All Home & DIY articles – Page 243
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NewsGrocers’ non-food sales to increase 40% by 2014
Non-food sales from grocers are expected to increase by 40% to £16.2bn in 2014, representing nearly 10p in every pound spent in supermarkets.
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NewsTopps Tiles proposes share placing as profits fall
Topps Tiles has announced a proposed share placing as it reported adjusted full-year pre-tax profits of £16.3m, down from £29.5m the year before.
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Woolworths and Lowe’s win final approval to jointly set up hardware stores in Australia
Woolworths and Lowe’s, the US’s second largest home improvement chain, have won final approval to jointly set up big hardware stores in Australia, acquiring domestic hardware wholesaler Danks Holdings to act as their supplier.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it allowed the takeover to go ahead after Woolworths and ...
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OpinionSocial commerce in practice
Retail Week yesterday hosted a webinar on social commerce that highlighted both how much retailers have to gain from engaging with their customers, but also the many questions they have concerning how they should go about it.
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NewsMydeco promotes virtual products through PlayStation gaming platform
Homewares shopping aggregation site Mydeco has opened a virtual store in Sony’s social gaming platform PlayStation Home.
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NewsChristmas spending expected to fall
Spending this Christmas could fall for the first time in twenty years according to retail research house Verdict.
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NewsJohn Lewis buoyed by Christmas shoppers
John Lewis has revealed that sales in the week to Saturday November 14 rose 17.1% on the year to £71.9m, £500,000 ahead of the equivalent week in 2007.
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NewsFocus lines up sites for new small store format
DIY group Focus has identified 100 sites around the country for new stores as it develops a chain of smaller neighbourhood shops.
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NewsIkea: VAT cut had no sales impact
Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, said last year’s VAT cut did nothing to stimulate its UK sales and that the planned rise next year will be equally insignificant.
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NewsBrightHouse like-for-likes rise 9.9% in first half
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse’s like-for-likes climbed 9.9% in the six months to September 30.
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NewsTrago Mills profits take a hit in recession
West Country retailer Trago Mills suffered a fall in profits and sales in the year to December 31, 2008.
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AnalysisTrago Mills: The country’s quirkiest retail destination?
Combining leisure and shopping like no other retail destination, Trago Mills is a one-off.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work for Clas Ohlson
The inside view from Croydon store manager Ian Saville
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NewsDunelm celebrates surge in sales and profits
Value homewares retailer Dunelm brought forward its trading update after better than expected trading.
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AnalysisIs the property market moving in favour of the landlords again?
The property market has swung in favour of retailers during the recession, but is it about to move back the other way?
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NewsNext sales continue to beat expectations
Next sales have continued ahead of expectations with like-for-like sales down 1.3% for its third quarter to October 31.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes rise 15.1%
Value homewares retailer Dunelm has delivered a better-than-expected performance in the first 17 weeks on the new financial year, as like-for-likes jumped 15.1%.
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NewsSales leap helps Carpetright exceed forecasts
Carpetright has revealed a better than expected first half after an improvement in the second quarter.
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NewsTrade buyers circle as Habitat pursues sale
International trade buyers are circling struggling furniture retailer Habitat as its owner considers whether to sell the business.
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NewsCath Kidston offers signal new appetite for deals
Homewares and fashion specialist Cath Kidston – the trendy brand viewed as the Laura Ashley of the noughties – is understood to have received a number of unsolicited approaches from potential buyers.