All Home & DIY articles – Page 157
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NewsHeatwave and sporting triumphs drive best July sales in seven years
Retailers experienced their best July in seven years in a “golden month” driven by warm weather and booming consumer confidence.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tiger opens first central London store as like-for-likes jump 7%
Homeware and accessories retailer Tiger has today opened its first West End store on homewares mecca Tottenham Court Road.
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NewsDreams to make 100 redundancies as it restructures
Beds retailer Dreams is to make close to 100 redundancies as it restructures to reflect a smaller store base, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales return to growth as hot weather eases
John Lewis sales returned to growth last week, rising 13% to £64m as the hot weather eased and online sales surged.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Habitat makes itself at home in a new retail landscape
Habitat almost disappeared a few years ago, but in an exclusive interview managing director Clare Askem says its strategy under new owner Home Retail Group is working.
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NewsB&Q garners new product designs from students
B&Q is considering retailing new products created by students tasked with designing affordable, sustainable items.
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NewsIkea appoints Gillian Drakeford as new UK and Ireland boss
Furniture giant Ikea has appointed Gillian Drakeford to the role of country manager for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsShop price inflation falls at fastest rate in more than six years
Shop price inflation fell 0.5% in July, representing the steepest fall in six-and-a-half years as fashion retailers cut prices for the summer Sales.
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NewsRobert Dyas profits and sales surge under Theo Paphitis
Profits have rocketed at homewares retailer Robert Dyas following its acquisition by entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis.
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NewsConsumer confidence in July soars to highest level since 2010
Consumer confidence in July rose to its highest level since April 2010 as consumers felt more positive about the economy and their finances.
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AnalysisNext’s second quarter: What the analysts say
Next today reported its sales jumped 2.3% in its first half as it revised up full-year profit forecasts. The City reacted positively to the results.
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GalleryIn pictures: Laura Ashley unveils its first hotel
Fashion and homewares retailer Laura Ashley has unveiled its first hotel, which it has kitted out in its own product.
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NewsRetail sales grow for the first time in five months as department stores sales surge
Retail sales increased for the first time in five months in July driven by the hot weather and summer Sales with department stores enjoying their strongest growth rate in 30 years.
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NewsBrightHouse like-for-likes up 8.3% as profits rise
Rent-to-own furniture and electricals retailer BrightHouse has reported another strong year with underlying EBITDA up 10.8% to £49.4m in the year to March 31.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Top Christmas gifts predicted by retailers
Christmas success of course means stocking the right products. Retail Week looks at some of the lines that retailers hope will end up under shoppers’ trees.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: B&Q can't always rely on the weather
B&Q has at last had the right weather recently to shift its seasonal ranges, but who is best placed to benefit from a pick-up in the UK housing market?
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OpinionComment: Retailers must make the best of the weather
The entry at number 24 of the weather in Retail Week’s 2013 Powerlist was not a flippant attempt to add controversy into the annual ranking but a reflection of the increasing influence changing weather patterns are having on the sector.
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NewsWickes first-half sales hit by weather but profits jump 7.3%
Travis Perkins’ consumer arm, which largely comprises Wickes, experienced a fall in first-half like-for-likes owing to poor spring weather, but profits jumped 7.3% to £29.5m.
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AnalysisInfographic: Consumer spending on garden products
Kingfisher said today that sales of outdoor products helped its performance rebound in the second quarter after the cold spring dented first quarter sales. Retail Week looks at the garden retail market.
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AnalysisKingfisher's second quarter update: What the analysts say
Kingfisher benefitted from the warmer weather in its second quarter as like-for-likes jumped 2.5%. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.