All Home & DIY articles – Page 264
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Kingfisher to meet full-year profit forecasts
Kingfisher has said it will meet full-year profit estimates after it reported a robust fourth-quarter performance from its UK division.
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Wickes owner Travis Perkins reports profits plunge
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has posted a plunge in preliminary profits but said its Wickes DIY chain has made a good start to the new financial year in key categories.
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OpinionVideo and mobile will be must-haves for online retail
At yesterday’s Retail Week E-commerce Summit, Martha Lane Fox spoke enthusiastically about the role technology can play in a retail business.
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Credit insurance withdrawn to Topps Tiles suppliers
Specialist retailer Topps Tiles has had credit insurance withdrawn to its suppliers by an unnamed insurer.
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Inflation slows to 3 per cent in January
Annual Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation dropped to 3 per cent in January from 3.1 per cent in December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Laura Ashley warns on profits
Laura Ashley has issued a profit warning after suffering in the “volatile economic climate”.
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B&Q opens 'greenest' store in New Malden
B&Q has opened what it terms its “greenest” store. As well as packing a host of eco-features, the store in the south London suburb of New Malden boasts what the retailer claims is the UK’s largest single selling floor – 117,000 sq ft.
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London's January sales strongest in five months
London retailers enjoyed their highest like-for-like sales in five months during January, when shoppers in the capital were attracted by deep discounts and clearance Sales.
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Tesco launches superstore format at Liverpool One, piling pressure on non-food rivals
Tesco will next week unveil a new store fascia – Superstore – in the centre of Liverpool.
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AnalysisIkea’s Martin Hansson: Part of the furniture
Aged only 33, Martin Hansson has been given control of Ikea’s UK business at the toughest time possible. But as he explains to Nicola Harrison, he sees the recession as a time of opportunity
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Sofa Workshop founder outlines plan for revival
Sofa Workshop's founder and new owner has vowed to give the retailer back its 'sparkle' after lambasting former owner MFI’s management of the business.
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Little cause for celebration
After all the hype at Christmas, few retailers would have got too hopeful about a January of positive like-for-likes. So this week’s BRC figures showing a 1.1 per cent rise in same-store sales on last year and a return to overall sales growth, should be welcomed as a sign of ...
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OpinionFurther supply chain regulation is folly
Are you aware of the high drama around Tom’s sausages? Fans have been taking a lot of interest in them as the subject of some tough supermarket negotiations on Radio 4’s The Archers.
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Former JLP director Cloake becomes Retail Trust chairman
Dudley Cloake has been appointed chairman of stores sector charity Retail Trust.
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B&Q sells loft insulation at £1 a roll
B&Q is selling loft insulation at 1 a roll, which the DIY giant claims is the cheapest it has ever been sold at.
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Land of Leather poised to make more redundancies
More redundancies are looking increasingly likely at Land of Leather as administrator Deloitte has so far failed to find a buyer for the business as a going concern.
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Magnet owner hit by fall in demand for kitchens
Magnet’s Swedish owner Nobia has reported a decline in sales and profits last year as demand for kitchens weakened across Europe.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Milton Keynes distribution centre
John Lewis is to close its Stevenage Distribution Centre in 2010 to open a new warehouse near Milton Keynes, and will create 3,000 jobs at the group over the next three years.
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Retail like-for-likes up 1.1% in January
Like-for-like retail sales figures rose 1.1 per cent in January, the biggest increase since May, although the outlook remains 'challenging'.
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Smallbone secures £5.9m financing package
Luxury furniture retailer Smallbone has secured a 5.9m financing package after revealing it had a challenging fourth quarter in 2008.