All Home & DIY articles – Page 206
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GalleryIn pictures: Multiyork shifts to more up to date look
Furniture chain Multiyork has embarked on a revamp of its stores, product and pricing strategy as it seeks to present a more contemporary image.
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OpinionDunelm done well
In these times of tough trading and hard-to-come-by bank lending, you don’t often read this sort of thing in a preliminary results statement.
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NewsSuccess stories help sector to outperform
The bad retail news of the last week from retailers ranging from Alexon to Kesa was counterweighted by success stories from store groups including Debenhams and Kingfisher.
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NewsJohn Lewis at Home to open in Chichester
John Lewis at Home is to open in Chichester in spring 2012.
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NewsCheshire urges end to public sector job doubt
DIY giant Kingfisher has called on the Government to speed up its consultation process to reduce the jobs uncertainty that is affecting 20% of civil servants.
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NewsCotton prices to stabilise, says Dunelm
Value homewares retailer Dunelm’s chief executive Nick Wharton has said he expects cotton prices to stabilise in the next year as he raised the prospect of an easing of the global downturn in 2012.
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NewsJohn Lewis tweaks At Home
Department store group John Lewis has admitted its At Home stores are performing below expectations in a tough market and will tweak the format to broaden the offer.
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NewsOnline sales up 14% in August
Online sales were up 14% to £5.3bn in August as fashion drove sales.
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NewsRiots cloud picture on August retail sales
The value of retail sales rose year-on-year during August but was flat month-on-month in a period when rioting disrupted trading.
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NewsUS homewares retailer Jonathan Adler comes to UK
US homewares retailer and designer Jonathan Adler is to open its first store outside the US in London’s Sloane Avenue at the end of this month.
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NewsLaura Ashley to extend gifts category
Laura Ashley is to widen its gifts offer after customer feedback.
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NewsKingfisher first half profits soar
DIY giant Kingfisher group adjusted pretax profit soared 24% to £439m in the 26 weeks to July 30, with two thirds of profits coming from outside the UK.
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NewsDunelm profits up 9%
Dunelm has reported pre-tax profit up 9% to £83.6m in its full year results despite the challenging consumer backdrop.
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DIY retailer Leroy Merlin to enter Romanian market
French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin is set to enter the Romanian market with the opening of a 183,000 sq ft store in Bucharest this month.The company has reportedly invested e6m (£5.1m) in the store, which will employ 250 staff and be managed by a team of French and Romanian staff.Leroy ...
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NewsNext signals end of price inflation as profits rise
Fashion giant Next has reported a 8.5% rise in first-half profits and signalled an end to price inflation.
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NewsHome Retail appoints managing director for Habitat
Home Retail has appointed a managing director for Habitat, the furniture brand it acquired in June, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsCPI inflation rate reaches 4.5%
The rate of inflation rose to 4.5% in August from 4.4% in July as clothing prices climbed, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) showed.
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NewsHomebase launches painting and decorating service
Homebase is to launch a painter and decorator service to cash in on Britons who prefer not to do it themselves.
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GalleryIn pictures: M&S shows off first new-look store
Marks & Spencer has unveiled the first in-store changes initiated by chief executive Marc Bolland designed to better present brands, showcase the retailer’s exclusivity and make stores more easily shoppable.