All Carpetright articles – Page 6
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NewsToday in retail: Grocers’ own labels bring festive cheer
After Black Friday left a hole in their general merchandise sales, grocers are hoping for a Christmas present in the form of growing festive figures.
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NewsCarpetright to refurbish full store portfolio by 2018
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh has confirmed plans to overhaul the retailer’s full UK estate, consisting of 429 stores, by 2018.
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NewsCarpetright like-for-like sales and profits drop
Carpetright recorded falling sales and profits as boss Wilf Walsh said uneven consumer demand and currency fluctuations made for a “challenging first half”.
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NewsThis week in retail: Does Dixons Carphone still have its spark?
Dixons Carphone’s ebullient boss Seb James has taken a stiff-upper-lip approach to business post-referendum, shrugging off any concerns.
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NewsRetail diary: Iceland’s cold war, Carpetright and Waitrose
Iceland engages in a cold war, Waitrose bids to free innocent coconut water, and it’s all-hands-on-deck at Carpetright.
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AnalysisRetail Week Awards: Looking back at the past winners
As the shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 is unveiled, we look back through the archives at winners over the past twenty years.
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NewsCarpetright bosses up stake in company after sales drop
Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh and chief financial officer Neil Page have bought shares in the company following a drop in sales at the retailer.
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NewsCarpetright suffers fall in first-half like-for-likes
Carpetright has posted a drop in like-for-likes during its first half and warned that the fall in the value of the sterling will dent margins.
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NewsToday in retail: Overseas operations in focus
Overseas operations have been the talk of retail today as BHS looks to expand its footprint and others have come under fire.
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NewsAgenda: Debenhams and Carpetright post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days as Debenhams prepares to unveil full year figures and Carpetright posts its latest quarterly update.
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InterviewInterview: Carpetright's Hannah Moakes – retail's rising star
Former apprentice Hannah Moakes reveals her ambition to get ‘to the very top’ after winning the 2016 Rising Star Award.
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NewsRetail Week and Theo Paphitis Retail Group Rising Stars Awards
Hannah Moakes, a sales adviser at Carpetright, won the Rising Star of the Year for 2016, sponsored by Theo Paphitis Retail Group.
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NewsLord Kirkham-backed Fabb Sofas recruits ex-Austin Reed finance chief
The new sofa chain launched by DFS founder Lord Kirkham has hired former Austin Reed finance boss Alan Charlton as chief operating officer.
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AnalysisBig box, little box, cardboard box: Why big retailers are shrinking
Big-box retailers are branching out of retail parks and adopting new channels such as smaller high street stores to target new shoppers.
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VideoWatch: Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh on refurbs, closures and Brexit pressure
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh discusses breathing new life into the brand and how the flooring specialist will navigate the market post-Brexit.
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NewsBusiness confidence nosedives in the aftermath of Brexit vote
Confidence among UK businesses has plummeted since Brexit with firms’ expectations for sales, exports and investments going “off a cliff”.
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NewsTapi bosses confident of turning a profit at flooring business by 2018
Tapi, the new flooring chain launched last year by the son of Carpetright founder Lord Harris, is confident it will turn a profit by 2018.
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NewsCarpetright boss ‘bitterly disappointed’ by Brexit but remains confident
Carpetright’s boss has expressed bitter disappointment at the outcome of the EU referendum but insists the business is “full steam ahead”.
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NewsCarpetright boss unveils plans for store regeneration as profits climb 33%
Carpetright has reported full-year profit and sales growth and plans to roll out its new signage across the business as of next month.
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NewsAgenda: Dixons Carphone, Ocado and Carpetright post financial results
Dixons Carphone and Carpetright reveal full-year results, plus interim figures from Ocado are all on the agenda this week.