All Home & DIY articles – Page 56
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five international retailers making space pay
As the shockwaves of the latest retail CVA – House of Fraser – echo across the industry, the pressure mounts on traditional retailers to eke out profit from their store estate or risk suffering the same fate.
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NewsTapi plots swoop on Carpetright stores as CVA nears
Tapi is speaking with Carpetright’s landlords in the hope of snapping up a clutch of the retailer’s stores that are subject to rent reductions under the terms of its impending CVA.
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Watch: DFS' Filby on cushioning the blow of the market
DFS boss Ian Filby tells Retail Week what’s in store for furniture retailers and explains how the sofa firm is working to navigate the “moribund” market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons for retailers from Arsène Wenger
Veteran Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger takes charge of his final game at the North London club this month, 22 years after his appointment.
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NewsCarpetright unveils losses as shareholders approve CVA
Carpetright has today revealed that it expects to report full-year pre-tax losses in the region of £7m to £9m.
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NewsCarpetright creditors vote in favour of CVA
Carpetright has overcome a major hurdle in its bid to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) after its creditors voted in favour of the proposals.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers should fear a more direct approach
With more consumer packaged goods companies now going direct to consumer, what does this mean for retailers?
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NewsAgenda: Boohoo, N Brown and Carpetright's CVA vote
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Booho and N Brown and Carpetright’s CVA vote on the agenda.
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VideoWatch: Véronique Laury – disrupt yourself or be disrupted
Véronique Laury, chief executive of B&Q and Screwfix-owner Kingfisher, speaks to Retail Week about how the DIY business, and others like it, can evolve to survive.
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OpinionOpinion: Winning the war for digital talent
Kingfisher’s Steve Willett reveals how the retailer recruits and retains people with the digital expertise essential for success.
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NewsBunnings calls in consultants to boost UK business
Bunnings has drafted in consultants to advise its senior leadership team in the UK as the Australian DIY giant attempts to revive its British business.
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NewsWill Carpetright’s CVA put it on a firmer footing?
Troubled Carpetright has today put forward a proposal to close nearly a quarter of its stores and renegotiate rents on a chunk of others through a CVA – a controversial restructuring tool.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to run your stores like a website
As online and offline retail merge, an increasing trend is the physical store that aims to behave like a website. John Ryan considers the implications.
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NewsDunelm sales climb despite 'challenging' quarter
Dunelm recorded robust online growth but lower store sales in its third quarter despite a “challenging consumer backdrop”.
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NewsCarpetright to axe 90 stores under CVA plan
Carpetright plans to shutter more than 90 stores and slash rents at more than 100 other sites amid a “fundamental restructuring” of its property portfolio.
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NewsAsos to launch homewares as it chases new categories
Asos is set to launch own-brand homewares as it continues to establish itself across new categories.
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NewsWesfarmers chairman to tour Bunnings with Archie Norman
Wesfarmers’ chairman will tour Bunnings stores in the UK with adviser and turnaround expert Archie Norman to assess where the retailer’s UK venture went wrong.
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NewsAgenda: Updates from Tesco, Asos, WHSmith and more
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Tesco, Asos, WHSmith, Quiz, Dunelm and Card Factory on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things retailers can learn from JetBlue
US airline JetBlue was founded in 2000 with the mission to “bring humanity back to air travel”. This aim – and how the firm fulfilled it – carries relevant lessons for retail.
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NewsJohn Lewis celebrates strong Easter trading
John Lewis sales jumped last week due to the cold weather and the earlier fall of Easter this year.