All Carpetright articles – Page 20
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NewsBill Gates buys stake in Carpetright
Carpetright has been given an unexpected boost after Microsoft billionnaire Bill Gates bought a 3 per cent stake in the flooring and carpet specialist.
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Carpetright eyes takeovers in tough climate
Carpet and floorings specialist Carpetright is on the hunt to snap up smaller rival retailers, as it revealed challenging trading in its UK and Ireland business.
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Carpetright on track to hit targets
Carpetright recorded challenging trade for the second half of its financial year in the UK and Ireland, but expected the group’s underlying pre-tax profit for the full year to be in line with City forecasts.
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Stocks outperform market again as results season’s stars emerge
A raft of results and updates brought mixed news, but retailers’ stocks rose once again during the week and outperformed the market.
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Carpetright picks finance chief
Carpetright has appointed AS Watson health and beauty finance and IT director Neil Page as its group finance director.
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Carpetright snaps up rival retailers
Floorcoverings specialist Carpetright has bought two competitors in the UK and the Netherlands.
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Carpetright hit by slowdown
Carpetright has reported an increase in total sales of 3.9 per cent at its UK and Ireland division for the third quarter, although like-for-like sales fell 4 per cent.
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Hopes rise for retailers as City says prospects are looking up
Another good week for the sector meant brokers chewed over whether it is once again the right time to buy on the back of retailers’ sharp re-ratings.
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Carpetright sale collapses
The proposed 850 million sale of Carpetright to its founder Lord Harris has fallen victim to the credit crunch.
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Opinion
Deals revival is still distant
The credit crunch is not over but, after a drought, deals or potential deals have come along like buses, three at a time.
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Harris reaffirms commitment to Carpetright deal after profit rise
Carpetright founder Lord Harris said he remained committed to taking the retailer private as it posted interim pre-tax profit up 1.4 per cent to 27.7 million.
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Carpetright profits climb
Carpetright posted a pre-tax profit increase of 1.4 per cent to 27.7 million in the first half and remains in talks with founder Lord Harris about a management buy-out.
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Analysis
Star Qualities
Retail is all about entrepreneurial spirit, but is the industry’s landscape tougher than it used to be? Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks some of retail’s stars about the qualities needed to succeed
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Junction takes Herculian stake in Glasgow park
The Junction limited partnership, the specialist out-of-town fund run by Capital Regional, has paid its rival Hercules Property Unit Trust£53 million for the Great Western Retail Park at Drumchapel, Glasgow. The Great Western Retail Park is situated seven miles northwest of Glasgow city centre. It provides 178,500 sq ...
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Hercules grabs Prospect Place
The Hercules Unit Trust has bought Phase 1 of the Prospect Place retail park in Dartford, Kent from Pillar Property for£36 million, and entered into a commitment to forward purchase Phase 2. The 134,000 sq ft (12,450 sq m) Phase 1 is fully-let to B Q, Carpetright , Allied Carpets ...
