All Home & DIY articles – Page 26
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Opinion‘Tough times push retailers to innovate and find new sources of growth’
At a time when it’s easy to be gloomy, look deeper and there are reasons for retailers to be optimistic, says eBay UK general manager Murray Lambell
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NewsScS returns to order growth over winter and holds outlook
ScS returned to growth over the last 10 weeks and has held its profit outlook for the financial year
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NewsWickes nets strong growth boosted by energy-saving buys
Wickes has posted strong sales growth across the golden quarter as demand for energy-saving products stabilised slowing DIY sales.
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NewsDreams hires first head of people as it adds to executive team
Dreams has appointed Shelly Dickinson and Emma Long as its new head of people and chief customer officer respectively.
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NewsBensons for Beds posts sales boost as Eve Sleep beds in
Bensons for Beds has reported a sales boost for the last quarter of 2022, driven by strong growth online.
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NewsThe Cotswold Company strengthens leadership team with new executives
The Cotswold Company has announced key changes to its leadership team with three new senior hires.
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NewsExclusive: Kingfisher tech chief to leave as ‘next phase of digital journey’ begins
Kingfisher chief digital and technology officer JJ Van Oosten is leaving the DIY giant, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMatalan lenders pledge £100m of new investment after seizing control
Matalan’s lenders have taken over the ownership of Matalan after a prolonged corporate battle with former chair and co-founder John Hargreaves.
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NewsMade.com to enter voluntary liquidation process
Made.com will be placed into members’ voluntary liquidation to formally wind up the company, a shareholder vote on the future of the company has concluded.
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NewsDFS reiterates profit guidance after strong start to the year
Furniture specialist DFS has reiterated its full-year profit guidance and hailed a strong start to winter trading, having spent much of last financial year struggling with low customer demand.
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NewsProCook confident of recovery despite challenging Christmas period
ProCook has said it is confident its performance will improve despite reporting falling revenues over a Christmas period hampered by challenging trading conditions.
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NewsVery sales rise at Christmas as toy and beauty categories do well
Pureplay retailer The Very Group has reported a lift in sales in the run up to Christmas, with strong demand for toys and beauty products in particular.
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NewsTopps Tiles delivers strong Christmas performance as trade sales rise
Topps Tiles has posted robust Christmas trading results, thanks to a boost in sales from trade professionals.
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NewsSofa-in-a-box brand Snug bought by ScS
ScS has snapped up digital-first sofa-in-a-box brand Snug for £875,000.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Next’s Lord Wolfson – caution in 2023 but ‘light at end of tunnel’ for retailers
A profit upgrade but reduced expectations for the year ahead – what to make of Next’s Christmas update? Chief executive Lord Wolfson unpicks the trading messages
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NewsTrouva acquired by personal shopping platform Re:store
Trouva, the online marketplace for independent brands, has been bought by Cambridge-based digital personal shopping platform Re:store for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsNext ups profit guidance as Christmas sales beat expectations
Fashion powerhouse Next has increased its earnings guidance after a strong Christmas performance.
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NewsVictorian Plumbing to open new £50m distribution centre
Victorian Plumbing is to open a new 544,000 sq ft, purpose-built distribution centre in Lancashire after agreeing on a 20-year lease.
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AnalysisBuys, boardroom exits and botched IPOs: retail’s biggest stories of 2022
From accounting scandals to crushing collapses, the thrills and spills of retail have provided plenty to talk about this year. As 2023 dawns, here’s our pick of the biggest eyebrow-raising stories from the industry in 2022
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NewsMade.com customers to be left £12m out of pocket, warn administrators
Tens of thousands of Made.com customers will collectively lose out on £12m worth of deposits made around the time the retailer collapsed into administration.