All Home & DIY articles – Page 170
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NewsCold weather hits Wickes as like-for-likes slump 6.1%
Travis Perkins’ consumer arm, which largely comprises Wickes, experienced a 6.1% decline in like-for-like sales for the four months to April 30.
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Opinion
Blog: Customer loyalty tools help Notcutts nurture growth
We’re about to kick off a new customer relationship management (CRM) and loyalty initiative with the garden and outdoor specialist Notcutts.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Ikea’s plans to enter India win cabinet approval
Ikea’s proposals for market entry into India have been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
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NewsNext sales up but retailer remains cautious as wages decline
Next overall sales were up 2.2% in the 14 weeks to May 4 driven by new store openings.
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NewsB&Q Ireland exits examinership as Kingfisher invests €2.4m
Kingfisher subsidiary B&Q Ireland has exited examinership after four months as its investment plan for the business was approved today.
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NewsShop price inflation drops to lowest level in more than three years
Shop price inflation dropped to its lowest level in more than three years in April as retailers ramped up promotions to draw in shoppers.
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AnalysisIn the news: Carpetright chief operating officer Graham Harris profiled
Graham Harris has been promoted to become Carpetright chief operating officer today as chief executive Darren Shapland stood down following a profit warning. Harris will support founder Lord Harris, who has stepped back into the day-to-day running of the business as executive chairman.
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AnalysisSites: Homebase Vs Wickes
Simon Guest, Business strategy director at Maverick, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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NewsCompany profile: ScS
The introduction of carpets has helped drive revenue at the Sunderland-based sofa retailer.
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InterviewQ&A: Shapland on Carpetright's new hire and Lord Harris taking a step back
Carpetright today appointed former Tesco executive Graham Harris as trading director, to take over some of the responsibilities of chairman Lord Harris, who is taking a step back from the business. Retail Week speaks to chief executive Darren Shapland.
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NewsHomebase boss: 'We performed as well as we could in a tough market'
Homebase managing director Paul Loft insisted the DIY retailer performed “as well as we could” in a difficult market after reporting a full year profit slump.
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NewsHome tweet home
Home and electricals retailer Clas Ohlson has unveiled the ultimate birdhouse to encourage garden owners to offer feathered friends a home tweet home.
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Analysis
Home Retail full-year results: What the analysts say
Argos revealed its first like-for-like rise in five years this morning, however profits at its parent Home Retail slumped 10%. Retail Week takes a look at the analyst reaction
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NewsArgos reports first like-for-like rise in five years driven by multichannel
Argos has recorded its first like-for-like sales rise for five years as the general merchandise retailer grew its multichannel business.
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News
DIY retailer Praktiker reports sales decrease
Sales at DIY retailer Praktiker fell 10.4% to €570.1m (£490.3m) during its first quarter ended March 31.Like-for-like sales slid 8.8%. Figures exclude the business in Turkey, which is at present in administration, and the Bâtiself banner in Luxembourg, which is to be divested.Sales in Germany declined 9.9% to €457.7m (£393.6m), ...
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OpinionComment: Williams-Sonoma may find the UK going tough
Selling cheap impulse-buy items may be straightforward, but shifting upmarket homewares is a trickier proposition.
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NewsFormer Sun European partner Frank Maassen named But boss
Former Sun European Partners operating partner Frank Maassen has been appointed as director general of French furniture and electricals chain But.
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NewsVideo: Furniture giant Ikea opens pop-up shops in London train stations
Ikea has opened pop-up shops in London train stations Liverpool Street and Waterloo as part of its ‘make more of your garden’ campaign.
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NewsWilliams-Sonoma to land in UK with store on Tottenham Court Road
US homewares giant Williams-Sonoma is to open its first store in the UK on London’s Tottenham Court Road, Retail Week has learned.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail parks go from strength to strength
While some shopping destinations struggle to stay afloat in the downturn, for the past few years retail parks have been successfully evolving.