All Home & DIY articles – Page 35
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AnalysisWhere is real tech transformation happening right now?
Retail Week looks at the investments helping retailers to operate faster and slicker, and investigates the different elements comprising digital transformation.
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NewsDunelm’s Will Adderley to sell shares as homewares boom continues
Dunelm’s deputy chair and biggest shareholder Will Adderley is set to reduce his stake in the company.
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AnalysisGoing local: the retailers opening neighbourhood stores
With less commuting and more time spent exploring the shops and cafes on our doorstep, it comes as little surprise that localism is seeing a resurgence in 2021. Retail Week explores the small store formats popping up on the high street.
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NewsMade.com considers potential for IPO
Online furniture specialist Made.com is considering options including a flotation that could value it at more than £500m.
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GalleryStore gallery: Ikea’s ‘mini’ New York store
Ikea has opened a downsized store in Queens, New York, with a focus on the needs of its local customer base.
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AnalysisData: Which retail sectors will thrive in 2021?
After a stormy 2020 that BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson called the “worst year on record” for retail sales growth, the under-pressure sector is hoping 2021 brings a sunnier outlook
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NewsEuropean DIY etailer ManoMano doubles business as UK demand grows
European home and DIY platform ManoMano has reported soaring sales in 2020 driven by an uptick in UK demand.
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NewsScrewfix sales hit £2bn as store estate grows
Screwfix has doubled its sales to £2bn over the last five years, while continuing to open new stores despite the pandemic.
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NewsScS sales rise as post-lockdown orders soar
ScS has recorded an uptick in sales after orders following the first lockdown in 2020 significantly increased.
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NewsEve Sleep losses narrow after record festive sales
Eve Sleep has reported strong sales for 2020 including record Black Friday and Boxing Day events.
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NewsUK economy shrinks in November, ending six consecutive months of growth
The UK economy shrank in November as coronavirus restrictions on consumers and businesses reduced economic activity.
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NewsHalfords and Dunelm report strong Christmas sales uplifts
Halfords has delivered a rise in festive sales buoyed by the retailer’s “best ever Christmas week”, while Dunelm has posted an increase in Christmas sales driven by a surge in online demand.
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NewsFormer Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe to chair Oak Furnitureland
Oak Furnitureland has announced the appointment of Mike Coupe as its new chair.
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NewsTapi Carpets set to register first-ever profit
Tapi Carpets has recorded strong sales growth in its second half, leading to the retailer’s first-ever profit for 2020.
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InterviewInterview: How B&Q boss Graham Bell plans to ‘beat the pureplays’
In his first interview as B&Q chief executive, Graham Bell tells Retail Week how the DIY giant ‘got its mojo back’ and why it has the tools to topple Amazon.
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NewsTopps Tiles flags margin pressure as new lockdown begins
Topps Tiles achieved strong sales growth in its first quarter but expects sales to be hit by the latest coronavirus lockdown.
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AnalysisData: Can social media predict this year’s Christmas winners?
With Christmas imminent and swathes of the UK’s most populous areas effectively back in lockdown, can social media engagement help predict who will still prevail in this coming festive period?
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OpinionRetail’s 12 gifts to the nation in a year like no other
In a miserable year, retailers once again went above and beyond not just to to make life bearable, but to enhance it.
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NewsDFS profits to come in at upper end of expectations despite disruption
Furniture group DFS expects profits be within the upper half of market forecasts despite Covid disruption and Brexit uncertainty.
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DataData: John Lewis’ look at how lockdown changed shopping in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns saw sales of alarm clocks and lunch boxes slump, while purchases of loungewear and fitness trackers jumped.