All Home & DIY articles – Page 160
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NewsCarpetright's full-year pre-tax profit jumps as UK like-for-likes improve
Increased like-for-like sales across Carpetright’s UK business drove a jump in pre-tax profit from £4m to £9.7m in its full year.
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AnalysisThe tile market: What do retailers need to know?
Former Topps Tiles directors have launched Tile Mountain, a new tile etailer.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The stores that transformed the retail landscape
The past 25 years brought constant innovation of stores. John Ryan looks at some of the most groundbreaking formats during the period.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: The changing face of the high street
British retail has been revolutionised in the last 25 years. Laura Heywood looks at some of the most dramatic shifts.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: Two decades of births, marriages and farewells
New arrivals and mega-mergers have shaped the industry, while some well-known names have disappeared.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.
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OpinionComment: Nick Bubb on 25 years of dramatic change in retail
Retailing in 25 years time will be very different, but it will change as dramatically as it has in the last 25 years?
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NewsFurniture retailer Dwell ceases trading with immediate effect
Furniture retailer Dwell has ceased trading with immediate effect.
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NewsConran Shop managing director Nick Moore departs
Conran Shop managing director Nick Moore has left the furniture chain to “pursue other challenges”, it has emerged.
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NewsDFS launches new compact store format to expand in small towns
Sofa giant DFS has launched a new compact store format as a way to expand into smaller towns after opening its smallest ever store.
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NewsDFS profit up 8.5% to £48.3m in first nine months of year
Furniture retailer DFS has reported EBITDA growth of 8.5% to £48.3m in the nine months to April 27, after opening eight stores this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The etail tax proposal - who's leading the debate
The retail industry is set for a major split over calls for an etail tax that would even the cost burden between online retailers and their bricks and mortar rivals. Retail Week looks at which retailers are leading both sides of the debate.
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NewsOnline retail tax would stunt business growth, etailers warn
A tax for online retailers would be a “barrier to entrepreneurship” in the UK, the Treasury has been warned by the founders of online retailer Sofa.com.
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NewsVery.co.uk launches product placement deal with Big Brother
Very.co.uk customers will be able to purchase items via reality show Big Brother’s house thanks to a product placement deal.
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NewsFootfall down in May but out-of-town centres beat trend
Shopper footfall dipped during May and out-of-town locations performed better than high streets and shopping centres.
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GalleryStore of the week: The Conran Shop, Marylebone High Street
Top-end furniture and homewares retailers are not uncommon in the more chichi parts of central London. And many of them still seem to favour minimalism.
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NewsAchica poaches B&Q's Steve Robinson as its chief operating officer
B&Q director Steve Robinson has left the DIY retailer to join furniture and homewares etailer Achica as its new chief operating officer.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales fall 5.2% after tough comparables
John Lewis sales fell 5.2% to £59.84m last week as the retailer suffered from tough Jubilee comparables and seasonal variations.
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NewsB&Q to create emotional link with Unloved Rooms adverts
DIY retailer B&Q is to launch a marketing campaign designed to create a more emotional connection between its brand and customers and put the retailer “front of mind” as a source of advice and inspiration.
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NewsLaura Ashley reveals 0.6% like-for-like slip as fashion struggles
Laura Ashley has recorded a 0.6% slip in like-for-like sales in the 18 weeks to June 1 as its fashion offer struggled.