All Home & DIY articles – Page 284
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Dunelm reports strong sales growth
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported total sales growth of 10.6 per cent for the 26 weeks to December 29, 2007 – up from 178.4 million to 197.4 million.
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£35m payout to Courts advisers angers former staff
Former staff and creditors of failed furniture retailer Courts are up in arms after learning that advisors have netted 35 million in fees since the company collapsed in November 2004.
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Land of Leather warns on profits
Furniture retailer Land of Leather has issued a profit warning, after a weak start to post-Christmas Sales and appalling like-for-likes for the period between October 29 and January 3.
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Carpetright: The City View
Founder Lord Harris called off his attempt to take Carpetright private just before Christmas.
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MFI to up marketing team in product push
Furniture giant MFI is to expand its commercial and marketing team by nearly a quarter as it seeks to continue its recovery this year.
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Instore snaps up Ponden Mill stores
Value retailer Instore has bought 33 of the stores that trade as Ponden Mill, the homewares retailer that went into administration last week.
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Carpetright sale collapses
The proposed 850 million sale of Carpetright to its founder Lord Harris has fallen victim to the credit crunch.
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United Carpets sales buck downward trend
United Carpets has posted a set of credit crunch-defying profit and sales figures.
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Kingfisher exits B&Q Taiwan as growth opportunities abate
Kingfisher, owner of DIY chain B&Q, has sold its 50 per cent stake in B&Q Taiwan to joint venture partner Test Rite International for 51.6 million.
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MFI goes on £10m marketing spree
MFI has launched its biggest Christmas marketing campaign to date, to promote its new branding in the run-up to the critical Boxing Day Sales.
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Ponden Mill becomes first Christmas casualty
Ponden Mill has fallen into administration just a month after it was bought for 6 million.
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Dreams automates estate management to cut costs
Dreams has automated its property management process with a system from K3.
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Matalan profits climb
Pre-tax profits at value retailer Matalan rose 8.5 per cent to 28.1 million in the 52 weeks to February 24.
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Kingfisher exits Taiwan
Kingfisher has sold its 50 per cent joint venture stake in B&Q Taiwan for US$106.5 million ( 52.7 million) to its joint venture partner Test Rite International.
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John Lewis smashes the £100 million sales mark
Weekly sales at John Lewis have broken the 100 million mark for the first time.
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Kesa's BUT circled by consortium
A consortium led by investment bank Goldman Sachs is poised to make an offer for Kesa Electrical’s French furniture chain BUT.
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OpinionClimate change can’t be ignored
Businesses and governments must unite to make climate change more consumer-friendly
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary – Christmas is a time for planning new year
When consumer confidence is down our sector often feels it first. But there is still a lot of money being spent and we’re not feeling the pinch yet.
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Bensons eyes distinct premium bed format
Bensons for Beds is mulling the launch of a standalone format for its top-end range of beds.
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The only way is up
John Ryan gets an exclusive preview of Ikea’s first city centre store in Coventry