All DFS articles – Page 7
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Opinion
Opinion: DFS goes for gold amid big-ticket sector uncertainty
As doom and gloom continue to swirl post-Brexit, DFS can allay fears about consumer confidence and big ticket purchases.
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News
DFS launches new TV ad to celebrate Team GB and ‘Great Brits’
DFS has launched a 30-second TV advert to promote its sponsorship of Great Britain’s Olympians ahead of the start of the 2016 Rio Games.
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Opinion
Opinion: Brexit blues for retail as investors fret over impact
The least surprising thing about last week’s vote for the UK to leave the European Union was the impact that it had on retailers’ shares.
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Gallery
Store gallery: DFS opens its second small-format store in Bromley
DFS has opened a store in Bromley a 10th of the size of its typical out-of-town format to give easier access to customers in the area.
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Opinion
Opinion: Lord Kirkham on learning from the champions
What can we retailers glean from Leicester City Football Club’s great success as Premier League champions? Plenty, I bet.
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News
Sofology full-year losses narrow as like-for-likes jump 21%
Sofology – the furniture retailer formerly known as Sofaworks – has reduced its full-year pre-tax losses after a healthy rise in sales.
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News
DFS half-year profits and sales boosted by strong furniture market
DFS has posted a 12.3% jump in half-year profits and 7% rise in sales helped by the “current health of the furniture market”.
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News
Agenda: Next, Game and B&Q owner Kingfisher to post full year results
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with full-year figures from Kingfisher, Next and Game, plus ONS retail sales data on the agenda.
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Interview
Interview: Dreams chief executive Mike Logue on its dramatic turnaround
Dreams boss Mike Logue admits the prospect of turning around the failing beds business intimidated him when he took the job in August 2013.
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Analysis
People moves: Andy Murray joins Asda from WalMart and all the February moves
Chief customer appointments dominate in February as Asda, Kingfisher and River Island all reconfigure their strategies around shoppers.
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Opinion
Opinion: DFS and ScS well upholstered as shoppers make big-ticket buys
It looks as if the upholstered furniture market, in contrast with some retail sectors, has plenty of spring left in it.
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News
DFS reports rise in half-year sales as finance boss steps down
DFS has reported a jump in half-year sales as its expansion strategy bore fruit amid a “healthy furniture market”.
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News
Fashion retailer Joules eyes IPO as it hires Rothschild to explore options
Fashion brand Joules is said to be the latest retailer to consider an IPO after it hired Rothschild to explore options.
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Analysis
DFS eyes further European expansion after ‘encouraging’ Netherlands trial
DFS boss Ian Filby revealed the retailer is mulling expansion into Belgium and Germany after a successful launch in the Netherlands.
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Analysis
DFS sales and profits surge as it buys Spanish business to target expats
DFS has reported a surge in full-year revenues and profits as it buys a Spanish business to target the British expat community.
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Analysis
Next week in retail: Results from Ted Baker, Tesco and DFS
Retail Week presents a round-up of what to look out for next week, including a half-year update from Tesco and full-year figures from DFS.
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Interview
Interview: DFS boss Ian Filby on life after a much-hyped float
Five years into the role, DFS chief executive Ian Filby is plotting the retailer’s multichannel future after overseeing its recent float.
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News
DFS to pilot Sofa Workshop and Dwell fascias as shop-in-shops
Furniture retailer DFS will trial introducing its Dwell and Sofa Workshop fascias as concessions across some of its legacy stores.
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News
DFS records 'strong' second half as COO Jon Massey leaves after 27 years
DFS has revealed it had a “strong” second half of trading as chief operating officer Jon Massey steps down after 27 years at the retailer.
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News
Sofaworks reveals it will change its name in ad that pokes fun at DFS
Sofaworks has revealed it will change its name for the second time in just 18 months after a court ruled its brand infringed DFS’s.