All Screwfix articles – Page 8
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OpinionOpinion: Service never sleeps in the age of social media
Speedy responses on social media shouldn’t be confused with fixing the issues, argues Screwfix chief executive Andrew Livingston.
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NewsRetail Diary: Retail Week goes Commando and new shop is a load of rubbish
Retail Week faces its toughest challenge yet, something is rotten in the Forest of Dean and toilet roll chancers get creative at Walmart.
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NewsKingfisher first-quarter sales jump: what the analysts say
Kingfisher reported a 3.6% rise in its first-quarter like-for-likes driven by strong sales in the UK and Poland. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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NewsKingfisher first-quarter sales rise driven by B&Q and Screwfix
B&Q owner Kingfisher has posted a 3.6% uplift in like-for-like sales during its first quarter, driven by its performance in the UK and Poland.
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OpinionOpinion: Screwfix’s Andrew Livingston – ‘product vitality’ must be priority
I’ve survived my annual health check. Yet with the sheer volume of data coming back, I found myself unsure about the actual state of my health.
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OpinionOpinion: Fresh retail thinking needed as shopping habits change
In the run-up to the future of retail and consumer conference R:evolution, TrueStart explores innovation in retail today.
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VideoScrewfix boss Andrew Livingston on its 'obsession with brand consistency'
The Kingfisher-owned trade business is one of the leading examples of multichannel retailing in the UK.
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NewsKingfisher profits fall as Screwfix sales jump: what the analysts say
Kingfisher full-year profits fell 20.5% but like-for-like sales rose for B&Q and Screwfix. Here’s a look at what the analysts said.
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NewsRetailer nails staff engagement with ‘your Screwfix, your say’ scheme
The Deloitte Employer of the Year Award went to trade tools supplier Screwfix in recognition of its employee engagement initiative.
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NewsConvenience across both bricks and mortar and online puts Screwfix ahead
Tools supplier Screwfix – winner of The Hewlett Packard Enterprise Multichannel Retailer of the Year – beefed up its customer experience.
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NewsWinners of the Retail Week Awards 2016
Waitrose managing director Mark Price won the Oracle Outstanding Contribution to Retail accolade at the Retail Week Awards with Oracle.
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NewsScrewfix trials two-hour delivery service for London shoppers
Screwfix boss Andrew Livingston said the DIY retailer is trialling two-hour delivery slots for some of its London customers.
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AnalysisBe Inspired campaign: Rallying the next generation of female retail leaders
As Retail Week unveils a campaign to encourage women leaders, we look at the importance of role models in creating boardroom diversity.
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NewsRetail Diary: Hotel Chocolat's cocoa contracts and Kanye jets East to Ikea
Hotel Chocolat’s cocoa contracts, Screwfix’s mistaken identity, Kanye West flies East for Ikea visit and Greggs launches nappuccino pods.
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AnalysisProfile: Kingfisher’s chief customer officer Pierre Woreczek
Kingfisher has created a chief customer officer role for McDonald’s executive Woreczek as the DIY group sets its transformation plan in motion.
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NewsKingfisher poaches McDonald's exec for new chief customer officer role
B&Q owner Kingfisher has poached McDonald’s executive Pierre Woreczek to fill the newly-created role of chief customer officer.
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NewsKingfisher unveils plan to boost bottom line by £500m a year
DIY group Kingfisher will unveil plans to investors today on how it will add £500m a year to its bottom line in five years’ time.
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VideoShort Cuts: What impact will Homebase's acquisition have on DIY?
As Wesfarmers sets out on its ‘assault’ on the UK DIY market with its Homebase deal, is it time for B&Q, Wickes and Screwfix to worry?
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NewsCastorama opens store that produces more energy than it uses
Kingfisher-owned DIY retailer Castorama has unveiled a new green store in France that produces more energy than it consumes.
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Retailers urged to follow Kingfisher on diversity at the top
Kingfisher’s ground-breaking decision to make its top team majority female has prompted calls for other retailers to do more to tackle gender imbalance in senior positions.