All Kingfisher articles – Page 10
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News
B&Q sales slump as big freeze forces store closures
Kingfisher blamed “unusually adverse weather” for a dramatic drop in B&Q sales during its first quarter.
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Analysis
Making small formats work for big-box retailers
As big-box retailers like B&Q, Screwfix, Dixons Carphone and Decathlon open smaller, high street formats, John Ryan looks at the rules that should be followed.
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News
Agenda: M&S, Kingfisher and Halfords update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from M&S, Kingfisher, Halfords and Pets at Home on the agenda
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Future Leaders
Be Inspired: What makes Sir Ian Cheshire ‘batshit’ crazy?
Sir Ian Cheshire said that his time as a retail chief executive at B&Q was peppered with one very particular frustration.
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Opinion
Opinion: Is the rise of the retail robots over-hyped?
Richard Liu, founder, chairman and chief executive of JD.com, sent shockwaves through the retail world this week.
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Video
Watch: Véronique Laury – disrupt yourself or be disrupted
Véronique Laury, chief executive of B&Q and Screwfix-owner Kingfisher, speaks to Retail Week about how the DIY business, and others like it, can evolve to survive.
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Opinion
Opinion: Winning the war for digital talent
Kingfisher’s Steve Willett reveals how the retailer recruits and retains people with the digital expertise essential for success.
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News
Burberry names former Kingfisher boss as new chairman
Burberry has named former Kingfisher chief executive Gerry Murphy as chairman designate.
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News
Kingfisher 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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News
Agenda: 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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News
Major retailers back sustainability and equality drive
A swathe of top retailers including John Lewis, M&S and Sainsbury’s have signed up to an action plan aimed at driving sustainability, development and equality.
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News
B&Q parent Kingfisher reveals gender pay gap
Kingfisher has published its gender pay gap across its UK fascias, revealing the lowest disparity of any major retailer to date across all measures.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail’s jobs earthquake has only just begun
The law of unintended consequences is writ large over the thousands of retail job cuts unveiled in the last few weeks.
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News
Move of the week: John Colley back at Kingfisher
John Colley will have felt like he was returning home when he walked into Kingfisher’s Paddington headquarters this month.
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News
Kingfisher re-hires John Colley as trading director
B&Q owner Kingfisher has re-hired John Colley as its group trading director, seven years after his first stint with the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
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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Data
Data: The top 30 retailers by UK store numbers
Tesco and the Co-op maintain the largest store networks, but discounters are showing the fastest growth.
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News
Agenda: Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare, Majestic
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Bonmarché, AO, Kingfisher, Quiz, Mothercare and Majestic on the agenda.
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Data
Data: Top 30 UK retailers by international sales
Tesco remains the UK retailer with the highest level of international sales, but British fashion brands and pureplays have made headway.
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News
House of Fraser and Kingfisher in transformation mode
Transformation is the buzzword of the day, as both Kingfisher and House of Fraser insist their respective turnaround plans will pave the way to success.