All Home & DIY articles – Page 271
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Bensons for Beds scores sales uplift from refurbs
Beds specialist Bensons for Beds has recorded a sales uplift from its revamped stores after completing its 1 million makeover of its 220-strong portfolio.
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Retail sales remain flat
Retail sales volume growth remained flat in the three months to September compared with the previous three months, according to the latest ONS figures.
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BrightHouse profits up 15.6 per cent
Rent-to-buy furniture and electricals retailer BrightHouse has revealed a 15.6 per cent hike in its operating profit to 9.6 million, for the six months to September 30, 2008.
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London sales continue to slide
London's like-for-like retail sales slipped 1.8 per cent in October, outperforming the UK average, which was down 2.2 per cent, although the gap between the two narrowed.
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The Pier brand director makes a surprise exit
The Pier brand director Fiona Strang has stepped down from the business.
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Marks & Spencer: Top marks
M&S’s new store at Westfield London is a prototype in many ways, but it is also the outcome of more than four years’ work on different store formats. John Ryan tours its latest development.
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BrightHouse's Leo McKee: Safe as houses
BrightHouse may have its critics, but its no-strings credit model is well suited to the downturn. Chief executive Leo McKee tells Nicola Harrison why.
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AnalysisCost cutting: The lean machine
In these cash-strapped times deep and sustainable cost cutting is the name of the game. Charlotte Hardie looks at how retailers can trim the fat without their service suffering.
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Opinion
All hail the new Product Obama
Retailers can learn a lot from the marketing triumph that secured the president-elect’s victory.
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Sofa Workshop future ‘uncertain’, says auditor
Sofa Workshop auditor BDO Stoy Hayward has expressed reservations about the furniture retailer’s future.
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Entry deadline extended for the Oracle Retail Week Awards
The industry is currently making exceptional efforts to ensure margins are maintained whilst continuing to improve the customer experience.
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Retailers' Christmas will not be cancelled, survey shows
Christmas will retain its sparkle this year as the majority of consumers plan to spend the same amount as last year, according to new research.
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Retail sales worst for three years
Retail sales fell for a fifth month in a row in October and by the biggest amount in three years.
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Consumer confidence at record low
Consumer confidence has hit a record low, according to research by Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium.
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Downturn triggers rise in retail crime
The economic downturn is having a growing impact on shoplifting with thefts at Tesco up more than a third this year.
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Christmas e-tail sales to rise 15 per cent
Online spend will continue to grow this Christmas with year-on-year sales expected to rise 15 per cent.
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Sales pick up at John Lewis
Sales have begun to improve at John Lewis, down just 1.3 per cent last week, helped by the cold snap in the weather.
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Interest rate cut met with caution by analysts
The Bank of England’s shock decision to slash interest rates to 3 per cent will help heavily indebted retailers, but analysts remain cautious about the immediate impact on consumers.
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Retail’s elite toast festive West End traffic-free day
London Mayor Boris Johnson joined retail’s elite this week to promote Oxford Street’s traffic-free day, which will fall on Saturday December 6.
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Homebase plans for hundreds of redundancies
Home improvement retailer Homebase is to shed several hundred jobs to cut costs in the dire trading environment.