All B&Q articles – Page 29
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NewsB&Q launches 'most aggressive' price campaign yet
B&Q has launched its longest-ever winter sale following a £60m price investment.
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AnalysisMartyn Phillips
As B&Q launches its biggest ever winter Sale, Nicola Harrison asks its recently appointed chief executive what the future holds in store
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NewsBleak sales growth adds to retail woe
It was another frustrating week for investors in retail companies as food and general merchandise groups put in a lacklustre showing versus a wider market advance.
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NewsAldi and M&S lead way with vow to absorb Irish VAT rise
Big-name UK retailers act to appeal to Irish consumers as austerity bites in the Republic.
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NewsB&Q deliver Christmas tree to the Treasury
B&Q fulfilled Chancellor George Osborne’s wish for a thrifty Christmas by delivering a 6ft tree to the Treasury.
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NewsB&Q third quarter profits surge, helped by Indian summer
Profits at DIY giant Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, surged in the third quarter as the group benefited from self-help measures such as more direct sourcing and common ranging.
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NewsB&Q's oldest employee retires
We’re all going to have to work for longer in years to come, but hopefully not as long as B&Q’s oldest employee Syd Prior who has decided to finally hang up his apron at the age of 96.
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NewsDonna Air caption competition: winner announced
B&Q is doing its best to prepare the nation for a long cold winter, with the help of Donna Air and her wooly friend.
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Opinion
B&Q goes mobile
Not having a mobile optimised website is the equivalent of not opening your store on Tuesdays.
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AnalysisOut of the ashes
B&Q’s new store in Witney is a former branch of DIY operator Focus. After visiting on a bank holiday Monday, John Ryan is convinced that, while its predecessor came unstuck, this one will do the job.
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NewsB&Q launches mobile site
DIY retailer B&Q has today launched a mobile transactional website in a move to capitalise on growing online sales.
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NewsCheshire urges end to public sector job doubt
DIY giant Kingfisher has called on the Government to speed up its consultation process to reduce the jobs uncertainty that is affecting 20% of civil servants.
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OpinionKingfisher turns the page
The collapses of furniture retailers such as Floors2Go in the last month served to show that the furniture and home sectors are in a run-down state – a verdict reinforced by the BRC retail sales data this week.
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NewsB&Q hires from within as it makes two board appointments
B&Q has made two board appointments as director of store operations Damian McGloughlin is promoted to operations director and trade director Ian Herrett moves into the newly-created role of business development manager.
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NewsKingfisher’s sales rise despite slump at B&Q
Kingfisher’s second quarter impressed analysts, despite a slump in UK sales as bust rival Focus launched a closing down Sale.
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NewsB&Q becomes a beauty contestant
Former Superdrug boss Euan Sutherland has brought a lot to B&Q since taking the helm in 2008.
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NewsFocus closing down Sale knocks B&Q performance
Sales at DIY giant Kingfisher’s flagship UK division slumped in the second quarter, affected partly by the closing down Sale of rival Focus, but the retailer expects to end the year in “excellent shape”.
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NewsKingfisher gets go-ahead on Focus stores deal
The Office of Fair trading has cleared Kingfisher’s acquisition of 30 Focus DIY stores from the latter’s administrators .