All Home & DIY articles – Page 206
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GallerySwindon’s finest
BHS has followed the blueprint it revealed in Uxbridge almost a year ago with a series of new shops and modernisations, with the latest being in Swindon. John Ryan visits to assess the roll-out
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AnalysisWhat lies in store for Argos?
Sales at the catalogue chain are falling, but an ICM poll for Retail Week shows customers have confidence in the model. Tim Danaher reports
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales leap as prices cut
Department store chain John Lewis generated strong fashion sales last week as it price-matched rivals’ promotions.
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NewsBird promoted as Wickes restructures
Travis Perkins-owned DIY chain Wickes is to hire a new managing director as incumbent Jeremy Bird is promoted to chairman across the building group’s retail businesses
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NewsArgos boosts multichannel offer with launch of live TV channel
Catalogue store group Argos aims to grab a slice of the £750m TV home shopping market following the launch of its own channel
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NewsAnthropologie gears up for UK growth
US fashion and homewares retailer Anthropologie has said it could have more than 10 stores in the UK as it opened its third shop in Edinburgh this week
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NewsKingfisher targets aspirational shoppers with Polish revamp
Kingfisher is revamping its Polish business to focus on higher-margin, aspirational products as the DIY group ramps up its own-brand offer in the country.
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NewsScottish retail sales worst since 1999
Scottish total retail sales declined 1.1% in May, making it the worst decline since the survey began in 1999.
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NewsLife & Style sinks into administration
Fashion and homewares retailer Life & Style has fallen into administration, and private equity firm SKG Capital is circling it.
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NewsDelay to Focus transfers frustrates Ian Cheshire
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has hit out against competition laws that he says are preventing the DIY group from transferring staff who work at the Focus DIY stores it has acquired.
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NewsSofa retailer SCS to open carpet departments in stores
Sofa retailer SCS is rolling out a carpet and flooring department into all of its 95 stores.
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NewsBRC's Luke Mayhew to slam criticism of large retailers
The British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew will condemn criticism of successful multiple retailers as “ridiculous” in a speech today.
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AnalysisBrightening the store workforce
Brighthouse’s store manager conference both motivates and educates, Rebecca Thomson finds.
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NewsElectricals market hit by World Cup comps
A year ago electricals retailers and department stores were riding the crest of the World Cup wave but now store groups that benefited then are coming up against tough comparatives.
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NewsChain Reaction Cycles mulls new investment
Bikes and accessories etailer Chain Reaction Cycles is considering seeking more investment to pedal future growth.