All Habitat articles
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NewsSainsbury’s raises profit forecast as performance ‘better than expected’
Sainsbury’s has upgraded its profit outlook as it makes “good progress against the plan to put food back at its heart”.
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Sainsbury’s profits slide as strong sales fail to offset Covid costs
Sainsbury’s has recorded a sharp drop in profits over the past year with its results ”heavily influenced by the pandemic”.
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Habitat to close flagship and relaunch in Sainsbury’s and Argos
Sainsbury’s-owned furniture brand Habitat is due for a reset over the coming months, including the closure of its iconic Tottenham Court Road store.
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Analysis
Obituary: Sir Terence Conran, the retailer who brought European flair to a grey Britain
From bringing the duvet to the UK to supporting the launch of Retail Week, British designer, retailer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran changed the way people lived.
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‘Visionary’ retail entrepreneur Sir Terence Conran dies aged 88
Sir Terence Conran, the British designer and retail entrepreneur who ‘revolutionised the way we live in Britain’, has passed away.
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Habitat boss Clare Askem steps down
Habitat boss Clare Askem has stepped down from the Sainsbury’s-owned business after eight years at the helm, Retail Week can reveal.
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Gallery
First look: Inside Sainsbury's Selly Oak 'experiment'
Sainsbury’s has thrown open the doors to its “experimental” store in Selly Oak, Birmingham, in a departure from its existing supermarkets.
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Sainsbury's opens 'experimental' new-look supermarket
Sainsbury’s has launched an “experimental” new supermarket format to pilot a host of new features including a food market, an Oasis and a frangrance section.
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Video
Watch: Habitat opens first high street store in a decade
Habitat has unveiled its first high street shop in 10 years in Brighton.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail’s winners have never feared disruption
Two words are pretty much guaranteed to pop up in any retail conversation today – ‘transformation’ and ‘disruption’.
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Opinion
Thinking smaller is the secret of big-ticket retailing
Habitat has just opened a standalone store in the extension to the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush, its first such branch in a decade.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Habitat's new Westfield London flagship
Habitat has thrown open the doors at its first standalone store for a decade as owner Sainsbury’s ploughs £1.5m into growing its portfolio.
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Analysis
Power List 2018: Who are the ones to watch?
Retail Week unveils its annual Power List tomorrow. We take a look at those with the potential to make an impression over the next few years.
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Habitat to open first standalone branches in a decade
Habitat is to open its first standalone stores in 10 years this autumn.
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Habitat appoints design chief as creative boss exits
Habitat has appointed a new head of product design as its current creative director departs the homewares retailer after six years.
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Habitat ramps up digital offer with click-and-collect
Habitat has launched its first click-and-collect service, enabling customers to pick up small homeware products ordered online from over 2,300 locations.
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Analysis
Will Tesco spark with new partner Dixons Carphone?
Today two retail powerhouses, Tesco and Dixons Carphone, struck up a new deal that looks set to be mutually beneficial.
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Gallery
In pictures: Home is where the VM is
Contemporary homewares are increasingly the same continent-wide and the same is true for merchandising trends for the category.
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Analysis
Seven things we learned from Sainsbury's results
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe hailed a “pivotal” year for Sainsbury’s despite a third consecutive year of declining pre-tax profit.
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Sainsbury’s sweetens offer with tasty new tie-up
Sainsbury’s has struck up a partnership with upmarket cake brand Patisserie Valerie and is expanding its tie-up with Sushi Gourmet.
