All Wickes articles – Page 11
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports
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NewsWickes and B&Q go head to head in summer TV campaigns
DIY rivals Wickes and B&Q are battling for customer spend with the launch of ad campaigns.
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NewsWickes turns focus from beds to bathrooms
DIY chain Wickes has replaced its entire bedroom and conservatory range with bathrooms in all stores as it seeks to capitalise on the “mass market” nature of the category.
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NewsWickes reveals like-for-like rise as DIY rallies
Analysts have welcomed signs of a stabilising DIY market after Wickes disclosed an improved sales performance over Easter.
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NewsWickes owner Travis Perkins secures rights issue to raise £300m
DIY chain Wickes’ parent company, builders’ merchant Travis Perkins, has secured a rights issue to raise £300m.The company has revealed it secured a fully underwritten 7 for 10 rights issue, through the issue of nearly 86 million new shares.It has raised gross proceeds of around £314m (around £300m net of ...
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DIY chains prepare Easter ad campaigns
DIY retailers are gearing up for the crucial Easter trading period with a series of high-profile marketing campaigns, but trade could be hit by changeable weather.
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Wickes chief warns ‘there isn’t room’ for DIY big four
One of the biggest DIY retailers has warned that the sector is not big enough for the existing four big hitters to survive the recession and has raised the prospect of a price war.
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Wickes website tweaks propel internet sales
Wickes’ e-commerce business has increased conversion rates on its website by 10 per cent as a result of introducing a system to test its site content.
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Travis Perkins update sparks fears for DIY
Travis Perkins, the builders’ merchant that owns DIY chain Wickes, has warned that profits will be at the low end of expectations.
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Wickes like-for-likes slide 1.1 per cent
Travis Perkins-owned DIY retailer Wickes has revealed a 1.1 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for the six months to June 30.
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Wickes overhauls daily staff schedule system
DIY retailer Wickes is in the process of implementing a staff-scheduling system from Workplace Systems to increase revenue and improve customer satisfaction.
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Wickes on mission to double store empire
Travis Perkins-owned DIY chain Wickes has embarked on an ambitious expansion programme, with plans to double its store portfolio in the next seven years.
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Moss Bros shares spike as offer from Baugur fuels investor fight
Menswear retailer Moss Bros was the week’s biggest riser as a bad-tempered battle for control raged. Members of the founding families, the board and associates of potential buyer Baugur all laid into each other, which can hardly be helping store performance.
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Travis Perkins profits soar
Builders merchants Travis Perkins reported adjusted pre-tax profit up 18.7 per cent to 261 million in its full-year results, but warned that the outlook for 2008 is challenging.
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Plans advance for King’s Lynn redevelopment
Ashcroft Estates’ plans to redevelop King’s Lynn’s blighted and dated 1960s Vancouver Centre have advanced.
