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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Data
Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
New data has revealed the companies with the happiest workforces, according to participants in WorkL’s Happy at Work Test employee survey.
News
Strong revenue growth continues at Wickes
2026-01-22T07:22:00+00:00By George Arnett
The home improvement retailer saw like-for-like revenues grow by 5.3% in the six months ending December 27, 2025, leaving it with full-year sales of £1.64bn
Opinion
‘Retail’s 12 gifts of Christmas – and beyond’
2025-12-19T06:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald
From keeping the cost of living down for customers to support for all sorts of good causes, retailers’ generosity has once again been unstinting this year. Christmas is the busiest time for retailers, but it’s also an appropriate moment to reflect on the industry’s invaluable role as a force for good.

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News

Wickes staff celebrate £14m return on share scheme

2025-12-04T11:37:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Employees of DIY retailer Wickes have more than doubled the value of their investment in a company sharesave scheme that has just matured.

Feature

Future Leaders 2025 - Who will be the CEOs of the future?

2025-12-01T06:30:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Meet 20 of UK retail’s most promising leaders-in-waiting. Every individual on our list has the talent, drive and passion to make it to the top, and they’re going to need it if they want to succeed in an industry dominated by crushing government regulation, devastating cyberattacks, harrowing tales of abuse from the shop floor and more. Here are British retail’s future chief executives, but who would want to be one?

Wickes rolls out rapid delivery service nationwide
2025-11-03T16:23:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Wickes sales grow across all aspects of its business
2025-10-23T06:27:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Wickes boss plans new stores drive in ‘underrepresented’ areas
2025-09-10T13:12:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Wickes sales boosted by growth across categories
2025-09-10T06:27:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

ChatGPT agent mode on trial: how Sainsbury’s, Wickes and more handle AI as a customer
2025-09-02T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Record-breaking UK summer heat drives garden sales
2025-09-01T14:52:00+01:00By George Arnett
Toolstation appoints new managing director as Angela Rushforth retires
2025-08-06T08:56:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Wickes sees strong growth as shoppers seek timber and garden fixes
2025-07-24T06:31:00+01:00By George Arnett

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