All Home & DIY articles – Page 74
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NewsBunnings spruces up Homebase with new boss
When Wesfarmers snapped up Homebase last year, the Australian retail group said the cushions and garden furniture-heavy fascia was on the way out.
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NewsIkea UK vows to create 1,300 new jobs by 2018
Ikea will create 1,300 new jobs by the end of 2018 as opens three new UK superstores in Sheffield, Exeter and Greenwich.
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NewsBunnings hires former Kingfisher exec to run Homebase
Bunnings has appointed Australian retailer Officeworks’ chief operating officer David Haydon as trading and commercial director for Homebase.
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VideoWatch: Dobbies' new boss unveils growth plans
As Dobbies’ new boss Nicholas Marshall settles into his role, he reveals his ambitions for bringing garden centre retailing into the 21st century.
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NewsUpdate: Mattress retailer Eve Sleep confirms £35m IPO
Online mattress retailer Eve Sleep has confirmed its float on AIM – the London Stock Exchange’s high-growth market – by way of a conditional placing.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Booths, pensions and more
Retail news round-up: Booths chief executive departs, pensions regulator warns compnies to plug pensions gap, and retailers launch careers scheme.
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NewsToday in retail: Buyers wake up to Dream acquisition
Dreams has drawn interest from Chinese buyers in the first round of bids for the business, which was put up for sale in January.
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NewsDreams bidders bed in on £400m takeover deal
Dreams has piqued the interest of rival Chinese mattress-makers and UK giant Silent Night in the first round of bids for the business.
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NewsAmara is sitting pretty as home etailer narrows losses
Home furnishings etailer Amara narrowed its losses last year as it made strides to conquer new territories overseas, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Dreams, Net-a-Porter and more
Retail news round-up: Dreams £400m takeover on the cards, Net-a-Porter appoints new global buying director, and Amazon customers get refund without returning items.
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GalleryStore gallery: A home from Haus in Farnborough
Bathstore has opened a shop that sells kitchens and bedrooms, as well as bathroom fixtures. John Ryan reports from Farnborough.
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NewsHillarys blinds sold to Hunter Douglas in £300m deal
Hillarys, the maker and seller of made-to-measure blinds and floorings, has been sold to Dutch retailer Hunter Douglas in a deal worth £300m.
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AnalysisInfographic: Jill McDonald joins M&S and more
The week in words and numbers, May 12, 2017: Jill McDonald joins M&S from Halfords and Monsoon boss Paul Allen on its turnaraound plan.
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NewsMove of the week: Archie Norman’s golden touch at M&S
It hardly needs repeating what a fantastic coup it is for M&S to have landed Archie Norman as its new chairman.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: M&S calls in the SWOT team
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on new M&S recruits chairman Archie Norman and Jill McDonald as managing director of clothing, home and beauty.
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NewsJohn Lewis buoyed by fashion as home sales slip
John Lewis department store sales in the week to May 6 totalled £82.85m – a 2.3% increase on the same week last year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: April retail sales sector by sector
Retail like-for-likes jumped 5.6% in April and total sales recorded their best performance since 2011 as the late timing of Easter boosted purchases.
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VideoWatch: Bathstore boss unveils new fascia Haus Store
Bathstore chief exec Gary Favell explains why the retailer has branched out into the kitchen and bedrooms markets and opens up about business post-Brexit.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The firms rebuilding the DIY sector
DIY is the focus of the first article of Retail Week’s new ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across retail.
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GalleryIn pictures: Scouse browsing at M&S, Lindt and Made.com
The great majority of retailers have a branch in Liverpool city centre, but do they measure up? John Ryan visits Merseyside and scores the shops out of 10.