All DFS articles – Page 4
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Video
The Retail Week: Tesco, DFS, ScS and Ikea
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories in the sector over the past week including positive results for Tesco and the rise of services.
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News
Today in retail: DFS profits dive as big ticket divides
DFS unveiled an understuffed set of results today, demonstrating growing disparity in the big ticket market.
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News
DFS profits plunge in ‘very challenging’ furniture market
Sofa stalwart DFS said full-year profits were hit by consumer uncertainty and sterling’s slump in the wake of the Brexit vote.
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News
Agenda: Tesco, DFS, SCS and Topps Tiles update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Tesco, DFS, SCS and Topps Tiles all on the agenda.
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Opinion
Opinion: No one in big ticket is sitting comfortably
As inflation rises, wage growth stagnates and uncertainty abounds in the wake of the Brexit vote, consumer confidence cannot be taken for granted.
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Video
The Retail Week with Wilf Walsh: Grocery jobs and DFS
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh joins The Retail Week team to discuss the biggest stories in the industry over the past seven days.
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News
DFS profits to be hit by 'weaker' sales in second half
DFS has cautioned that full-year profitability will come in “at the low end” of its guided range following “weaker trading” during its second half.
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Opinion
Ten years on, credit crunch lessons still apply
Ten years ago today, August 9, 2007, “the world changed”.
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Video
The Retail Week: Morrisons, McColl’s, B&M and DFS
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories this week, including Morrisons’ swoop on McColl’s and B&M’s move into the grocery sector.
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News
Agenda: Pets at Home and DFS update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Pets at Home and DFS on the agenda.
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News
Today in retail: DFS and Sofology cosy up
It’s fast becoming a week of deals in the retail sector, with consolidation seemingly the order of the day.
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Gallery
In pictures: What DFS boss Ian Filby sees in Sofology
After DFS unveiled its impending £25m takeover of Sofology, the sofa stalwart’s boss Ian Filby told Retail Week that the 37-store retailer has been on his radar for some time.
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News
DFS acquires sofa specialist Sofology in £25m deal
DFS is to buy specialist sofa competitor Sofology in a deal valued at £25m.
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News
Joules partners with DFS to launch first sofa range
Joules has penned a deal with sofa specialist DFS to launch its first ever sofa collection, extending the fashion brand’s fledgeling homewares offer.
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Opinion
Opinion: Clarks is on-trend with UK manufacturing return
As retailers seek to adapt to a rapidly transforming world, shoe giant Clarks has given a glimpse of the future.
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Analysis
Infographic: DFS boss Ian Filby and Tesco's Dave Lewis
Words & Numbers, June 23, 2017: DFS chief executive Ian Filby is sanguine after its profit warning; Tesco’s Dave Lewis pledges to guard against inflation.
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Video
The Retail Week: Election, DFS, New Look and Power List
The team sit down to discuss the biggest stories over the last week including a profit warning for DFS and the Retail Week Power List.
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News
Today in retail: A not so strong and stable sector
A DFS profit warning and gloomy ONS retail sales rocked the industry today, highlighting that prolonged uncertainty is a genuine cause for concern.
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News
DFS boss: We've clearly not been immune to uncertainty
DFS chief executive Ian Filby told Retail Week that today’s profit warning was the result of external factors and would not impact the retailer’s investment plans.
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News
DFS issues profit warning as consumer uncertainty bites
DFS has said its full-year profits will be below market expectations as uncertainty triggered by the general election has hurt sales.