All Home & DIY articles – Page 259
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B&Q poised to reveal revamped website this month
B&Q is preparing to relaunch its website with a major redesign this month.
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Retail like-for-likes fall 1.8 per cent in February
Retail sales slid 1.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis in February, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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BRC urges the Government to delay VAT increase
The British Retail Consortium has urged the Government to delay plans to increase VAT to 17.5 per cent on December 31.
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UK non-food like-for-likes fall in February
UK non-food retail like-for-like sales slumped 8.1 per cent in February, according to BDO Stoy Hayward's Like 4 Like Club figures, which revealed fashion sales were down on homewares.
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NewsMydeco.com launches discounted goods site
Furniture and homewares e-tailer Mydeco.com has launched an outlet site for clearance stock and products from defunct retailers to lure cash-strapped shoppers.
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Home Retail cuts 300 jobs at head office
Home Retail Group has made 300 redundancies across all functions at its Milton Keynes head office.
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Nick Moore: In the hot seat
Conran Shop boss Nick Moore tells Nicola Harrison why top-quality furniture and service will survive recessionary times
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Sterling's frailty poses threat to retail stocks
The impact of sterling’s collapse against the dollar threatens to end the retail sector’s share price rally within months.
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Praktiker cuts worker hours in attempt to stave off job losses
German home improvement retailer Praktiker has introduced shorter working hours in a third of its stores as it seeks to cut costs in the economic downturn.
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Dunelm stands by expansion plan after reassuring first half
Value homewares group Dunelm is ploughing ahead with expansion plans after posting robust first-half trading figures.
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MFI leases cost Galiform £100m
The MFI leases that reverted back to former parent company Galiform when the furniture retailer collapsed last year have cost it nearly 100m.
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BRC urges EU to cut VAT on more green products
UK retailers are urging the European Commission to lower VAT on energy-efficient household products on the day the Retailers’ Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is launched.
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Smallbone suspends shares as it begins strategic review
Upmarket furniture retailer Smallbone has suspended its shares as it launches a strategic review of the business amid torrid trading conditions.
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Waterford Wedgwood bought by US private equity firm KPS
Waterford Wedgwood’s UK and Irish business has been sold to US private equity firm KPS.
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Shop Direct Group gets online surge from demise of high street rivals
Shop Direct Group has said that rising online sales and the demise of high street rivals has boosted its e-tail business.
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Wickes chief warns ‘there isn’t room’ for DIY big four
One of the biggest DIY retailers has warned that the sector is not big enough for the existing four big hitters to survive the recession and has raised the prospect of a price war.
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Northern Ireland retailers benefit as Republic's consumers stream north
Amid the gloom of retailing in the UK one area is bucking the trend. But Northern Ireland’s gain is the Republic’s loss. Charlotte Hardie reports from Belfast on why Northern Irish eyes are smiling.
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Kingfisher expected to ride out downturn
DIY giant Kingfisher is expected to emerge stronger from the downturn, but weakening performances in some international markets have prompted City caution about short-term prospects.
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Lowe’s and Home Depot hit as consumer downturn bites
The steep fall in consumer spending battered fourth-quarter profits at Home Depot and Lowe’s, the world’s two biggest home improvement retailers.
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Habitat confirms move into Middle East and Russia
Habitat has confirmed it is to open stores in the Middle East and Russia this year.