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NewsBunnings steps up plans to re-shape UK portfolio
Bunnings is stepping up plans to re-shape its UK store portfolio after drafting in two property consultancies, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsHomebase owner makes loss in UK amid Bunnings rebrand
Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers, which bought Homebase last February, said it made a pre-tax loss of £28m in the UK in its maiden half-year.
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NewsToday in retail: Will inflation stunt consumer spending?
Retailers will have watched with interest today as the latest figures showed inflation has hit a two-and-a-half year high.
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NewsScS bolsters top team to spearhead expansion
ScS has made a string of appointments to bolster its senior management team and spearhead its expansion plans.
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NewsHomebase owner Wesfarmers names new boss
Homebase’s new Australian owner Wesfarmers has appointed long-time executive Rob Scott as group managing director.
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DataData: Top 50 retailers by sales during 2015/16 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year sees The Range, Inditex and Asos enter the table for the first time.
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco plagued by pricing pitfalls
Tesco has dominated the retail headlines today after claims that promotional offers at the shelf edge were not being applied at the tills.
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NewsB&Q to unveil 3,000 sq ft ‘small format’ store in north London
London’s Holloway Road will be the location of B&Q’s first ‘small format’ store when it opens at the beginning of next month.
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NewsThis week in retail: Bunnings updates on revamped Homebase
Bunnings owner Wesfarmers unveils its half-year results this week and should give an indication of how its transformation of Homebase is going.
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NewsToday in Retail: L’Oréal mulls Body Shop sale
The Body Shop made headlines today as L’Oréal confirmed that it was considering selling the business.
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NewsRetail Diary: Debenhams’ Valentine’s drive-thru shop
Debenhams launches drive-thru Valentine’s shop, Bunnings’ Sausage Sizzle gets a grilling, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos takes to Twitter to fill the impossible job.
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NewsAdvent sells off remaining DFS shares as margin hit
Private-equity company Advent has sold remaining shares in DFS, which represent a 12.1% stake in the company.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Pennycook exits Co-op, Dunelm and Asda
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories over the past seven days, including a look at the legacy left after Pennycook’s reign at Co-op.
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NewsAgenda: Homebase Bunnings reveal latest sales figures
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with financial updates from Homebase Bunnings owner Wesfarmers on the agenda.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: BHS, high street sales, and more
Retail news round-up: BHS investigation to end by 2019, high street reports low January sales, and Screwfix opens 500th store in the UK
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NewsToday in Retail: Waitrose shakes up store structure
After threatening to give staff bonuses a trim this year, the John Lewis Partnership has swung the axe once more.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Waitrose, Dunelm and more
Retail news round-up: Waitrose to close six stores, Dunelm warns price hikes and Debenhams announces new global partnership
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Bunnings makes UK debut
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Bunnings Warehouse opening its first store in the UK
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NewsDunelm half-year profits slip amid ‘weaker market’
Dunelm has suffered a slump in profit during the first half of its financial year as a “weaker market” and “supply chain disruption” hampered performance.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise driven by furniture purchases
John Lewis posted an increase in sales across all of its departments, with furniture and electricals boosting sales.