All Home & DIY articles – Page 293
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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.
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Opinion
Cheshire has a big job ahead
While not wanting to question the thoroughness of the search, Ian Cheshire’s appointment as chief executive of Kingfisher won’t have surprised many.
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Cheshire: Kingfisher needs culture change
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has vowed to change the culture of the home improvement giant as he takes up his position as group chief executive this week.
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Analysis
Home for beds
Homestyle beds chief Bill Carrahar has taken a disparate group of stores and created a brand identity as he aims to give Dreams a run for its money. Jennifer Creevy meets him
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Kesa to embark on buy-back mission following sale of BUT
Electricals group Kesa is to mount a share buy-back programme to reward investors following its sale of French furniture chain BUT.
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Lastminute founder’s furniture site Mydeco goes live
Internet entrepreneur Brent Hoberman’s hotly anticipated online furniture venture Mydeco.com has launched today.
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No respite for Land of Leather
Land of Leather has reported a further slump in sales over the critical January period.