All Kingfisher articles – Page 39
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Analysis
Euan Sutherland: Home improvement
As B&Q celebrates turning 40, Nicola Harrison talks to boss Euan Sutherland about his master plan to revitalise the brand
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AnalysisB&Q: Orange is the new green
New Malden is home to B&Q’s greenest store. John Ryan visits and tests out its eco-boasts
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21 years of Kingfisher
The Kingfisher story sums up UK retail over the past 21 years: a tale of ambition, innovation, internationalisation and transformation.
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Kingfisher to meet full-year profit forecasts
Kingfisher has said it will meet full-year profit estimates after it reported a robust fourth-quarter performance from its UK division.
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Analysis
B&Q opens 'greenest' store in New Malden
B&Q has opened what it terms its “greenest” store. As well as packing a host of eco-features, the store in the south London suburb of New Malden boasts what the retailer claims is the UK’s largest single selling floor – 117,000 sq ft.
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OpinionFurther supply chain regulation is folly
Are you aware of the high drama around Tom’s sausages? Fans have been taking a lot of interest in them as the subject of some tough supermarket negotiations on Radio 4’s The Archers.
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B&Q sells loft insulation at £1 a roll
B&Q is selling loft insulation at 1 a roll, which the DIY giant claims is the cheapest it has ever been sold at.
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Kingfisher agrees sale of Castorama Italy arm
Kingfisher has completed the sale of its Italian Castorama business to Leroy Merlin Italy for €615 million.
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AnalysisRetail staffing: Power to the People
Backing UK Retail isn’t just about the role the industry plays in the economy – it’s about the part it plays in communities too. Charlotte Hardie asks how store jobs have helped local people
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B&Q pulls Olympics sponsorship
DIY retailer B&Q has terminated its sponsorship deal with the British Olympic Association because of the global economic downturn.
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Wyevale's Andrew Livingston to join Screwfix
Andrew Livingston is leaving Wyevale to join DIY chain Screwfix as its commercial director.
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Retailers' pre-Christmas Sales to hit new record
Retailers will embark on the biggest ever pre-Christmas Sales drive from now until Christmas Eve in a last-ditch attempt to lure shoppers onto the high street.
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B&Q marketing director steps down amid board shake-up
B&Q marketing director Jo Kenrick is leaving at the end of this month as part of a restructure of the board.
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Kingfisher demands monthly rents for all retailers
Kingfisher, owner of the B&Q DIY chain, will this week ask landlords to offer monthly rental deals to all retailers - not just those in trouble.
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Kingfisher update welcomed despite a nosedive in profits
The City welcomed a better-than-expected third-quarter performance from DIY group Kingfisher despite a fall in retail profit and continuing problems in China.
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Kingfisher profits drop and Trade Depot to close
Kingfisher has revealed its profits have dropped 4 per cent at constant exchange rates to 176 million in the 13 weeks to November 1 and warns there are challenging times ahead.
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OpinionWhat future for green store design?
Standing admiring the 30,000 “integrated” wind-turbine-to-be on the corner of the forthcoming B&Q eco-store in New Malden, it was hard not to reflect on the way that things have gone with store design and the green agenda.
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Analysis
DIY: Kingfisher’s pole position
It may be in the eye of the storm in the UK, but Kingfisher’s overseas operations are growing fast. George MacDonald reports from Warsaw on the retailer’s booming Polish operation.
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Castorama buoyed by Polish tradesmen
The return of the Polish plumber and his countrymen from the UK to Poland has lifted business at DIY group Kingfisher’s Castorama stores.
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Retailers criticised for high-interest pre-pay schemes
Critics are lambasting some of the UK’s most well-known high street stores for high-interest credit schemes targeting low-income consumers in run-up to Christmas.