All Home & DIY articles – Page 288
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Kingfisher sales fall in UK and China but full-year is on track
Home improvement retailer Kingfisher reported weaker than expected performance in its UK and Chinese businesses in the fourth quarter, but remained confident that full-year profit would meet expectations.
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Dunelm: the city view
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported interim pre-tax profit up 24.4 per cent to 27.2 million, but warned that second-half trading will prove tougher, writes Jennifer Creevy .
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Dreams looks overseas as profits rocket 88%
Beds specialist Dreams is planning to launch overseas, as it posted an 88 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profits to £13.3 million.
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Smallbone posts record results
Luxury furniture retailer Smallbone has posted record financial results and expects growth to continue this year.
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Dunelm sales and profits soar
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported sales up 10.6 per cent to 197.4 million in its interim results, but warned trading in the second half will prove tougher.
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Rising through the ranks
Inspiring shopfloor workers to aim for store manager and beyond not only ensures you have a reserve of successors, it also keeps staff churn rates down. By Liz Morrell
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Ideal share price shoots up as mystery suitor makes approach
TV shopping specialist Ideal Shopping Direct may be sold following a takeover approach.
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Dunelm profits to rise but tough year ahead
Value homewares retailer Dunelm is expected to deliver a rise in profits from 41 million to about 47 million when its posts interim figures next Wednesday.
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Kingfisher reports poor trading in fourth quarter
Kingfisher reported weak trading in its fourth quarter to February 3, but said full-year pre-tax profit will be in line with expectations.
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OFT probes Home Retail's Focus deal
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating Home Retail Group’s 40 million acquisition of Focus DIY stores in a move that could force the retailer to dispose of some of the stores.
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Ikea launches 90-day mattress policy
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has launched its 90-day Love It or Exchange It mattress policy today and exclusively revealed the bedroom antics of the UK population in a UK-wide survey.
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Asda promotes Hudson to Living division
Asda has promoted John Hudson to head of retail development at Asda Living with immediate effect. He was previously development surveyor for Asda’s North division.
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Opinion
If you can’t stand the heat, focus on kitchens
The furniture market is a tough place to be at the moment. Our Sale went well, the store remains busy and people are still buying – but not as much as we thought they would.
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Analysis
On top of tiles
With the clout of new owner Travis Perkins behind him, Tile Giant chief Mo Iqbal believes he’s got the armoury he needs to take on market leader Topps Tiles. He talks shop with Jennifer Creevy
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Land of Leather halves openings as sales flounder
Land of Leather is to halve its expansion plans for its next financial year following a continued slump in sales.
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Allders expands out of Croydon with bed shop
Allders has opened its first store outside Croydon since new management took over in 2005.
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Habitat pins hopes for revival on new format
Homewares retailer Habitat will launch its next generation of stores this year in an effort to revive flagging sales and profitability.
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Cheshire could earn £16m over four years
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire could earn more than 16 million over the next four years in salary, bonus and shares if he succeeds in turning around the DIY and home improvement group.
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Carpetright hit by slowdown
Carpetright has reported an increase in total sales of 3.9 per cent at its UK and Ireland division for the third quarter, although like-for-like sales fell 4 per cent.
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Floors-2-go culls staff
Flooring retailer Floors-to-Go is thought to have made 90 people redundant, about 15 per cent of its total workforce, after like-for-like sales plummeted during January.