All Wickes articles – Page 8
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Wickes hires ex Sainsbury's executive as operations director
DIY retailer Wickes has hired former Sainsbury’s executive Martin Roberts as its new operations director.
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Wickes to shrink stores as web transforms retail
1.4 million sq ft to be ditched as online reduces need for physical store space
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Wickes sets up advice website for tradesmen
DIY retailer Wickes has launched an online advice hub for tradesmen to help improve their business skills and drive its sales.
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Wickes gains market share as like-for-likes stall
DIY chain Wickes like-for-likes edged up 0.3% in the six months to June 30.
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Bird promoted as Wickes restructures
Travis Perkins-owned DIY chain Wickes is to hire a new managing director as incumbent Jeremy Bird is promoted to chairman across the building group’s retail businesses
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Locations of Focus stores acquired by Wickes and B&M Bargains revealed
Focus DIY administrators Ernst &Young have revealed the locations of all Focus stores purchased from retailers Wickes and B&M Bargains.
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Focus stock liquidation to begin next week
DIY group Focus’s administrator Ernst & Young has hired restructuring specialists to begin liquidating stock next week, Retail Week has learned.
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Wickes snaps up 13 Focus stores for £8.4m
Wickes has bought 13 Focus DIY stores following the retailer’s collapse into administration earlier this month.
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Restructuring firms and former rivals circle Focus
Collapsed DIY retailer Focus is attracting interest from a string of retailers and restructuring firms for all or part of the business.
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Wickes grows market share as like-for-likes rise 1.9%
Wickes like-for-likes increased 1.9% in the 17 weeks to April 30.
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The garden centre market
With Easter on the horizon garden centre retailers are preparing for their busiest time of the year, with the aim to recover and grow after lost sales last year.
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In Focus: FOCUS
Recently I highlighted the exceptional £4,900 per sq ft sales densities achieved by Richer Sounds. This time it is the opposite end of the density spectrum.
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The challenges of multichannel
Multichannel means different things to different businesses. But what difficulties are directors facing during multichannel projects, and how are they overcome? Rebecca Thomson finds out
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Wickes online sales up 70% as it upgrades site
DIY retailer Wickes has increased the value of its online sales by 70% in the past year after introducing a range of initiatives on its website.
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Kingfisher and Wickes upbeat but cautious as results impress
Analysts were pleased by upbeat updates from DIY retailers Kingfisher and Wickes but remain cautious on the outlook for the sector.
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Retail mourns Nigel Whittaker
The retail industry paid tribute this week to Nigel Whittaker, the former Kingfisher director who died last weekend after a long illness.
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Wickes gains market share despite flat like-for-likes
DIY chain Wickes like-for-likes remained flat in 2010, rising 0.2%, but current trading has improved.
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Kingfisher’s trade chain Screwfix opens up to public with showroom
DIY giant Kingfisher’s trade chain Screwfix is to trial a standalone bathroom store, called Watersmith.
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The Co-op appoints Gill Barr as marketing director
The Co-operative Group has appointed Gill Barr as its group marketing director.
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Big-ticket retailers race to start Sales before the VAT rise hits
DIY and furniture retailers confident about early start to January Sales but cautious about early 2011