All B&Q articles – Page 2
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News
Exclusive: 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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Gallery
Store gallery: B&Q opens Local c-stores in high street push
DIY specialist B&Q has opened its first two smaller-format Local convenience stores as it plans to sharpen its focus on the high street.
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News
Exclusive: B&Q severs Asda partnership to focus on smaller-format stores
B&Q has decided to end its partnership with Asda and close eight concessions around the country to instead focus on rolling out smaller-format, high street fascias.
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News
Exclusive: 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 Voice
How 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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Analysis
Who will be retail’s winners and losers in 2023?
Who will thrive and who will flounder in 2023? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead
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News
Kingfisher 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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Opinion
Graham Bell: ‘Retailers have as big a role as government in tackling cost-of-living crisis’
Retailers are undoubtedly operating in an ongoing challenging environment, with consumers facing the challenges of the increased cost of living against the backdrop of a looming recession.
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News
Boots, Asda, M&S and B&Q to team up with start-ups to solve biggest challenges
Retail leaders from some of the biggest names in the business will come together next month to discover the innovators solving the industry’s trickiest challenges.
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News
Kingfisher 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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Retail Voice
Does your store meet the multi-mission customer test?
Be like B&Q and make sure your retail stores are ticking all the right boxes for the modern shopper, writes Ben Sillitoe
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News
Kingfisher 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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News
Kingfisher 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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Analysis
The stores forecast: Five predictions for physical retail’s future
Retail Week’s Stores Week 2022, this year’s edition of our annual event celebrating bricks and mortar, begins today. From Marks & Spencer, Liberty and Rapha to Benefit Cosmetics and Ikea’s real-estate arm Ingka Centres, brands and retailers from across the industry will reveal how they are investing in their store strategies and what they see as the future of stores.
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News
Retailers call for business rates cut to help battle cost-of-living crunch
A coalition of leading retailers and trade bodies has launched a ‘Cut the Shops Tax’ campaign, arguing for a business rates reduction to combat inflationary pressures and protect industry jobs.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why Kingfisher’s success is built on more than just lockdown headwinds
With inflationary pressures front of mind for both retailers and customers, Retail Week explores why Kingfisher believes the business is prepared to sail through the storm
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News
Exclusive: B&Q launches online marketplace to create ‘one-stop shop for your home’
B&Q has launched an ecommerce marketplace as part of ambitious plans to expand its online range to more than 1 million home, DIY and garden products.
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News
Kingfisher reshuffles top team and creates new chief commercial officer role
Kingfisher has rejigged its top team across its European fascias.
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News
Kingfisher sales dip as customer spend ‘normalises’
Kingfisher has reported a slight drop in sales year-on-year as consumer spending balances out post-pandemic.