All Home & DIY articles – Page 278
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Analysis
The green agenda
Times may be hard in fashion, but no one told Sir Philip Green. Tim Danaher and George MacDonald meet him to discuss the secrets of retail success
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AnalysisTesco: The people’s choice
Tesco has been crowned the nation’s favourite once again in Retail Week’s annual consumer poll. Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks how the grocer continues to hold its customers in thrall
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OpinionBAA could learn from grocers
If the supermarkets can open new stores on time and working perfectly, what happened at T5?
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News
Mothercare social site signs up 40,000 users
Mothercare has notched up close to 40,000 subscribers on its social networking site, Gurgle.com.
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Evans Cycles maps route to triple stores
Evans Cycles has revealed plans to more than triple its number of UK stores, after Active Private Equity bought a majority stake in the specialist retail chain this week.
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Multiyork trials new store format to push sales
Sofa specialist Multiyork is to test four different sized new-format stores in an effort to clarify its offer and drive sales.
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Hunter reviews Dobbies stake after rights issue
Sir Tom Hunter is reviewing his holding in Dobbies Garden Centres after the retailer said it would raise 150 million through the issue of new shares, according to The Daily Telegraph .
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Dobbies announces aim to raise £150 million
Tesco-owned garden centre chain Dobbies has posted a mixed set of preliminary results for the year to October 31, as it unveiled its intention to raise 150 million through the issue of new shares.
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Ossian debt acquired
An investment fund has acquired the debt in Ossian Retail Group, the owners of homewares brand Au Naturale and fast-fashion chain Internacionale.
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Travis Perkins buys 30 per cent stake in Toolstation
DIY retail group Travis Perkins has agreed to pay 5 million for a 30 per cent stake in rival retailer Toolstation, with an option to buy the remainder of the business over the next few years.
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Dobbies buys Sandyholm Garden Centre for £8 million
Dobbies, the Tesco-controlled garden centre group, has bought Sandyholm Garden Centre in Crossford, Lanarkshire, for 8 million plus stock.
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John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter
John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.
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John Lewis springs back
John Lewis has launched its first spring ad campaign in two years, featuring its homewares collection.
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Ikea marks 21 years in UK
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is celebrating its 21st birthday in the UK this month with the launch of a coffee table book and marketing campaign.
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Analysis
2028: A Retail Odyssey
Personalised products, refrigerated packaging and automatic grocery deliveries. These are just some of the retail trends forecast for the next 20 years. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
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Opinion
Two cheers for Cheshire
By the time Sir Geoff Mulcahy was edged out of Kingfisher he had transformed the retailer’s valuation from £100 million to £5.6 billion. Mulcahy gave back £29.50 for every £1 from investors.
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Cheshire draws up master plan for Kingfisher revival
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has outlined the priorities that will characterise his leadership and also appointed a new chief executive for the UK.
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Harrods opens gift area
Harrods unveiled an eye-catching new gift area in its Knightsbridge flagship yesterday.
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Asda raids Tesco for Living marketing job
Asda has hired a former Tesco executive to spearhead the marketing strategy of its burgeoning Asda Living non-food format.
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Land of Leather seeks new bed link-up
Land of Leather is in talks with another furniture retailer about 25 bed concessions in its stores, following Sleep Depot’s collapse this week.