All Home & DIY articles – Page 30
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AnalysisLockdown 2.0: The new regulations and how they affect your business
With England set to be plunged into a second lockdown from midnight tonight, Retail Week highlights the changes in the new government guidance and what they might mean for your business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: After the most unpredictable year ever, is the five-year strategy dead?
It’s difficult to know what’s going to happen next week, never mind next year. In this environment, can retail leaders work to five-year plans? Grace Bowden investigates.
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Retail VoiceThree retailers winning in discovery commerce
Creating demand through discovery is the only way to cut through the noise and win customer spend in an increasingly crowded ecommerce market.
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Laura Ashley partners with Next to relaunch homewares
Laura Ashley has announced a partnership with Next to sell its home products both online and in stores.
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AnalysisFrom AO to The Entertainer and Deliveroo: who have the big four grocers partnered with?
The list of retailers and brands joining forces with the big four supermarkets has only grown in the eight months since the pandemic struck, with the likes of Deliveroo and Uber Eats, in particular, leveraging the growth in online.
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NewsWelsh supermarkets to be given discretion over non-essential items ban
The Welsh first minister has said the ban on grocers selling non-essential items as part of the region’s fire break lockdown will have some flexibility after the measures drew complaints.
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VideoMade opens shoppable virtual showroom as it blends digital and physical
Homewares and furniture retailer Made.com has launched a shoppable virtual showroom as it adapts to changes in consumer behaviour accelerated by the pandemic.
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NewsDobbies launches first small-format urban store
Garden centre group Dobbies will open the doors to a new small-format store next month.
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NewsTravis Perkins sales decline despite ‘strong recovery’ of retail arm
Wickes owner Travis Perkins has posted a fall in total sales across its third quarter, but its performance was boosted by resilient sales across its DIY retail divisions.
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NewsStore closures hit record levels as 11,000 shut in first half of 2020
A record number of stores closed during the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus crisis hammered high streets, shopping centres and retail parks across the UK.
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NewsOnline sales growth slows despite new lockdown restrictions
While more lockdown restrictions were introduced across the UK in September, online sales growth normalised to pre-Covid levels.
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Opinion‘The 12 trends of Christmas – festive retail under Covid’
As Christmas nears, there is little seasonal cheer as retailers anticipate a Golden Quarter characterised by levels of volatility and uncertainty they have rarely, if ever, experienced before.
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NewsDunelm delivers ‘strong’ first quarter as full-price sales climb
Dunelm has posted a substantial uplift in sales across its stores and online with improved margins driven by strong demand in a ‘buoyant homewares market’.
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NewsIkea to launch ‘Buy Back’ initiative for customers’ old furniture
Ikea has announced a new scheme in which it will buy back customers’ old or unwanted Ikea furniture.
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VideoWatch: Dunelm inspired by lockdown ‘home truths’ for new campaign
Homewares retailer Dunelm has launched a new ad campaign inspired by its customers’ “home truths” during lockdown.
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AnalysisDeep dive: A Covid Christmas – how consumers will spend, shop and celebrate
Much like the rest of 2020, this Christmas will be like none in recent memory. With the country now in recession and the coronavirus pandemic still restricting many aspects of people’s lives, Retail Week asks how, where and on what shoppers are likely to spend this Golden Quarter, along with insights and predictions from leading retailers and industry analysts.
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NewsIkea boss bets on store resurgence despite full-year sales dip
Ikea has reported a decline in full-year sales but group boss Jesper Brodin hailed the home and DIY retailer’s resilience and adaptability during the pandemic.
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GalleryIn pictures: Next unveils new Beauty & Home store concept
Next has launched its new Beauty & Home store format at Debenhams former sites in Intu’s Watford and Milton Keynes shopping centres.
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NewsN Brown sales recovery driven by demand for homeware range
N Brown has reported a recovery in sales from its first-quarter nadir, hailing a resurgence in apparel sales and a surge in demand for its new homeware range.
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NewsTopps Tiles confident of turning a ‘modest’ profit following strong fourth quarter
Topps Tiles said it was confident of generating a “modest level of adjusted profit before tax” for the end of its financial year, following a strong fourth quarter of trading.