All Home & DIY articles – Page 57
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Multiyork collapses into administration
Furniture retailer Multiyork has tumbled into administration, leaving the future of its 50 stores and 547 staff hanging in the balance.
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Steinhoff UK poaches new digital boss from The Range
Steinhoff UK has poached Alexander Bartholomew from The Range to head up its ecommerce and digital functions at Harveys and Bensons for Beds.
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Budget 2017: Business rates to switch to CPI from April
The Government will base business rates increases on the CPI index rather than RPI two years earlier than planned, it revealed in today’s Budget.
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ScS bucks big-ticket blues with first-quarter sales rise
Sofa and carpet specialist SCS unveiled positive like-for-likes in its first quarter as it continues to sidestep the big-ticket slowdown caused by tough market conditions.
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Mountain Warehouse boss takes on Tiger with new venture
Mountain Warehouse founder Mark Neale has launched new retailer Neon Sheep to target the ‘impulse gifting’ sector, Retail Week can reveal.
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Kingfisher UK sales driven up by Screwfix and inflation
Kingfisher posted a boost in its overall third-quarter sales as a strong performances at Screwfix compensated for falling sales at B&Q.
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DFS’ Sofology acquisition given green light by CMA
DFS has been given the go-ahead by the competition watchdog to complete its £25m acquisition of rival retailer Sofology.
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BrightHouse bondholders on cusp of restructuring deal
BrightHouse owner Vision Capital could be left with just a 3% stake in the retailer as part of a £220m restructuring of the embattled business.
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Christmas spending to fall for first time in five years
Christmas spending is expected to fall for the first time in five years as economic uncertainty and the return of inflation squeeze consumer budgets.
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Retailers urge Chancellor to deliver 'shoppers' Budget'
Retail leaders have urged Chancellor Phillip Hammond to deliver “a shoppers’ Budget” and put a lid on “inexorable” rises in costs such as business rates.
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The Range profits advance amid aggressive expansion
The Range delivered a jump in pre-tax profits in its last full year as the value retailer continued on its successful streak of sales growth.
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Retail sales in first year-on-year fall since 2013
October’s retail sales fell for the first time since 2013 on a year-on-year basis, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Oak Furniture Land to open shops in fledgling US market
Oak Furniture Land hopes to have three physical stores in the US by next summer, Retail Week can reveal, as it ramps up its efforts to crack its new market.
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Habitat appoints design chief as creative boss exits
Habitat has appointed a new head of product design as its current creative director departs the homewares retailer after six years.
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Ikea sales grow as it hits 30-year UK anniversary
Ikea’s UK sales rose as the Swedish furniture and homewares retailer marked 30 years in Britain.
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Black Friday UK retail sales set to hit £10bn
UK shoppers are set to spend £10.1bn over the seven-day period around Black Friday as more retailers participate to shore up sluggish sales.
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Watch: Made's new boss on profit, innovation and Brexit
Made.com’s new chief executive Philippe Chainieux tells Retail Week how he plans to take the homewares etailer to the next level.
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Bunnings IT boss quits to join Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone has poached Bunnings UK and Ireland head of IT transformation Henrietta Baring, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis: October retail sales sector by sector
October retail sales dropped as non-food posted the steepest declines on record and grocery was buoyed by inflation rather than volume.
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John Lewis dented by slow week for home and electricals
A disappointing week in John Lewis’ home and electricals categories compounded another week of falling sales for the retailer.