All Home & DIY articles – Page 20
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Made.com to launch homewares marketplace as it eyes expansion
Made.com has begun beta testing a marketplace model to bring artisan brands on board.
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Dunelm profits soar driven by digital sales and localisation
Dunelm has recorded a profit rise as it transitioned from physical retailer to “proven digital-first, multichannel” retailer.
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Ikea struggles to supply stores while M&S warns of food import crisis
Ikea has said it is experiencing shortages of around 1,000 product lines, while Marks & Spencer sounded an alarm regarding European food imports.
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Analysis
Analysis: Supply chain snarl-up – how retailers can smooth out the kinks
Any time, any place, anywhere. Retail has pretty much lived by the Martini mantra for decades now as an ever more sleek and adaptable supply chain has enabled consumers to benefit from an abundance of goods always on the shelf, whether digital or in-store.
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Screwfix rolls out rapid delivery service to more locations
After a successful trial in Bristol, Screwfix has rolled out its Screwfix Sprint delivery option.
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Data: Retail sales slow as weather dampens lifting of restrictions
Retail sales rose in July despite poor weather conditions dampening growth rates following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
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Interview
Interview: Kingfisher’s Thierry Garnier on building a new mindset at the DIY giant
With the pandemic prompting an acceleration in-store and online innovation, Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier talks us through the group’s new retail formats, its test-and-learn approach and how that has shaped a new way of thinking throughout the business.
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Joules posts profit rise as ecommerce growth offsets store closures
Fashion retailer Joules has reported an increase in full-year profits, despite the closure of its store estate during Covid lockdowns.
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Exclusive: John Lewis bolsters top team with appointment of trading director
John Lewis has raided Accessorize to recruit a new trading director, strengthening the leadership team as the department store group pursues a turnaround.
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Analysis
Analysis: What will be this year’s Christmas bestsellers?
For Retail Week’s Christmas 2022 bestseller predictions, click here
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Data
Data: Must-see Next graphs reveal sales powered by weather and staycations
After stronger than expected trading, fashion and home giant Next has upped profit expectations. Data provided by the retailer showed the categories and factors that shaped consumer behaviour and powered the strong performance.
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Wickes sales soar in strong first half
Wickes reported strong sales in the first half of the year, with stores performing particularly well after reopening following the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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Kingfisher raises profit guidance as sales surge across Europe
Kingfisher has upgraded its profit guidance after sales powered ahead of pre-Covid levels across its international markets.
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Dunelm boosts profit forecast in wake of homewares boom
Dunelm has raised its profit guidance after a stellar fourth quarter.
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Interview
Interview: How Eve Sleep boss Cheryl Calverley is sweetening investors’ dreams
After just over a year at the helm of the DTC brand, Eve Sleep chief executive Cheryl Calverley sits down with Retail Week to discuss how the business has turned things around.
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Analysis
‘I want it and I want it now’: How Dixons and Screwfix are serving impatient shoppers
As rapid delivery services multiply across grocery, Retail Week explores how Dixons Carphone and Screwfix are joining the race to bring laptops and power tools to customers in half an hour or less.
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Analysis
Deep dive: Virtuous circle – how retail is cashing in on the resale and rental economy
From Depop to MusicMagpie to Ikea’s Buy Back scheme, the second-hand economy has proliferated over the past decade, but it is only during the last year or two that its business models have really begun to resonate with consumers and retailers alike.
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UK retail profits forecast to shrink by £8bn by 2025
UK retailers will see profits fall as the move towards ecommerce is accelerated by the pandemic.
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Screwfix to trial half-hour deliveries to local builders and DIYers
Screwfix is to begin a trial in Bristol delivering products in as little as 30 minutes.
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John Lewis expands furniture rental service after strong demand
Department store group John Lewis is to extend its furniture rental offer following a successful pilot.