All Carpetright articles – Page 19

  • News

    Carpetright invests in ads as rivals flounder

    6 February 2009

    Carpetright is to plough more cash into its advertising this year as it seeks to take advantage of competitors suffering in the recession.

  • News

    Carpetright UK and Ireland like-for-likes slip

    3 February 2009

    Carpetright’s UK and Ireland like-for-like sales fell 2.9 per cent in the five weeks to January 31.

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    Carpetright's Ian Woosey: Invest to impress

    30 January 2009

    Carpetright poured money into its IT when times were good. Now the economy has turned, IT chief Ian Woosey plans to use the investment to maximum effect.

  • Analysis

    Jeremy Collins: A bridge between two worlds

    22 January 2009

    John Lewis head of development Jeremy Collins is the new BCSC president. Ben Cooper finds out more about his plans to bring retail and property together.

  • Analysis

    Why we're backing UK retail

    9 January 2009

    Retail may be going through tough times but it remains one of the country’s greatest business success stories. George MacDonald highlights why the industry is so important to the UK

  • News

    Carpetright eyes up rivals

    6 January 2009

    Carpetright has laid out medium term growth plans which will include acquisitions in a year’s time.

  • News

    Carpetright profits plummet

    16 December 2008

    Carpetright has issued a profit warning for the full year as it recorded a sharp fall in underlying first-half pre-tax profit of 67.6 per cent to 8.8 million in the 26 weeks to November 1.

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    Travis Perkins warning reignites fears for DIY

    23 October 2008

    Travis Perkins’ profit warning last week again sparked fears about the impact of the downturn on home and DIY retailers.

  • News

    Carpetright cautious on full-year trading

    23 September 2008

    Carpetright has warned that it remains cautious about expectations for the full financial year.

  • News

    Carpetright cautious on full-year trading

    23 September 2008

    Carpetright has warned that it remains cautious about expectations for the full financial year.

  • News

    Toogood retires from Carpetright board

    11 September 2008

    Martin Toogood has retired from his role of non-executive director at Carpetright.

  • News

    Campaign for carpet to pile on other flooring

    4 September 2008

    The carpet industry’s Fun On The Floor campaign, designed to promote the value and appeal of carpet, could be extended to other types of flooring, such as vinyl, according to Carpetright.

  • Analysis

    Voices of experience

    4 September 2008

    This will be the first downturn many retailers have worked through, but there are those who have been here before. Some of retail’s most distinguished names tell Charlotte Hardie in their own words how to deal with a slowdown.

  • Analysis

    Keeping the peace

    28 August 2008

    The debate over quarterly rents has pitched landlords against tenants, but the new president of the British Property Federation maintains that relations are better than ever. Tim Danaher meets him.

  • News

    Carpetright like-for-likes plummet

    5 August 2008

    Carpetright’s like-for-like sales in the UK and Republic of Ireland slumped 15.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to August 2, 2008.

  • Analysis

    Fruits of our labour

    31 July 2008

    Thanks to BlackBerries, retail executives are never off duty anymore, while e-mail into stores has often proved more of a hindrance than a help on the shopfloor. So how can retailers communicate in a way that is effective and doesn’t confuse staff, asks Alison Clements.

  • Analysis

    Two sides to every story

    18 July 2008

    ERP systems tend to only ever make the headlines when they go wrong, but the positive impact they can have on a retail business is still tremendous, as Joanna Perry discovers

  • News

    Carpetright to desert expensive retail parks

    4 July 2008

    Carpetright is aiming to shift 90 per cent of its store portfolio from high-rent A1 retail parks to bulky-goods parks to better weather the economic downturn.

  • News

    Carpetright's Harris fears tough year

    1 July 2008

    Carpetright has warned that trade is tough as it revealed a 7.6 per cent increase in underlying pre-tax profit to 62.1 million.

  • Analysis

    All rise for the king of carpets

    5 June 2008

    Lord Harris’s nomination for World Entrepreneur of the Year proves just how far the tycoon has come since inheriting three London carpet stores. Katie Kilgallen meets him at the awards in Monte Carlo