All Home & DIY articles – Page 252
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NewsWaitrose to sell John Lewis homewares
Waitrose is to sell John Lewis kitchen and homewares products on its website and in its top performing stores.
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NewsKitchen sales up at Wickes as Travis Perkins out performs
Wickes owner Travis Perkins revealed that the group has performed ahead of expectations in the six months to 30 June, despite the brutal downturn in the property market.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches non-food online to rival Tesco and Asda
Sainsbury’s this week locked horns with rivals Tesco and Asda as it launched its non-food online offer.
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NewsCarpetright eyes Allied Carpets’ ‘hidden gem’ insurance business
Carpetright is in talks to acquire all or parts of the Allied Carpets Inspections business as it makes a play for the insurance market.
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NewsFeather & Black defies gloom with refocus
Bed specialist Feather & Black has defied the gloom in the battered furniture sector, revealing a like-for-like sales uplift of 10 per cent in the four months to July 30.
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OpinionCarpetright rules the roost
Lord Harris must be licking his lips. The carpet king has long dominated the sector but the collapse of his nearest rival Allied Carpets is set to consolidate his control of the UK’s floorings market.
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NewsDobbies raises eco-friendly stakes
Garden centre chain Dobbies is to open the UK’s “most eco-friendly garden centre” while parent Tesco plans to open allotments to take advantage of Brits’ passion for growing their own food.
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OpinionHappiness is...
Celebrating 40 years of DFS, Lord Kirkham says doing what you love means more than money
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NewsLombok bought out of pre-pack administration
Mid to high-end furniture retailer Lombok has been bought out of pre-pack administration by a consortium led by Privet Capital and Paradigm this afternoon.
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United Carpets profits fall while like-for-likes rise
United Carpets’ pre-tax profit fell from £1.73m to £1.36m in the year to March 31, although the figure came in ahead of expectations.
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NewsIkea opens first store in Republic of Ireland
Ikea has opened in its first store in the Republic of Ireland with a 339,000 sq ft (31,500 sq m) unit in Ballymun on the north side of Dublin.
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NewsLand of Leather executive in talks with Allied Carpets
Clive Hatchard, former chief finance officer of collapsed retailer Land of Leather, has emerged as the third senior executive of a failed retailer to be linked with Allied Carpets about a possible position at the company.
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NewsFashion sales suffer as swine flu rocks consumer confidence
Retail like-for-like sales were down 4.1 per cent in the week ending July 19 as swine flu shook consumer confidence.
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NewsFormer MFI and Woolworths chiefs drafted in to Allied Carpets
The former bosses of collapsed retailers Woolworths and MFI have been parachuted in to help turn around embattled Allied Carpets, which was bought out of pre-pack administration last week.
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NewsUnited Carpets to rise as Allied Carpets falls
The collapse of all but a rump of the Allied Carpets chain is likely to benefit not just market leader Carpetright but AIM-listed United Carpets.
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Woolworths Australia sets its sights on the hardware sector
Woolworths Australia has set its sights on the hardware sector in an attempt to challenge Wesfarmers. The chain, which tried to buy hardware chain Mitre 10 earlier this year, is reported to be plotting its own entry into the market.Former Harvey Norman executive Richard Champion now manages the retailer’s bulky ...
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AnalysisThe inspirations driving retail boardrooms
Sportsmen, philosophers and even the odd journalist have all inspired the UK’s retail chief executives. Charlotte Hardie talks to five familiar faces about those who have influenced them as they have scaled their very diverse career ladders
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AnalysisCan Kingfisher's Castorama triumph in Russia?
Russia may be hard to crack but Peter Høgsted vows Kingfisher’s Castorama chain can win DIY share there. Nicola Harrison reports from St Petersburg
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NewsKingfisher eyes franchise model to chart new territory
B&Q owner Kingfisher is mulling an unprecedented move into franchising as it seeks to expand into new international markets.
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OpinionFailed retailers rarely manage a comeback
The collapse and subsequent re-emergence of Allied Carpets has prompted a bigger response on Retail Week’s website than any story we’ve ever run – beating the previous record-holder, last month’s pre-pack of Birthdays, by a short head.