All Home & DIY articles – Page 166
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: The Weather - Fairweather friend or foe?
It is easy to mock retailers’ excuses about the weather, but fair weather really can be their friend or foe at this time of year.
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NewsJune UK retail like-for-likes up 1.4% boosted by warmer weather
UK retail like-for-like sales increased 1.4% in June against a 1.4% rise in the same month last year as clothing and footwear performed well.
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NewsSofa retailer CSL launches 'revolutionary' price pledge
Sofa retailer CSL has launched a Lowest Price Guarantee initiative that promises shoppers the best price in the market and pledges to refund customers if a purchase is later reduced.
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GalleryStore gallery: Barker & Stonehouse opens store in London's Battersea
The homewares retailer has opened its first store in the South and has made the most of the new building’s heritage.
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NewsRetail finance directors to hold business rates summit
Finance directors from some of the UK’s largest retailers are set to hammer out proposals for an overhaul of the business rates system.
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NewsIkea uses its flat-pack talents to build pop-up houses
Ikea brought flat-pack furniture to the masses and it is now continuing its move into the property market with its latest flat-pack house.
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NewsJohn Lewis will have its best ever Christmas this year, says boss Andy Street
John Lewis managing director Andy Street said he is confident the department store retailer will have its best ever Christmas this year despite notching up surging sales over the last festive season.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes up 1.7% after fall in its final quarter
Dunelm has revealed like-for-likes up 1.7% in its full year but sales fell in the final quarter because of the unseasonable weather.
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NewsDwell rescued out of administration by founder Aamir Ahmad
Collapsed furniture chain Dwell will remain on the high street after the brand and five stores were bought out of administration by its founder Aamir Ahmad.
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NewsJune shop prices drop at fastest rate since 2007 due to summer Sales
June shop prices deflated at their fastest rate in six years, as non-food retailers slashed prices in the summer Sales.
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NewsTopps Tiles like-for-likes slip 1.5% in third quarter
Topps Tiles like-for-like sales dropped 1.5% for the 13 weeks to June 29, 2013 but the retailer returned to growth in June.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises to two-year high in June
Consumer confidence rose to its highest level in two years in June as shoppers’ appetites for large purchases began to return.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: B&Q, Unloved Rooms
B&Q’s new campaign, voiced by actor Rob Brydon, urges shoppers to “reinvigorate the DIY sector” and encourages Britain to turn neglected living spaces from “the unloved into the unbelievable”.
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NewsBathstore launches new smaller multichannel format
Bathstore is testing a new small-format store at its Harrogate branch that has a greater focus on design and multichannel.
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NewsFurniture retailer Barker & Stonehouse to launch in London
Northern furniture retailer Barker & Stonehouse is moving south for the first time with the launch of a smaller, quirkier London store in July.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Rent-day retail administrations prove only the strong will survive
Rent-day casualties and tough trading conditions show retailers must be at top of their game to thrive.
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OpinionComment: Retail failures remind us to celebrate success
This week’s rent day brought a round of bloodletting on the high street as ongoing pressures pushed more retailers to the brink.
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AnalysisRent day retail bloodbath: What do retailers need to know?
On the same day that Dwell has been formally placed into administration, fashion retailer Internaçionale and specialist retailer ModelZone are both on the brink of collapse. Retail Week looks at the contributing factors.
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NewsKingfisher's British shareholders want more English in French stores
Company AGMs are often destinations for the awkward squad or eccentric, and directors frequently face questions that might be described, at best, as peripheral.
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NewsDwell hits the buffers as Duff & Phelps appointed
Struggling furniture retailer Dwell has appointed Duff & Phelps after collapsing into administration just days after closing its 23 stores.