All Home & DIY articles – Page 54
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IndicatorWho are DIY’s digital winners?
The emergence of online home and DIY retailers opening stores, such as Loaf and Made.com, demonstrates the importance that cross-channel experiences can have in the customer journey.
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NewsAmazon eyes Homebase stores to bolster delivery business
Amazon is interested in snapping up Homebase stores to bulk up its delivery operations.
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NewsAgenda: Grocery market share data and bank holiday
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, when the latest Kantar grocery market share data is the main scheduled agenda item.
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NewsB&Q sales rise as warm weather boosts performance
Kingfisher-owned DIY specialist B&Q notched up like-for-like growth of 3.6% in its second quarter, helped by good weather.
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Opinion'Present… not involved' – HoF and Homebase's leadership fail
“I was present… I don’t think I was actually involved.” Jeremy Corbyn’s risible comment on the latest controversy to engulf him could apply equally to the former top brass at Homebase and House of Fraser.
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NewsUpdated: Homebase names 42 stores for closure
Homebase intends to shut 42 stores, putting 1,500 jobs at risk, as part of its turnaround push.
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NewsAgenda: Asda and Kingfisher update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Asda and Kingfisher.
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OpinionOpinion: Will the sun shine on B&Q owner Kingfisher?
After the noises made by Wickes’ owner Travis Perkins, many would be forgiven for thinking it was time to send out a retail DIY SOS.
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NewsOver 1,000 Homebase jobs at risk
Homebase will reportedly close a quarter of its stores in a company voluntary agreement that could lead to more than 1,000 job cuts.
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NewsWhite Stuff profits halve as 'test and learn' misfires
White Stuff has recorded a slump in sales and profits after a ‘test and learn’ product strategy misfired and heavily constrained trading in the first half.
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NewsScS like-for-likes nudge up as soft trading hits
ScS’ like-for-likes inched up over the year with softer trading and extreme weather hitting its second half.
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NewsAgenda: Card Factory, SCS and BRC KPMG
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Card Factory and SCS, plus the BRC KPMG retail sales figures.
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NewsB&Q changes loyalty scheme as part of low-prices push
B&Q is to make changes to one of its loyalty schemes as it adopts an overt ‘everyday low prices’ strategy.
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NewsWickes profits decline in 'challenging' first half
Wickes’ parent company Travis Perkins is launching a “significant cost reduction programme” at the DIY retailer after recording a slump in interim profits.
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NewsWyevale sells eight stores to Blue Diamond
Wyevale Garden Centres has sold eight branches to peer Blue Diamond.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Ikea is heading to the high street
The high street dead? Ikea doesn’t think so.
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NewsIkea to open on Tottenham Court Road in city centre push
Ikea will open a new store on London’s Tottenham Court Road as part of a global city centre strategy.
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NewsDFS cautions on profits amid fourth-quarter 'disruption'
DFS has cautioned that full-year profitability will fall below last year’s total after hot weather and “disruption” to deliveries from the Far East dented fourth-quarter performance.
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NewsB&Q ploughs £100m into price cuts across 2,000 products
B&Q has invested £100m into price cuts across a swathe of core products in a bid to lure new shoppers and reduce its reliance on promotions.
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NewsAgenda: M&S, Asos, Ocado, Dunelm and Burberry
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Marks & Spencer, Asos, Ocado, Dunelm and Burberry all on the agenda.