All DFS articles – Page 6
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VideoWatch: DFS boss confident about challenging year ahead
DFS boss Ian Filby joins the Retail Week studio to discuss the challenging year ahead in the furniture sector and the issue of business rates.
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NewsRetail industry hits out at 'disappointing' Budget
The retail industry has blasted the Government for failing to tackle the growing issue of crippling business rates in today’s Budget.
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NewsDFS goes digital in bid to improve conversion
DFS has installed digital displays across its entire UK portfolio, in a bid to improve its conversion rates.
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DataData: 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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OpinionOpinion: DFS cannot afford to rest on its laurels
DFS is being left with a few empty seats of late, it would appear.
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NewsToday in Retail: L’Oréal mulls Body Shop sale
The Body Shop made headlines today as L’Oréal confirmed that it was considering selling the business.
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NewsAdvent sells off remaining DFS shares as margin hit
Private-equity company Advent has sold remaining shares in DFS, which represent a 12.1% stake in the company.
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NewsToday in Retail: Waitrose shakes up store structure
After threatening to give staff bonuses a trim this year, the John Lewis Partnership has swung the axe once more.
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NewsDFS profits on track as half-year sales rise
DFS is confident its full-year profits will be in line with expectations after reporting a solid rise in half-year sales.
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AnalysisAgenda: Dunelm, DFS and grocery market share updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with half year results from Dunelm, a pre-close update from DFS and the latest grocery market share data on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is momentum slowing in the furniture sector?
Compared with last year’s buoyant January Sales performance, the momentum appears to have slowed in the furniture sector.
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NewsFabb Sofas to open four stores for Boxing Day rush
Fabb Sofas, the new venture from DFS founder Lord Kirkham, is to open four new stores this week in time for the Boxing Day rush.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 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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NewsDFS chairman Richard Baker to step down next year
DFS chairman Richard Baker will step down from the role within months after almost seven years with the business.
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InterviewDwell’s founder on why it's sitting pretty at DFS
Dwell founder and boss Aamir Ahmad says his furniture and homewares business has been revitalised since DFS snapped it up in 2014.
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NewsToday in Retail: A digital brain drain?
As Retail Week revealed earlier today, another digital talent, this time in the form of New Look’s Sally Heath, is set to leave the industry.
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OpinionOpinion: It always pays to stop and think
How often in our lives have we heard the excuse “sorry, but I didn’t think”?
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NewsDFS 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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AnalysisRetail Week Awards: The nine best marketing campaigns of the year
The shortlist for the Retail Week Awards 2017 was unveiled last week. Here are the contenders for Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year.
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OpinionOpinion: A subdued outlook for retail deals
Brexit uncertainty and a tough year mean that the focus for retailers will be on trading rather than IPOs and deals.
