All Home & DIY articles – Page 17
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News
Made.com customers to be left £12m out of pocket, warn administrators
Tens of thousands of Made.com customers will collectively lose out on £12m worth of deposits made around the time the retailer collapsed into administration.
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Oak Furnitureland defies sector gloom as it returns to profitability
Oak Furnitureland has defied ongoing pandemic-induced disruption and soaring inflation in freight and raw materials to post a 10% year-on-year uplift in group revenue and a return to profit.
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Exclusive: Loaf names Sam Perkins chief executive as founder Marshall takes up brand role
Furniture specialist Loaf has appointed former In The Style boss Sam Perkins as chief executive as founder Charlie Marshall steps aside, Retail Week can reveal.
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ProCook swings to loss despite ‘good strategic progress’
ProCook has swung to a half-year loss after suffering a slide in sales against tough comparatives.
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Ikea unveils £12m cost-of-living support package for staff
Ikea has invested £12m in a pay rise and wellbeing support package to support its staff through the cost-of-living crisis.
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Made.com: Unsecured creditors and suppliers to get just 2% of £187m owed
Hundreds of unsecured creditors to Made.com will receive less than 2% of the £187m owed to them by the collapsed homewares business.
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Kingfisher inches down profit guidance amid rising wages and energy bills
Kingfisher has shaved £10m from the upper end of its profit guidance in the face of rising wages and energy bills.
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Dreams unveils £5m cost-of-living support package for staff
Dreams is set to provide its employees with a financial and wellbeing support package to assist them through the cost-of-living crisis.
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Opinion
Graham Bell: ‘Retailers have as big a role as government in tackling cost-of-living crisis’
Retailers are undoubtedly operating in an ongoing challenging environment, with consumers facing the challenges of the increased cost of living against the backdrop of a looming recession.
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Wickes embarks on new store opening programme
Wickes is set to begin a new store opening programme to address areas where it is underrepresented throughout the UK.
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Screwfix opens first store in France
Screwfix has opened its first store in France as it plays to win a share of the French trade professional market.
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Made.com stock to be auctioned off in bid to recover cash for creditors
Made.com’s administrators have appointed auctioneers to help sell off its remaining stock.
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Made.com staff take legal action after being made redundant on Zoom
Made.com employees who found out they were losing their jobs on a Zoom call are to take legal action over the way the redundancies were managed.
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Next to buy Made.com out of administration
Next has struck a deal to rescue embattled homewares etailer Made.com from administration.
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One in three store staff face abuse every week, new report finds
One in every three shop workers are the victims of physical or verbal abuse from shoppers every week, according to the shocking findings of a new report.
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Made.com co-founder's rescue bid fails as Next and Frasers circle
Made.com co-founder Ning Li has failed in his attempt to purchase the stricken furniture specialist and the likes of Next and Frasers are now eyeing potential bids.
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Analysis
Made.com: What went wrong and where did the money go?
The rapid collapse of Made.com has raised eyebrows across the retail sector. Retail Week delves into what went wrong, where the money went and what the fate of the business could be
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Video
Watch: M&S clothing ad pledges funds to 1,000 community groups
Marks and Spencer’s clothing and home division has placed community at the heart of its Christmas advert this year.
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News
DFS order volumes strengthen after lean summer
DFS has indicated there may be some green shoots of recovery in the furniture sector after a tough summer, with order volumes strengthening heading into the golden quarter.
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Interview
Former boss Cheryl Calverley: 'I wish I'd taken Eve Sleep private years ago'
Following Eve Sleep’s downfall and acquisition by Bensons for Beds, former chief executive Cheryl Calverley gave Retail Week her take on what went wrong