All Wickes articles – Page 4
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News
Bunnings hires former Kingfisher exec to run Homebase
Bunnings has appointed Australian retailer Officeworks’ chief operating officer David Haydon as trading and commercial director for Homebase.
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Today in retail: Are Bunnings sales really sizzling?
Bunnings may have stormed into the UK and laid down the gauntlet to B&Q, but are its sales sizzling as much as its sausages?
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Wickes owner Travis Perkins hails 'strong' retail sales
Wickes owner Travis Perkins has posted an increase in first quarter sales within its retail arm as growth in store numbers drove performance.
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Travis Perkins warns on housing market slowdown
Travis Perkins profits plunged 60% in 2016 as it warns that an impending housing slowdown could hit big ticket purchases.
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Data
Data: Top 50 retailers by sales during 2015/16 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year sees The Range, Inditex and Asos enter the table for the first time.
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Analysis
Analysis: Who will be the next M&S chairman?
M&S chairman Robert Swannell has revealed he will retire next year. Retail Week looks at who could replace him at the helm of the troubled retailer.
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DFS drops out of FTSE 250 despite rising profits
DFS has dropped out of the FTSE 250 a month after a major shareholder slashed its stake in the retailer.
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Data
Data: Top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
Retail Week exclusive: Department stores enjoy positive results in IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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Travis Perkins warns on profits but consumer sales strong
Wickes owner Travis Perkins has warned group profits will be below market expectations, but third-quarter sales at its consumer business rose.
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Wickes first DIY firm to launch one-hour delivery slots
Wickes has become the first DIY retailer in the UK to offer online shoppers the ability to select a one-hour window for their DIY deliveries.
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Agenda: Asos, Boots and Burberry update as Bucher joins Debenhams
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days as Asos, Boots, Burberry and Travis Perkins update, while Sergio Bucher takes the reins at Debenhams.
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Opinion
Opinion: Could Grimsey help Andy Street strengthen West Midlands retail?
As Andy Street enters the running to be mayor of the West Midlands, it might be worth him – and his rivals – dusting off The Grimsey Review.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can Homebase's new owners nail the UK DIY market?
Poised for transformation, former Home Retail Group-owned Homebase is in early stages of being morphed into Wesfarmers’ DIY brand Bunnings.
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Video
The Retail Week: Interest rates, Brexit strategies and changes at Tesco
The team discuss the top stories from across the industry this week, including a closer look at Robin Terrell’s departure from Tesco.
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Travis Perkins’ retail division posts increased like-for-likes
Wickes owner Travis Perkins has posted a rise in like-for-likes for its first half, with current trading recovering following the EU referendum.
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Data
Data: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
June 2016: Amazon tops IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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Agenda: Updates from Next, Pets at Home and Travis Perkins
Retail Week looks to the next seven days with updates from Next, Pets at Home and Wickes owner Travis Perkins all on the agenda.
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Analysis
Be Inspired: How retailers can foster more women leaders
Women make up 60% of retail’s workforce yet just 10% of executive boards. Retail Week asks what can be done to ensure gender diversity.
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Analysis
Opinion: Do price cuts mark the start of the Homebase transformation?
A shift in pricing strategy, seen in stores and marketing, suggests Wesfarmers has begun the process of transforming Homebase into Bunnings.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Darty and Wickes
Retail round-up on April 21, 2016: Conforama snaps up 19.5% of French retailer Darty and Wickes poised to cut prices to compete with Homebase.