All Home & DIY articles – Page 258
-
News
Floors-2-Go reins in expansion plans
Floors-2-Go has scaled back its expansion plans as it takes a cautious approach to store openings amid the downturn.
-
News
Robert Dyas calls for landlords to cut rents
Hardware retailer Robert Dyas has asked its landlords for rent reductions as it seeks to cut costs across its store portfolio.
-
NewsCredit insurance fury reaches boiling point
Retailers are turning the heat up on the Government to intervene in the credit insurance crisis.
-
News
John Lewis Partnership sales pick up
Sales at department store John Lewis in the week to March 14 dropped 4.1 per cent to 45.1m.
-
News
Robert Dyas appoints turnaround specialist
Hardware retailer Robert Dyas has appointed a turnaround specialist, fueling further speculation about the chain's financial stability.
-
News
Home Retail profits hold up but outlook tough
Home Retail Group surprised the City with better than expected sales at flagship business Argos, but reported gross margins on the slide and a difficult outlook.
-
Opinion
Robert Clark - Good shop bad shop
Ashfield DIY Centre, Settle, North Yorkshire I’ve long wanted to sing the praises of this store. It really does stock everything you could possibly need for any home or garden task, all in a fraction of the space of your average DIY superstore.It’s a true Aladdin’s cave. It is easy ...
-
News
Möben owner kicks off spring marketing campaign
HomeForm this week launched its biggest ever in-store spring marketing campaign for its three brands M ben Kitchens, Sharps Bedrooms and Dolphin Bathrooms.
-
OpinionA new Retail Week for a new retail world
A lot has changed in retail since November 2004, but not the look of Retail Week, which has remained largely the same. So in the same way that any good retail brand needs to evolve, today Retail Week gets its very own new look.
-
News
Morrisons wins Retailer of the Year for second year running
Morrisons was again named Retailer of the Year last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards .
-
News
Smallbone bought out of pre-pack administration
Luxury homewares and furniture retailer Smallbone has been put into pre-pack administration and bought by Canburg, a company owned by Leo Caplan.
-
News
Kingfisher to reward store managers with company shares
Home improvement giant Kingfisher is to reward high-performing store managers with shares worth up to six months of their salary.
-
News
Dobbies to relaunch website for online sales push
Garden centre chain Dobbies will relaunch its website this summer in a major push to increase online sales and drive shoppers to its stores.
-
News
Kingfisher chairman Peter Jackson to retire
Kingfisher chairman Peter Jackson is to retire from the company in June, the home improvement retailer has announced today.
-
News
Home retailers most distressed, new data shows
Retailers selling homewears and non-discretionary food are feeling most pressure from the economic downturn, according to new data from KPMG.
-
News
Shopworkers seek help as redundancy fears grow
Shopworkers are becoming increasingly depressed and turning to alcohol as the threat of redundancy rises across the retail sector, the Retail Trust has found.
-
News
Land of Leather founders plot sofa chain comeback
The founders of collapsed retailer Land of Leather are to launch a new furniture chain in the midst of the toughest big-ticket retail environment in memory.
-
OpinionA guide to banishing Pestonitis
Despite the media’s obsession with doom and gloom, there is still plenty to feel optimistic about
-
News
Argos sales beat expectations
Home Retail Group has posted better than expected trading at its flagship Argos chain.
-
News
B&Q scoops employee engagement award
B&Q’s workforce has been ranked as one of the most engaged in the world for the third year running by workplace behaviour experts Gallup.