All Home & DIY articles – Page 51
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NewsRetail sales rebound in February after two-month decline
Retail sales rebounded in February following two months of sharp declines, despite continued price rises across fashion and homewares.
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NewsAgenda: Game, Conviviality, Moss Bros and DFS
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Game, Conviviality, Moss Bros and DFS on the agenda.
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NewsScS profits rise but Beast from the East hits orders
ScS’ half-year earnings have risen, although the value furniture retailer’s recent sales were hit by adverse weather conditions, when orders were affected by the snow.
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NewsKingfisher profits decline as B&Q sales drop
Kingfisher’s full-year profits have declined, dragged down by business disruption and a “softening market” in which B&Q sales fell.
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NewsCarpetright secures emergency capital as it mulls CVA
Carpetright has secured emergency capital to tide it over as it sets about restructuring the struggling business.
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NewsPottery Barn to launch in John Lewis this year
Williams Sonoma will launch its Pottery Barn brand in the UK with John Lewis later this year.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales inch up driven by home tech
John Lewis sales edged up last week as a boost in electricals and home technology offset flagging performance elsewhere.
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NewsDebenhams cosies up with Swoon for concession deal
Debenhams has partnered with furniture brand Swoon Editions to bring the latter’s collections into its department stores.
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NewsDreams' full-year profits jump amid tough market
Dreams has increased profits and sales for the fourth consecutive year, bucking the trend in a “challenging” big-ticket market, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsMade.com secures £40m investment as sales spike
Made.com has secured £40m of fresh investment to accelerate its European expansion after registering a climb in full-year sales.
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NewsBunnings hires Wesfarmers lifer to head up merchandise
Bunnings UK & Ireland has appointed Glenn Avery as interim general manager of merchandise, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAgenda: Ocado, Kingfisher, ScS, Ted Baker and Next
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Ocado, Kingfisher, ScS, Ted Baker and Next on the agenda.
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NewsCarpetright mulls CVA as part of turnaround mission
Struggling flooring specialist Carpetright is being advised by Deloitte about possible restructuring options including a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), Retail Week understands.
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NewsBest bet for Bunnings is to exit UK, said JP Morgan
Analysts at JP Morgan calculated that the “least bad outcome” for Bunnings-owner Wesfarmers would be to pull out of its fledgling UK operations.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales buoyed by early Mother’s Day
John Lewis sales blossomed last week, as Mother’s Day gave the retailer’s clothing and gifting categories a lift.
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OpinionOpinion: Will profits ever matter for online retailers?
Today’s results from Eve Sleep make positive reading, as long as you are content to see widening losses.
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NewsEve Sleep sales spike in maiden full-year results
Mattress-in-a-box etailer Eve Sleep more than doubled its revenues in its first full year as a listed company.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Who are the new value retail players?
The value sector is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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NewsAgenda: Morrisons, French Connection and Eve Sleep
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Morrisons, French Connection and Eve Sleep on the agenda.
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VideoWatch: ManoMano co-founder on disrupting the DIY sector
ManoMano co-founder Philippe de Chanville joins us in the Retail Week Live newsroom to discuss the pureplay’s ambition to turn the traditional DIY model on its head.