All Wickes articles – Page 10
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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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NewsWickes snaps up 13 Focus stores for £8.4m
Wickes has bought 13 Focus DIY stores following the retailer’s collapse into administration earlier this month.
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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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NewsWickes grows market share as like-for-likes rise 1.9%
Wickes like-for-likes increased 1.9% in the 17 weeks to April 30.
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AnalysisThe garden centre market
With Easter on the horizon garden centre retailers are preparing for their busiest time of the year, with the aim to recover and grow after lost sales last year.
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NewsIn Focus: FOCUS
Recently I highlighted the exceptional £4,900 per sq ft sales densities achieved by Richer Sounds. This time it is the opposite end of the density spectrum.
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AnalysisThe challenges of multichannel
Multichannel means different things to different businesses. But what difficulties are directors facing during multichannel projects, and how are they overcome? Rebecca Thomson finds out
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NewsWickes online sales up 70% as it upgrades site
DIY retailer Wickes has increased the value of its online sales by 70% in the past year after introducing a range of initiatives on its website.
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NewsKingfisher and Wickes upbeat but cautious as results impress
Analysts were pleased by upbeat updates from DIY retailers Kingfisher and Wickes but remain cautious on the outlook for the sector.
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NewsRetail mourns Nigel Whittaker
The retail industry paid tribute this week to Nigel Whittaker, the former Kingfisher director who died last weekend after a long illness.
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NewsWickes gains market share despite flat like-for-likes
DIY chain Wickes like-for-likes remained flat in 2010, rising 0.2%, but current trading has improved.
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NewsKingfisher’s trade chain Screwfix opens up to public with showroom
DIY giant Kingfisher’s trade chain Screwfix is to trial a standalone bathroom store, called Watersmith.
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NewsThe Co-op appoints Gill Barr as marketing director
The Co-operative Group has appointed Gill Barr as its group marketing director.
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NewsBig-ticket retailers race to start Sales before the VAT rise hits
DIY and furniture retailers confident about early start to January Sales but cautious about early 2011
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NewsWickes sales grow as shoppers buy ahead of VAT rise
DIY chain Wickes like-for–likes grew 0.6% in the 47 weeks to November 27 with turnover up 2.7%.
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NewsHabitat enters into fitted kitchen market
Furniture chain Habitat is to begin selling fitted kitchens as it seeks to cash in on the surge in sales in the big-ticket category.
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NewsBreak-up merchants eye struggling DIY chain Focus
DIY chain’s owner appoints adviser as it considers options for troubled retailer
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NewsLacklustre sales fail to dent general stores
General stores rose over the week versus the All-share index, even edging up on Tuesday when the latest BRC sales data showed a lacklustre performance.
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NewsWickes like-for-likes rise 0.6% in third quarter
DIY chain Wickes like-for-likes grew 0.6% in the 13 weeks to October 2.
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NewsWickes poaches Littlewoods brand director
DIY chain Wickes has poached Littlewoods brand director Tony Holdway and appointed him to the same position.