All Home & DIY articles – Page 78
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NewsIkea vows to take action on lorry driver conditions
Ikea has promised to take action after the poor working conditions of some lorry drivers transporting its goods in Europe were uncovered.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who are the disruptors in the UK furniture market?
Pureplay furniture retailer Made.com was dubbed a game-changer when it launched in 2010.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct, Scottish retail sales and more
Retail news round-up: Sports Direct increases its bet on Debenhams, retail sales in Scotland decline, Bunnings to launch transactional website in UK
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DataData: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.
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GalleryStore gallery: B&Q mini format opens on Holloway Road
B&Q’s new local store on London’s Holloway Road follows the trend of big merchants moving closer to town and city centres.
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VideoWatch: DFS boss confident about challenging year ahead
DFS boss Ian Filby joins the Retail Week studio to discuss the challenging year ahead in the furniture sector and the issue of business rates.
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InterviewWatch: Kingfisher's Woreczek talks bold leadership
Kingfisher chief customer officer Pierre Woreczek explains how strong leadership is the key to avoiding becoming lost in a busy marketplace.
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AnalysisDobbies’ new green-fingered boss Nicholas Marshall
To describe Dobbies’ new chief executive Nicholas Marshall as a garden enthusiast would be an understatement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: February retail sales sector-by-sector
Retail like-for-likes slipped 0.4% in February as non-food sales suffered their first quarterly decline for more than five years.
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NewsNon-food sales fall for first time since November 2011
Non-food retail sales suffered their first quarterly decline for more than five years amid a “challenging” period of trading.
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NewsToday in retail: Sweet Dreams for Mike Logue
Four years ago today, Dreams collapsed into administration, heralding hundreds of job losses and scores of store closures.
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NewsDobbies boss Cleland quits after eight months in charge
Dobbies chief executive John Cleland has quit the garden centre business and been replaced by former Wyevale boss Nicholas Marshall with immediate effect.
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InterviewInterview: What Mike Logue’s Dreams is really made of
Dreams’ well-documented turnaround story is indeed the stuff of dreams – an inspirational tale of a retailer transformed from rags to riches.
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NewsDreams' profits and sales soar in 'pivotal' year
Dreams’ profits and sales soared in 2016 – the third and final year of its turnaround plan – Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsTravis Perkins warns on housing market slowdown
Travis Perkins profits plunged 60% in 2016 as it warns that an impending housing slowdown could hit big ticket purchases.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, Debenhams and more
Retail news round-up: Dominic Chappell to fight against regulators, Debenhams in Ireland reports increase in profit and a quater of Ireland customers are shopping online
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NewsDFS goes digital in bid to improve conversion
DFS has installed digital displays across its entire UK portfolio, in a bid to improve its conversion rates.
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NewsPoor fashion performance pulls down John Lewis sales
John Lewis sales have dropped, dragged down by a lacklustre performance across most divisions, with fashion taking a particular hit.
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GalleryStore gallery: Dobbies’ garden centre of the future
Is a garden centre still a centre just for gardening? John Ryan visits Dobbies in Atherstone to find out.
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NewsAmara appoints Maddie Melson as first ever CCO
Luxury homewares etailer Amara has appointed Maddie Melson, formerly of House of Fraser, as its first chief customer officer.