All Screwfix articles – Page 7
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AnalysisB&Q and Screwfix: What’s in store for their new bosses?
Following a slew of exits from Kingfisher’s UK fascias B&Q and Screwfix, there are two new DIY chief executives in town.
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NewsMove of the week: Carl Cowling’s WHSmith switch
Carl Cowling’s reward for driving consistently strong sales growth at WHSmith’s travel division is a job running its struggling high-street arm.
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AnalysisData: Screwfix fortunes contrast with B&Q
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston has exited the business, leaving it in a position of having comfortably outperformed its Kingfisher stablemate B&Q in recent years.
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NewsScrewfix boss Livingston quits to take reins at Howdens
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston has quit the Kingfisher-owned DIY business to become chief executive of Howden Joinery Group.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Wales and the Southwest
In the first instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to Wales and the Southwest and discovers a diverse yet fertile retail landscape.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 10 ways the iPhone transformed retail
On the 10th anniversary of the iPhone’s debut, Retail Week takes a look at how it fundamentally changed the retail landscape.
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DataData: Top 15 retailers to work for in the UK
In the fiercely competitive retail industry, which businesses are a cut above the rest when it comes to attracting and retaining employees?
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NewsKingfisher: Disruption set to continue, analysts warn
DIY giant Kingfisher has indicated that the “unforeseen business disruption” that sliced around 2% off its first-quarter sales is set to continue and potentially worsen.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Kingfisher – is there a spanner in the works?
Kingfisher seems to have hit a few bumps in the road as it ploughs ahead with its five-year transformation plan, masterminded by group boss Véronique Laury.
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NewsKingfisher sales fall but UK business delivers growth
B&Q owner Kingfisher has suffered a fall in first-quarter like-for-likes, although its UK businesses outperformed its other markets.
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AnalysisHow top retailers are integrating bricks with clicks
Keeping shops relevant in the mobile age is all about combining bricks with clicks, finds Susie Mesure.
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AnalysisInfographic: Poundland drops 99p Stores and Tesco unrest
The week in words and numbers, March 31, 2017: Poundland puts its 99p Stores into administration and Tesco faces shareholder mutiny over Booker acquisition.
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AnalysisThe technology shaking up the supply chain
In the first of a new series examining how to get ready for tomorrow’s supply chain, Ben Cooper investigates the supply chain disruptors keeping retailers on their toes.
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AnalysisWhat’s next for Kingfisher in its five-year rebuild?
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has completed the first leg of its five-year mission to become a unified company.
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NewsKingfisher profits rise, RFU chairman replaces Bernard
Kingfisher has revealed rising profits and like-for-likes and named Rugby Football Union chairman Andy Cosslett as its chairman, succeeding Daniel Bernard.
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AnalysisAgenda: Next, Kingfisher and ScS financial updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Next, Kingfisher and ScS all on the agenda.
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AnalysisScrewfix customer experience leads the way
Screwfix won over its customers – and the Retail Week Awards judges – with the Teleperformance Customer Experience Initiative of the Year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, high street sales, and more
Retail news round-up: BHS investigation to end by 2019, high street reports low January sales, and Screwfix opens 500th store in the UK
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NewsPets at Home poaches Screwfix's Stuart Livingstone
Stuart Livingstone, former director of retail at Screwfix, has left the DIY firm to join Pets at Home as operations director, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsKingfisher third-quarter sales buoyed by UK business
B&Q owner Kingfisher has posted a 1.8% increase in like-for-like sales during its third quarter, driven by the performance of its UK division.