Wickes

Home improvement chain Wickes originally targeted the heavy end of the DIY market and trade sector, but has repositioned itself to appeal to a wider customer base, with a proposition spanning kitchens, bathrooms, paint, flooring, doors and gardening tools. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Wickes and the home and DIY sector.

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Wickes retail arm continues to outperform market
2026-10-20T06:24:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Wickes has delivered another quarter of market outperformance in its retail arm following strong sales and volume growth.
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B&Q launches two-hour trade delivery and takes Deliveroo partnership nationwide
2026-10-14T14:55:00+01:00By Francisco Uranga
B&Q has launched a two-hour delivery service for trade customers and expanded its Deliveroo partnership to more than 100 stores, as the DIY retailer steps up its push into rapid fulfilment.
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Wickes CEO: ‘There’s a ‘wall of cash’ sitting in UK savings accounts’
2026-09-15T13:35:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Following Wickes’ interim results, chief executive David Wood and chief finance officer Mark George spoke to Retail Week about trading, future consumer spending, and tackling youth unemployment.

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Wickes sales and profits rise as trade business achieves record sign ups

2026-09-15T06:31:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Wickes boss David Wood hailed “another period of strong volume-led performance”, as Wickes sales and profits for the half rose driven by record signs up for the retailer’s trade business.

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Argos to start selling plug-in solar panels, with other retailers to follow

2026-08-27T06:48:00+01:00By George Arnett

The government said that the energy-generating devices will start being sold from today, with Currys, B&Q, Screwfix and Amazon to soon start selling the products too.

Why Wickes is now one of the UK’s top ecommerce retailers
2026-08-13T06:30:00+01:00In paid partnership with Feedonomics, By Megan Dunsby
Wickes retail arm returns to growth as it outperforms market
2026-07-21T06:32:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Wickes sees like-for-like retail revenue soften despite volume growth
2026-05-12T06:44:00+01:00By George Arnett
Partnership update: Waitrose leverages AI for delivery, Sephora launches app on ChatGPT, and more
2026-03-31T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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Wickes chief executive: 'All areas of the business are in growth'
2026-03-17T11:47:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Partnership update: John Lewis’ AI-shopping venture, Wickes retail media tie-up, and more
2026-03-10T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

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