All ScS articles – Page 6
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Interview
Q&A: ScS boss David Knight on the company's impending IPO
ScS chief executive David Knight explains the company’s reasons for floating and lays out the future direction of the busines.
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News
DFS and ScS prepare for £1bn and £70m stock market floats
Sofa specialists DFS and ScS are gearing up for a stock market flotation that would value the companies at £1bn and £70m respectively.
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Analysis
In the news: ScS incoming chairman Alan Smith profiled
Amateur pilot and retail stalwart Alan Smith is to join furniture retailer ScS as non-executive chairman ahead of a potential IPO later this year.
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News
Sofa specialist ScS appoints Alan Smith as chairman as IPO nears
Former Somerfield chief executive Alan Smith is to become chairman of sofa specialist ScS ahead of a flotation, it is understood.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, ScS and Boohoo
Retail news round-up on January 12, 2015: Ninth Tesco director suspended, White Company profits soar, ScS appoints chairman ahead of IPO, Boohoo bosses buy shares, Lidl reports strong Christmas week.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Phones 4U, Kitbag, ScS Upholstery and BRC footfall
Retail news round-up on November 17, 2014: Mike Ashley eyes takeover of Kitbag; Phones 4U collapsed with £168m debt; ScS Upholstery considers stock market return; Christmas expected to drive footfall recovery
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News
Pure-plays escaping price scrutiny, furniture store chiefs fear
Furniture retail bosses have blasted the Office of Fair Trading over what they believe is unfair policing of bricks-and-mortar furniture retailers while pure-plays are left alone.
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News
Dfs starts selling beds in store to target house movers
Sofa giant Dfs has begun selling beds in a select number of stores after freeing up warehouse space in the back of its shops.
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News
Furniture and carpet retailers change pricing practices following OFT probe
Six of the UK’s largest furniture and carpet retailers have changed their pricing practices following an OFT investigation.
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News
DFS cleared in OFT furniture pricing probe
The OFT has closed its investigation into the pricing practices of sofas retailer DFS.
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News
OFT furniture pricing probe blamed for retail park footfall decline
The Office of Fair Trading’s probe into furniture and flooring retailers’ promotional tactics has been blamed for an “unusual” decline in footfall on retail parks including the critical bank holiday weekend.
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News
BRC ‘concerned’ over OFT furniture price probe
The BRC has expressed “concern” over the OFT’s investigation into furniture prices including “totally impractical” deadlines the watchdog has set ahead of one of the sector’s busiest trading weekends.
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Analysis
Analysis: OFT investigation into furniture retailers
Six of the UK’s largest furniture and flooring retailers are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading over their Sales practices. Retail Week takes a closer look at the details of the investigation.
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News
UPDATED: Six of the UK's largest furniture retailers to be investigated over Sales
Carpetright has confirmed it is one of the six furniture retailers that are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading over their Sales practices.
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News
Company profile: ScS
The introduction of carpets has helped drive revenue at the Sunderland-based sofa retailer.
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News
Healthy start to Boxing Day and January Sales for big-ticket retailers
Home and furniture groups report steady performance of Sales despite the impact of fewer shopping days because of the way the bank holidays fell during the Christmas period.
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Opinion
Grocery retailing isn’t just about price
It would have been hard for Tesco’s Big Price Drop to live up to the hype that built up before its launch.
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News
Portas guilty of unfairness to ScS, OFCOM says
Broadcasting watchdog OFCOM has found self-styled ‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas guilty of unfair treatment of furniture retailer ScS in her last series, Mary Portas, Secret Shopper.
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News
Sofa retailer SCS to open carpet departments in stores
Sofa retailer SCS is rolling out a carpet and flooring department into all of its 95 stores.
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News
ScS defies big-ticket gloom with return to profit after sales climb
Sofas retailer ScS has bounced back into the black after focusing on widening its appeal, improving customer service and tight control of costs.