All Kingfisher articles – Page 4
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NewsScrewfix takes rapid delivery service to TV with new campaign
Screwfix is launching a promotional campaign for its 60-minute rapid delivery service, Screwfix Sprint.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Kingfisher is maximising growth with Screwfix
Barring the huge boost for the sector during the pandemic, DIY giant Kingfisher has been reliant on its Screwfix trade-counter format to drive sales and profit growth in recent years. Meanwhile, its larger businesses, including B&Q in the UK and Brico Dépôt and Castorama in France, have struggled in a difficult trading environment
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NewsCBI faces calls to disband as retailers exit en masse
The crisis at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) deepened over the weekend as retailers joined other businesses in cutting ties amid calls the lobbying group should be disbanded.
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Opinion‘Retail operations has become the training ground for successful CEOs’
A retail operations background is increasingly the training ground for successful chief executives, says Fran Minogue
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NewsScrewfix ramps up expansion plans with more store openings
Screwfix plans to add more stores to its ambitious opening target, following a record year of openings in 2022.
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NewsKingfisher boss Garnier praises ‘resilient’ performance despite falling profits and sales
B&Q owner Kingfisher has reported a fall in annual profits despite an increase in like-for-like sales compared with pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsExclusive: B&Q and Screwfix to hike hourly pay rates
Kingfisher is increasing the hourly pay rate for its B&Q and Screwfix employees by more than 8% year-on-year, from the beginning of the new financial year.
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Opinion‘Does Tile Giant administration signal the end of the DIY boom?’
After a phenomenally busy period when everybody became Handy Andy or Andrea and painted the walls rather than climbed them during the depressing days of lockdowns, things are looking trickier as the consumer mentality shifts from DIY to done-IY.
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NewsExclusive: Kingfisher tech chief to leave as ‘next phase of digital journey’ begins
Kingfisher chief digital and technology officer JJ Van Oosten is leaving the DIY giant, Retail Week can reveal.
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Retail VoiceHow data can shine a light on supply chain visibility
With sustainability continuing to climb the retail agenda, Altruistiq’s Saif Hameed and Sir Ian Cheshire examine what more businesses can be doing.
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AnalysisWhat’s in store for 2023? Very, Primark and Kingfisher bosses predict the year ahead
In the last year, the UK has leapt from a pandemic to a political circus straight into an economic whirlwind, begging the question: what’s next? So we’ve asked the bosses of retail to predict the unpredictable and tell us the trends they think will dominate and direct the sector in 2023
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NewsKingfisher inches down profit guidance amid rising wages and energy bills
Kingfisher has shaved £10m from the upper end of its profit guidance in the face of rising wages and energy bills.
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NewsScrewfix opens first store in France
Screwfix has opened its first store in France as it plays to win a share of the French trade professional market.
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NewsKingfisher guidance unchanged despite profits and sales slump
Home and DIY giant Kingfisher has insisted that its full year guidance remains unchaged despite profits and sales falling in the first half.
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NewsRetailers call for ‘urgent action’ on business rates from Sunak and Truss
The Retail Jobs Alliance, which includes many big retailers, has urged Conservative and prime ministerial contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to address the “unsustainable burden” of business rates
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AnalysisValue over values – will the cost-of-living crisis slow retail’s sustainability ambitions?
UK retailers tackling the combination of a climate crisis and the largest drop in disposable income in generations are forging strategies with both events in mind
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NewsKingfisher builds towards new ambitious sustainability targets
Kingfisher has laid out new sustainability targets after making “significant progress” with its responsible business strategy this year.
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NewsExclusive: Burberry poaches Kingfisher sustainability lead
Burberry has appointed Caroline Laurie as its new vice-president for corporate responsibility.
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NewsKingfisher sales beat pre-pandemic levels but lockdown DIY boom slows
DIY giant Kingfisher’s sales declined against strong comparables in the last two years.
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NewsKingfisher and AllSaints executives join BRC board
Executives from DIY giant Kingfisher and fashion brand AllSaints have been appointed to the board of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).