners to aid expansion plans.
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NewsFired Earth still loss making
Home specialist Fired Earth has continued to make a loss despite increasing customer numbers, its parent company the Aga Rangemaster Group said.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts weekly sales rise of 10.5%
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 10.5% last week to £52m, driven once again by the fashion department.
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NewsAga trials new store recipe
Upmarket cooker retailer and favourite of the middle classes Aga has opened a new format store in Sheffield as it aims to widen its appeal.
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NewsClas Ohlson plans store acquisition drive as it aims to go nationwide
Swedish DIY, homewares and electricals retailer Clas Ohlson has laid out plans for a store acquisition drive to create a nationwide chain.
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NewsJohn Lewis opens second At Home store
John Lewis today opens its second At Home store, in Croydon
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Opinion
Mostly Futile Intentions
£250,000 doesn’t sound like a lot of money for the MFI brand, but is it worth even that?
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NewsMFI brand back from the dead following £250k deal
Brand relaunch marks a new chapter in the furniture retailer’s tumultuous history
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NewsGrowing pains at TK Maxx blamed for tumbling profits
TJX Companies, the US parent of off-price retailer TK Maxx and homewares chain HomeSense, has blamed the poor second quarter performance of its European business on operations in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsFlying Brands acquires online gardening business
Home shopping group Flying Brands has completed its acquisition of Garden Centre Online, it said today.
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News
Rona Q2 sales rise 2.1%
Home improvement retailer Rona has reported that consolidated sales rose 2.1% in the second quarter to reach C$1.4bn (£863.1m). Net earnings rose 12% to C$67.8m (£41.8m). Corporate and franchised stores’ sales were reported to have been strong in the early part of the quarter due to the gathering pace of ...
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NewsRetailers in Scotland suffer worst like-for-like slide in 10 years
Retail like-for-likes in Scotland suffered their worst fall in 10 years during July - with the exception of April this year because of Easter distortions - when they slipped 1.4% year on year. Total sales advanced 0.8% in the month - the weakest growth since April 1999.
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AnalysisPaula Nickolds
John Lewis home buying director Paula Nickolds answers questions about her career in retail.
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NewsMark Elliot’s new owner reveals plans for rapid store expansion
The new owner of handmade furniture retailer Mark Elliot is preparing to press ahead with ambitious expansion plans for the chain, which could result in the number of stores doubling within months.
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GalleryThe Danish Tiger roars into Croydon
Variety retailer Tiger has set itself apart from the competition with a simple but effective design. John Ryan visits its Whitgift Centre store
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NewsUnited Carpets warns positive results will be hard to replicate
Floorings specialist United Carpets posted full-year results ahead of expectations but weaker current trading led to downgrades of this year’s profit forecasts.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can we compete with the biggest retailers when it comes to marketing ourselves on our sustainability policies?
Can we compete with the biggest retailers when it comes to marketing ourselves on our sustainability policies?