All Home & DIY articles – Page 246
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NewsMydeco promotes virtual products through PlayStation gaming platform
Homewares shopping aggregation site Mydeco has opened a virtual store in Sony’s social gaming platform PlayStation Home.
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NewsChristmas spending expected to fall
Spending this Christmas could fall for the first time in twenty years according to retail research house Verdict.
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NewsJohn Lewis buoyed by Christmas shoppers
John Lewis has revealed that sales in the week to Saturday November 14 rose 17.1% on the year to £71.9m, £500,000 ahead of the equivalent week in 2007.
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NewsIkea: VAT cut had no sales impact
Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, said last year’s VAT cut did nothing to stimulate its UK sales and that the planned rise next year will be equally insignificant.
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NewsFocus lines up sites for new small store format
DIY group Focus has identified 100 sites around the country for new stores as it develops a chain of smaller neighbourhood shops.
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NewsBrightHouse like-for-likes rise 9.9% in first half
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse’s like-for-likes climbed 9.9% in the six months to September 30.
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AnalysisIs the property market moving in favour of the landlords again?
The property market has swung in favour of retailers during the recession, but is it about to move back the other way?
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NewsDunelm celebrates surge in sales and profits
Value homewares retailer Dunelm brought forward its trading update after better than expected trading.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work for Clas Ohlson
The inside view from Croydon store manager Ian Saville
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AnalysisTrago Mills: The country’s quirkiest retail destination?
Combining leisure and shopping like no other retail destination, Trago Mills is a one-off.
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NewsTrago Mills profits take a hit in recession
West Country retailer Trago Mills suffered a fall in profits and sales in the year to December 31, 2008.
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NewsNext sales continue to beat expectations
Next sales have continued ahead of expectations with like-for-like sales down 1.3% for its third quarter to October 31.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes rise 15.1%
Value homewares retailer Dunelm has delivered a better-than-expected performance in the first 17 weeks on the new financial year, as like-for-likes jumped 15.1%.
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NewsAllied Carpets revamp
Allied Carpets has refreshed its store environments to move the design away from its previous “hard to navigate stores and soulless interiors that neither excite nor invite”.
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NewsCath Kidston offers signal new appetite for deals
Homewares and fashion specialist Cath Kidston – the trendy brand viewed as the Laura Ashley of the noughties – is understood to have received a number of unsolicited approaches from potential buyers.
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NewsTrade buyers circle as Habitat pursues sale
International trade buyers are circling struggling furniture retailer Habitat as its owner considers whether to sell the business.
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NewsSales leap helps Carpetright exceed forecasts
Carpetright has revealed a better than expected first half after an improvement in the second quarter.
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NewsCarpetright delivers better than expected first half
Carpetright like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland increased 3.5% in the 25 weeks to October 24 after an improvement in the second quarter.
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NewsUK high street sales show most positive growth in two years
UK high street sales in the year to October showed the most positive growth in two years, according to the CBI’s monthly Distributive Trades Survey.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports surge in online fashion sales
John Lewis has reported that online fashion sales have performed ahead of expectations since the launch of the revamped clothing site last month.