All Home & DIY articles – Page 199
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NewsRobert Dyas boss exits after five months
Robert Dyas chief executive Steve McVey has stepped down from the homewares and hardwares retailer after just five months and has been replaced by finance director Graham Coles.
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NewsB&Q launches 'most aggressive' price campaign yet
B&Q has launched its longest-ever winter sale following a £60m price investment.
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NewsAnalysts confident of Carpetright recovery
Analysts believe Carpetright is well positioned for when the recovery comes despite the floorings retailer reporting a first-half loss.
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NewsFocus DIY's customers, shoppers and unsecured creditors receive nothing
Landlords, suppliers, customers and employees owed £821.1m following the collapse of Focus DIY have received nothing.
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News'Christmas on a knife edge' as footfall dips last week
High street footfall dipped in the week beginning December 5, down 2.6% year-on-year.
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NewsDFS invests in growth despite earnings fall
Sofas giant DFS has posted a fall in quarterly sales and earnings but is continuing to invest in expansion and confident in longer-term prospects.
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NewsCarpetright IT and e-commerce director Ian Woosey made redundant
Carpetright group IT and e-commerce director Ian Woosey has been made redundant following a review of the business.
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AnalysisMartyn Phillips
As B&Q launches its biggest ever winter Sale, Nicola Harrison asks its recently appointed chief executive what the future holds in store
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NewsWickes like-for-likes plummet over past eight weeks
Wickes like-for-likes have plummeted 6.8% over the past eight weeks.
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NewsCarpetright reports first half loss
Carpetright has reported a first half pretax loss of £800,000 against a £9.8m profit last year as the “very challenging trading environment” hit performance.
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NewsDwell to open first Welsh store at St David's
Furniture retailer Dwell is to open its first Welsh store at St David’s, Cardiff.
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NewsWickes opens first high street store
Wickes has opened a convenience store on a high street in Tumbridge Wells.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys record sales
John Lewis has recorded its largest ever sales week, driven by Christmas shopping and cold weather.
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OpinionCarpetright focused on the future
All eyes will be on floorings giant Carpetright next week, as it is expected to report its worst first-half figures as a listed company.
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NewsBleak sales growth adds to retail woe
It was another frustrating week for investors in retail companies as food and general merchandise groups put in a lacklustre showing versus a wider market advance.
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NewsAldi and M&S lead way with vow to absorb Irish VAT rise
Big-name UK retailers act to appeal to Irish consumers as austerity bites in the Republic.
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Ikea clarifies Russian market plans
Ikea has clarified its plans for the Russian market over the next few years and expects to invest e180m (£154m) to open three new stores. The shops will be located in Moscow, St Petersburg and one of the country’s other ‘megacities’ with a population over 1 million. The Moscow store ...
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NewsIrish Government scraps plans to change upward only rent reviews
The Irish Government has scrapped plans to ban upward-only rent review clauses from existing leases.
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NewsShop price inflation falls to 2% in November
Overall shop price inflation dropped to 2% last month, from 2.1% in October, representing the lowest rate for 12 months as the supermarket price war kept prices down.
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NewsNovember retail like-for-likes down 1.6%
Retail like-for-like sales in November fell 1.6%, the weakest performance since May.