All Kingfisher articles – Page 28
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DIY retailer Hornbach reports sales increase
DIY retailer Hornbach, in which Kingfisher has a minority stake, has reported that preliminary sales rose 6.2% to E3.2bn (£2.67bn) for the year to February 29, 2012. DIY sales in Germany increased 5.4% to E1.73bn (£1.45bn), while like-for-likes were up 5.8%. International like-for-likes grew 1.6%, excluding currency effects, but fell ...
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NewsKingfisher profits up as it eyes new markets for growth
Kingfisher full year adjusted pre-tax profits soared 20% to £807m, driven by a strong performance in France and the UK.
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NewsProduct innovation is key, say retailers
Product innovation is key for retailers that want to differentiate themselves in the challenging trading conditions, leading retailers told The Cloud Retail Week Conference today.
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NewsB&Q youth board helps rethink retail business model
B&Q’s youth board has criticised some parts of the way the retail industry operates, saying retailers don’t develop talented youngsters and don’t connect with younger people well on social media.
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NewsKingfisher boss: "Global retailing is the future"
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher aims to be “a truly globally integrated company” within the next five to 10 years, chief executive Ian Cheshire said.
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AnalysisRetail Week Conference: Highlights from day one
The great and the good of the retail world descended on The Cloud Retail Week Conference yesterday, with senior retailers discussing everything from the death of the high street to the profitability of the multichannel customer.
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NewsRetailers must innovate to compete, says Kingfisher boss
Retailers need to improve innovation in order to remain competitive, Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire told delegates at The Cloud Retail Week Conference today.
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NewsRetailers write to Chancellor to urge business rate reform
Retailers including Boots, HMV, Kingfisher and Primark have written to the Chancellor calling on him to revise the 5.6% business rate rise to come into effect in April.
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OpinionA new phase for Kingfisher
Nicola Harrison has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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NewsKingfisher's Ian Cheshire honoured by the French
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire has received an Order of State granted by the French President for his “significant contribution to the strengthening of economic and commercial links between France and the UK”.
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InterviewQ&A: Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire on management restructure
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire speaks to Nicola Harrison about the DIY giant’s new management structure, the Olympics - and garden gnomes
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NewsJohn Lewis hires former Kingfisher finance boss
John Lewis Partnership has hired Lloyds Banking Group’s retail head as its group finance director.
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NewsKingfisher management reshuffle as B&Q like-for-likes dip
Kingfisher has reshuffled its management team as B&Q like-for-likes dipped 2.5% in its fourth quarter.
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OpinionDo you have the right leader?
Peter Williams joined the ASOS Board in April 2006. He is the non-executive director of Asos and Cineworld.
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AnalysisWhich are the most exciting emerging markets?
So where will you head off to in 2012? To help plan your international forays this year, Rebecca Thomson considers some of the most exciting emerging international retail markets in the most unlikely of places.
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NewsFocus DIY's customers, shoppers and unsecured creditors receive nothing
Landlords, suppliers, customers and employees owed £821.1m following the collapse of Focus DIY have received nothing.
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NewsBleak sales growth adds to retail woe
It was another frustrating week for investors in retail companies as food and general merchandise groups put in a lacklustre showing versus a wider market advance.
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NewsB&Q third quarter profits surge, helped by Indian summer
Profits at DIY giant Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, surged in the third quarter as the group benefited from self-help measures such as more direct sourcing and common ranging.
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OpinionDIY innovation pays dividends
Kingfisher’s programme of self-help has paid dividends, and not just to its shareholders.