All Kingfisher articles – Page 32
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NewsDelay to Focus transfers frustrates Ian Cheshire
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has hit out against competition laws that he says are preventing the DIY group from transferring staff who work at the Focus DIY stores it has acquired.
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AnalysisHow can retailers crack China?
China is now the second biggest economy in the world. Rebecca Thomson looks at the numbers and considers how retailers can reap rewards from this global superpower.
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NewsWeather helps Kingfisher to strong first quarter
DIY giant Kingfisher has recorded a strong first quarter, helped by good weather, the late Easter and the run of Bank Holidays in the UK.
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NewsFlat market masks big risers and fallers
Retailers generally, like the market, were flat over the week, but that masked some big share price advances and falls.
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OpinionFor M&S’s Bolland, success is in the detail
When Marc Bolland succeeded Sir Stuart Rose as chief executive of Marks & Spencer, there was fevered speculation about the extent to which he would change strategic direction.
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NewsRetail valuations stay solid as confidence rises
Retail valuations remain attractive after consumer confidence showed another improvement in April despite the tough climate, broker Espirito Santo maintained.
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NewsLocations of Focus stores acquired by Wickes and B&M Bargains revealed
Focus DIY administrators Ernst &Young have revealed the locations of all Focus stores purchased from retailers Wickes and B&M Bargains.
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NewsB&Q reveals locations of Focus stores bought from E&Y
B&Q owner Kingfisher has revealed locations of the 31 stores it acquired from the administrators of Focus DIY after it collapsed earlier this month.
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NewsFocus stock liquidation to begin next week
DIY group Focus’s administrator Ernst & Young has hired restructuring specialists to begin liquidating stock next week, Retail Week has learned.
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OpinionCheshire’s grinning
The demise of Focus, pancaked under a pile of debt, brings long-expected consolidation in the DIY sector and a big beneficiary will be Kingfisher.
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NewsRestructuring firms and former rivals circle Focus
Collapsed DIY retailer Focus is attracting interest from a string of retailers and restructuring firms for all or part of the business.
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AnalysisPrince of shops
Retailers are working with Prince’s Trust to help young people into retail. By Rebecca Thomson
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NewsFocus administrators report “fantastic level of interest" in business
Focus DIY administrators have received a “fantastic level of interest” in the business as it seeks offers for a sale of the retailer.
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NewsKingfisher buys 31 Focus DIY stores
Kingfisher is to buy 31 Focus DIY stores from administrator Ernst & Young.
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AnalysisReasons to be cheerful
The bank holiday festivities are over and it is back to the grind of tough trading and ferocious competition. But it’s not all doom and gloom for the industry. Here we highlight why there is plenty of reason for optimism…
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OpinionTransformation takes time
Retailers should look on today’s tough market as an opportunity, says Sir Geoff Mulcahy.
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NewsTesco stays on target but UK disappoints
Tesco’s first set of prelims under new boss Phil Clarke came in much as expected, although there were some City worries at the UK performance and scale of US losses.
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OpinionThink local, act global
Even for UK-focused retailers, events thousands of miles away have an impact, says David Wild
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NewsKingfisher appoints chief executive to head B&Q
Kingfisher UK and Ireland boss Euan Sutherland to focus on group strategy