All Home & DIY articles – Page 288
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DSGi Italy boss goes as like-for-likes drop
The boss of DSGi’s troubled Italian electricals chain UniEuro left the business this week.
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Lord Harris on brink of making Carpetright bid as sales soar
Lord Harris, chairman and chief executive of Carpetright, is poised to make a cash offer for the retailer after receiving the go-ahead to make a bid from the carpet retailer’s board.
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Fabric Warehouse on concession offensive
Specialist textiles retailer Fabric Warehouse has instructed restructuring firm Hilco to examine a potential refinancing in an effort to raise funds for a concession assault.
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Debenhams reveals home-only format
Debenhams has opened its first store devoted solely to homewares, in the Middle East.
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AnalysisClose to home
It has been a challenging year for Ikea, but the company is confident its new ad campaign has captured the consumer mood. Amy Shields learns more from its UK head Peter Hogsted
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OpinionRetail credit is still solid as a rock
Despite the Northern Rock crisis, consumers must believe they can trust buy now, pay later
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Store manager's diary - Breaking ties with both the US and Leicester
Big changes are the order of the day. Borders UK has finally been sold by its US parent company and I have moved stores to become interim manager at the Watford branch, ahead of a longer-term move to the company’s new Nottingham store in January.
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Shopping made e-asy?
Online sales are rocketing but, as competition on the web hots up, customer service is becoming ever more crucial. So can retailers’ web sites deliver the goods?
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Harveys gears up for giant Corrie campaign
Furniture retailer Harveys will launch its high-profile sponsorship campaign of ITV’s Coronation Street on Sunday
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Profits falls at Swedish furniture giant Ikea
Profits at Swedish furniture giant Ikea slid 8 per cent to 67.9 million in the year to August 31, 2006, according to accounts filed at Companies House. Sales rose 2 per cent to 1.09 billion for the year.
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Topps Tiles calls strong year ahead of results
Like-for-like sales expected to rise 4.6% at the home improvement retailer, while sales are tipped to increase 15%
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Land of Leather ramps up expansion plans
Soaring profits at furniture retailer prompt new store opening target
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Ikea changes marketing tack as sales spring back
Retailer focuses on property slowdown in its biggest-ever campaign
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Nordstrom prepares to make New York debut
Upmarket US department store chain Nordstrom is reported to be in talks to open its first shop in New York. The Seattle-based retailer, which generated US$8.6 billion ( 4.3 billion) in sales last year and operates 155 stores in 27 states, is believed to be in negotiations for a unit ...
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Northern Rock fiasco a bad sign
The sight of scared consumers queuing up in their thousands to withdraw their cash from troubled Northern Rock might turn out to be almost as bad news for retailers as it was for the bank.Savers have withdrawn about£2 billion, fearful of losing everything despite reassuring statements from the Government and ...
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Laura Ashley pushes button on new branding as profits rocket
Fashion-to-furnishings retailer Laura Ashley will roll out a new brand identity following a successful trial. The retailer piloted the branding, dubbed “spring green”, in eight stores nationwide, as revealed by Retail Week (July 13). It will also up marketing investment in fashion, which represents 19 per cent of the UK ...
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City fears Northern Rock fiasco will erode consumer confidence
Cold weather will be better news for fashion retailers that suffered during the wet summer, but fears mounted that the consumer climate may turn truly arctic. The Northern Rock crisis could be the catalyst for shoppers to snap their purses shut. That fear was reflected in the general retail sector’s ...