All Homebase articles – Page 18
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NewsArgos under review as Walden appoints adviser
New Argos managing director John Walden has ordered a review of the retailer, appointing OC&C Strategy Consulting to advise it on strategy.
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NewsCold Easter could affect peak trading for DIY and garden retailers
Snowy conditions and a cool outlook could put a dampener on hopes garden centres and DIY retailers had for a bumper Easter weekend.
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NewsHome Retail Group chairman Stocken stands down
Home Retail Group chairman Oliver Stocken is to step down as chairman and is to be replaced by John Coombe.
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AnalysisDriving logistics efficiency
Faced with the challenge of cutting costs, supply chain teams should scrutinise logistics efficiency because even small changes can bring big savings. Alison Clements reports.
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NewsHomebase poaches Waitrose director to head up retail
Homebase has appointed Waitrose director of retail services Graham Heald as its retail and distribution director.
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AnalysisThe world’s most innovative technology
Innovation in retail is happening everywhere, from mobile in Africa to shopping walls in South Korea. Jessica Twentyman reports.
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NewsB&Q embarks on revamp project to update shopping experience
DIY giant B&Q is to revamp its 27 million sq ft of floor space as it refurbishes its entire 358-store estate to improve the shopper experience.
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NewsArgos like-for-likes plummet 8.8%
Argos like-for-like sales plummeted 8.8% for the 18 weeks to December 31.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 06. June
Sign up Source: Michael Walter/Troika John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City John Lewis hauls the sign for its new Westfield Stratford store into place. The store overlooks the Olympics site and in June, retailers and Westfield executives were in the final push to get everything ready for ...
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NewsSir Stuart Rose linked to Argos bid
Sir Stuart Rose has been linked to a return to Argos as part of a possible private equity approach for parent Home Retail.
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AnalysisApps: Waitrose Vs Homebase
Devon Keller, Head of user experience at Archibald Ingall Stretton, shares her view of good and bad apps.
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NewsRetail suffers as bad news hits confidence
The overall market was up but retail shares were down over the week, with a raft of bad news and concern about consumer confidence hitting the stores sector.
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NewsSales continue to fall at Argos owner Home Retail
Argos owner Home Retail’s shares fell after a second-quarter update showing a continued like-for-like sales fall at the flagship chain and deterioration in trading at stablemate Homebase.
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NewsHome Retail appoints managing director for Habitat
Home Retail has appointed a managing director for Habitat, the furniture brand it acquired in June, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsHomebase launches painting and decorating service
Homebase is to launch a painter and decorator service to cash in on Britons who prefer not to do it themselves.
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NewsSales slide at Argos
Argos suffered another big sales decline in its second quarter, but the retailer is confident that consumers will spend this Christmas.
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NewsHomebase brings its best offer to the table
Homebase has launched a premium homewares brand as part of an overhaul of the DIY retailer’s homewares offering that includes a spring launch of the Habitat brand.
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OpinionFrom crisis comes opportunity
The retail collapses of the past few weeks were sad news for those losing their jobs, but the focus on failure meant the bigger picture was obscured: crisis for one means opportunity for others, and good quoted retailers are seizing it.
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NewsHomebase interested in failed Moben and Dolphin
Homebase is mulling acquiring some of the Homeform brands that collapsed into administration on Wednesday.
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NewsArgos owner in talks to buy Habitat
Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, is understood to be in talks to buy parts of the UK operation of Habitat in a deal worth £20m-£30m.