All Kingfisher articles – Page 24
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: B&Q can't always rely on the weather
B&Q has at last had the right weather recently to shift its seasonal ranges, but who is best placed to benefit from a pick-up in the UK housing market?
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NewsKingfisher's Screwfix aims to slice through the competition with new Cornwall store
Kingfisher-owned trade business Screwfix broke with tradition at its latest store opening last week in Penzance, Cornwall.
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AnalysisInfographic: Consumer spending on garden products
Kingfisher said today that sales of outdoor products helped its performance rebound in the second quarter after the cold spring dented first quarter sales. Retail Week looks at the garden retail market.
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AnalysisKingfisher's second quarter update: What the analysts say
Kingfisher benefitted from the warmer weather in its second quarter as like-for-likes jumped 2.5%. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts say.
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NewsKingfisher sales rebound as warm weather drives demand
Kingfisher group like-for-like sales jumped 2.5% in its second quarter to July 13 as the heatwave drove sales of hosepipes and fans.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: The changing retail hierarchy - Snakes and Ladders?
Did you know that Asos and Sports Direct combined are now nearly as big as mighty Marks & Spencer in market cap terms?
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OpinionComment: SuperGroup's global appeal excites investors
SuperGroup’s full-year figures showed “a return to form”, maintained founder and chief executive Julian Dunkerton as he unveiled a rise in profits and sales.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail’s role in solving youth unemployment
Retailers are trying to address the jobs crisis affecting many youngsters.
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NewsKingfisher's British shareholders want more English in French stores
Company AGMs are often destinations for the awkward squad or eccentric, and directors frequently face questions that might be described, at best, as peripheral.
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OpinionComment: Nick Bubb on 25 years of dramatic change in retail
Retailing in 25 years time will be very different, but it will change as dramatically as it has in the last 25 years?
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OpinionComment: Now is the time for UK retailers to head abroad
While the UK economy remains difficult for retailers, it may be tempting to simply wait for the storm to pass and think expansion should be off the agenda.
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NewsFormer Topps and Tile Giant directors launch tiles etailer
A team of highly experienced retailers aims to shake up tile retail with the launch of a specialist online business.
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NewsKingfisher boss Ian Cheshire names potential successors
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire has named two of his leading deputies as his potential successor when he steps down from the role in as little as three years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The DIY market – How retailers are fighting tough conditions
A depressed housing market, unseasonal weather and a shift in consumer spend mean the DIY market has shrunk. How can retailers fix the problems?
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NewsIan Cheshire urges British retailers to expand abroad
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has urged British retailers to look abroad for growth in the downturn as he revealed ambitions to acquire “bolt-on sites” for the retailer’s French and Turkish operations.
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NewsKingfisher boss Cheshire insists Brits' love affair with DIY not over
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has insisted Brits have not fallen out of love with DIY after reporting a first quarter 4.2% like-for-like decline across the group.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Kingfisher blames the weather, again?
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde: “To lose one quarter, Mr Cheshire, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two quarters looks like carelessness.”
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AnalysisKingfisher's first quarter: What the analysts say
Kingfisher, the DIY giant which owns B&Q, blamed the poor weather on a 4.2% fall in group like-for-like sales and a slump in profits in its first quarter. Retail Week takes a look at the City’s reaction.
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NewsKingfisher posts first-quarter profit fall as poor weather hits footfall
B&Q owner Kingfisher has recorded a 4.2% slump in first-quarter group like-for-likes and a decline in profits as poor weather hit footfall.
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NewsKingfisher IT director Mike Bell departs retailer after four years
DIY giant Kingfisher group IT director Mike Bell left the retailer last month after more than four years at the group.