All Homebase articles – Page 6
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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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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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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: Sports Direct, Booker and more
Retail news round-up: Sports Direct's investors planning to initiate new rules, and Bunnings dismisses zero-hour contracts for store staff.
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NewsRetail Diary: Bunnings sizzles and Ocado grows downward
The UK is giddy for a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle, Ocado goes underground and it’s the little things that count at Charles Tyrwhitt.
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GalleryFirst look: Bunnings Warehouse debuts in the UK
As the UK’s first Bunnings Warehouse opens for trading in St Albans, Retail Week was first to see the store and speak to the retailer’s boss PJ Davis.
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VideoWatch: Bunnings UK boss' ambitions for the DIY newcomer
As Bunnings opens its first UK store, managing director PJ Davis unveils his vision for the home improvement retailer.
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NewsReview of the Year: Revolving boardroom doors
Retail’s boardroom doors have been constantly revolving in 2016 with many new faces at the top of the UK’s biggest businesses.
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NewsBunnings boss John Gillam steps down after 12 years
Bunnings chief executive John Gillam is stepping down as boss of the business after 12 years at the helm.
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AnalysisMeet the leadership team at Bunnings UK
As new Homebase-owner Wesfarmers fits out the UK’s first Bunnings store in St Albans, Retail Week profiles the now-complete team at the top
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InterviewInterview: Véronique Laury's vision for Kingfisher
When Véronique Laury replaced Sir Ian Cheshire as chief executive of Kingfisher in January 2015 she became the most powerful woman in retail.
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NewsBunnings' first UK store location revealed
The UK’s first Bunnings store will open in St Albans as Homebase’s new owner strides ahead with its conversion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsHomebase to split from Argos with new headquarters
Homebase’s new owners have unveiled plans to shift the DIY retailer’s store support centre to Witan Gate House, Milton Keynes in December.
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DataData: Top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
Retail Week exclusive: Department stores enjoy positive results in IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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NewsHomebase like-for-like transactions up in first quarter
New Homebase owner Wesfarmers has reported an increase in transactions in its first complete quarter since acquiring the DIY retailer.
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NewsLaura Ashley concessions pulled from Homebase stores
Laura Ashley concessions have been pulled from Homebase stores, following the DIY chain’s acquisition by Wesfarmers.
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GalleryStore gallery: Nine Elms Sainsbury’s looks to the future
Creating a ‘store of the future’ that will remain relevant is challenging, but Sainsbury’s refurbished Nine Elms store could stand the test of time.
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NewsRetail diary: Homebase sensorship, and M&S’s breast cancer campaign
Homebase sensors its customers, shoppers get inventive with plastic bag replacements and M&S launches a breast cancer campaign.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Kingfisher's transformation is a marathon not a sprint
Kingfisher posted soaring interim profits yesterday but boss Veronique Laury had no time to celebrate – she has a complex turnaround to focus on.
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NewsAgenda: B&Q owner Kingfisher and French Connection unveil half-year results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with half-year results from B&Q owner Kingfisher and French Connection on the agenda.