All Home & DIY articles – Page 276
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Fads owner makes a loss
Strategic Retail, which owns home furnishings retailer Fads, has revealed a loss of 145,000 for the year to March 1 compared with profit of 194,000 the year before.
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Homewares trio push on with survival tactics
Big-ticket homewares retailers are redesigning store layouts and extending low-cost accessories lines in an effort to boost sales during the credit crunch.
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35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords
Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.
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Russia still on West’s retail map despite political chill
International retailers are likely to push on with expansion in Russia despite a return to icy relations between the Kremlin and the West.
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Sitting pretty
Furniture chain Dwell achieved record sales last month at a time when most retailers in the sector are struggling. Founder Aamir Ahmed tells Nicola Harrison how he does it.
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Worst retail figures in 25 years, CBI reports
Wet weather and difficult trading conditions have resulted in the worst retail performance for 25 years.
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Victorinox to unveil Bond Street flagship
Luxury Swiss brand Victorinox is to open its European flagship store on London's Bond Street.
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John Lewis sales slide
John Lewis blamed the summer exam results and the Olympics as a distraction for its customers as it suffered a 4.2 per cent drop in sales for the week to August 16.
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Floors-2-Go founders lay down revival plan
Floors-2-Go’s founders are poised to revive the retailer’s fortunes after axing the existing senior management as they make a return to the business.
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Debenhams plagued by delayed developments
Debenhams is understood to have been hit by a string of delays to upcoming schemes it is due to anchor as the slowdown hits property developers hard.
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AnalysisDo stars still sell?
With marketing budgets feeling the pinch, retailers may be thinking twice about signing celebrities to front their brand. Charlotte Hardie asks when they’re worth it and how they can be put to best use
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Wyevale picks COO
Wyevale Garden Centres has promoted Andrew Livingston to chief operating officer.
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Matalan payment terms attacked
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has put Matalan into its Hall of Shame following the retailer's decision to cut payments to suppliers by 2 per cent.
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London sales growth slows but still outperforms UK
Sales growth in central London has slowed by more than half compared with the same period last year, but continues to outstrip the rest of the UK.
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Homebase store jobs in jeopardy
Hundreds of store jobs are at risk at Homebase, the DIY chain owned by Home Retail Group.
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Shop Direct strike looms as pay dispute escalates
Home shopping giant Shop Direct Group faces the prospect of a crippling strike by key operational staff in a dispute over pay.
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Sainsbury’s to step up Tu Home introduction
Sainsbury’s is to roll out its Tu Home brand ahead of schedule following a three-month trial.
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Sales of value range rocket at Carpetright
Carpetright has posted double-digitgrowth for its value range products, as consumers feel the pinch.
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Oka unveils Cotswolds store
Furniture retailer Oka will open its store in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, Worcestershire on August 22.
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Olympic hopefuls
As the London 2012 Olympics nears, British retailers need to prepare themselves for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lisa Berwin reports.