All Home & DIY articles – Page 295
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Top retailers join environmental initiative
Retail giants Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea are among a raft of high-profile companies to join a new environmental initiative launched by the Mayor of London.
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Carpetright profits climb
Carpetright posted a pre-tax profit increase of 1.4 per cent to 27.7 million in the first half and remains in talks with founder Lord Harris about a management buy-out.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – December 7, 2007
Yesterday’s interest rate cut was a welcome early Christmas present for retailers.
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ScS orders plummet as credit crunch takes toll
A dismal trading update from ScS Upholstery has increased fears that the credit crunch and interest rate rises are beginning to bite deeply into the performance of big-ticket retailers.
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Opinion
Cheshire moves closer to top job
Ian Cheshire’s chances of becoming the next chief executive of Kingfisher won’t have been hindered by the DIY group’s third-quarter update last week.
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HoF backs concessions to take home upmarket
House of Fraser is to introduce a raft of upmarket concessions and ramp up its Linea own label in an effort to create a premium offer for its home division.
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Findel: the City view
Findel provided more evidence of the resilience of the home shopping sector with record interim sales and profits, up 33 per cent and 107 per cent to 298.3 million and 8.5 million respectively.
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Ikea rolls out staff schedule application to beat queues
Ikea has begun the roll-out of an employee scheduling application to match staffing levels to store trading patterns.
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ScS warns on outlook
Furniture retailer ScS has warned that a downturn in trading means it cannot be confident it will hit expectations for the full year.
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Analysis
Lost in translation?
Home Retail has opened its first Home Store & More shop at Aylesbury and it’s crammed to the rafters. John Ryan pays a visit and asks whether the Irish-born format will cut it in the UK
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SCS Upholstery: The City View
Fears are growing that the springs have gone at upholstered furniture specialist ScS, which holds its AGM on Monday.
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Analysis
Keeper of dreams
Mike Clare has come a long way since selling condoms at college. And, as Dreams celebrates its 20th birthday, Jennifer Creevy finds out how he plans to own sleep
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Robert Dyas profit hit as homewares falters
General merchandise retailer Robert Dyas’s pre-tax profits slumped by more than a third to 3.6 million in its full-year results to March 31.
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Topps Tiles confident despite slide in profit
Tiles and wood flooring specialist Topps Tiles reported a dip in full-year profits, but remained bullish about the coming year.
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Kingfisher profits slip
Third-quarter profits at DIY retailer Kingfisher remained flat amid a softening UK housing market and rising mortgage rates.
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Topps Tiles pre-tax profits dip
Tile and wood flooring retailer Topps Tiles reported a fall in pre-tax profit for its full-year after the refinancing of its share buy-back resulted in a higher interest charge. However, the retailer said the “business is in excellent shape”.
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Furniture retailers brace for tough 2008
Furniture and floorcoverings retailers have enjoyed a sales lift this year but should prepare for tougher conditions in 2008, according to Verdict Research.
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Next opens first Home in London
Next opened its first standalone Home store in London this week, a 15,000 sq ft (1,395 sq m) outlet on the site of failed entertainment retailer Fopp’s flagship on Tottenham Court Road.
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Analysis
Universal appeal
PC World’s marketing chief Niall O’Keeffe has only been doing the job for six months, but he has already got the brand talking to a wider audience. James Thompson learns his secret
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Dreams to sponsor ITV1 Christmas programmes
Bed retailer Dreams will sponsor Christmas on ITV1 this year. The retailer will bumper a series of programmes aired from 5pm until 11pm, running from December 1 to January 6.