News Archive - December 2009
Tile Depot HO moves to larger premises 24-Dec-2009
A tough 2010...but no worse than 2009 24-Dec-2009
Clas Ohlson names Leeds next 24-Dec-2009
Severe weather hits retail footfall 23-Dec-2009
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Tetrosyl discontinues distribution deal with Artex 23-Dec-2009 1 comment
B&Q starts 'biggest ever' sale on Christmas Eve 22-Dec-2009 1 comment
TV opportunity: Meet UK buyers 22-Dec-2009
Top level management changes at Focus 18-Dec-2009
Topps Tiles withdraws Dutch funding 18-Dec-2009
Conference confirmed at Totally 2010 17-Dec-2009
Showroom sales soar at Wickes 17-Dec-2009
Get your ideas in front of the Dragons 16-Dec-2009
Spate of Christmas tree thefts continue 16-Dec-2009 2 comments
Carpetright sees strongest sales since 2004 15-Dec-2009
Glee offers discounts to entice exhibitors back 15-Dec-2009 1 comment
John Lewis breaks new sales record 14-Dec-2009
GCA announces Christmas display winners 14-Dec-2009
HobbyCraft to be sold? 14-Dec-2009
Habitat sold for restructuring 14-Dec-2009
Christmas optimism but what will the New Year bring? 11-Dec-2009
Watson Home Hardware wins best Christmas window 11-Dec-2009
Homebase criticised for sexist instructions 10-Dec-2009 10 comments
Smaller businesses helped by extension in tax relief 9-Dec-2009 2 comments
London businesses at their most upbeat for 18 months 9-Dec-2009 1 comment
Liverpool next for Clas Ohlson 8-Dec-2009
New ceo at Crown Paints 7-Dec-2009 6 comments
John Lewis has best sales week ever 7-Dec-2009
Search starts for Totally Show Stoppers 7-Dec-2009
Daily Mirror to launch garden range 4-Dec-2009
BHETA calls another meeting to decide merger 4-Dec-2009
EDRA becomes independent body 4-Dec-2009
Exclusive: Wolfcraft pulls out of UK market 3-Dec-2009 1 comment
Kingfisher Q3 sales boosted by strong B&Q performance 3-Dec-2009
Footfall experiences a 'hiccup' but Christmas won't be a wipe-out 2-Dec-2009
Thieves target garden centres' Christmas tree stock 2-Dec-2009 3 comments
Homebase employee chosen to switch on local Christmas lights 1-Dec-2009
Multiples step up support for charities 1-Dec-2009
Clothesline joke 'ill-advised', admits Hillier 1-Dec-2009
A new Tile Depot store and head office will open on January 4 on the Farnham Road Trade Park in Slough.
A tough 2010...but no worse than 2009 24-Dec-2009
Four out of five retailers who took part in the British Retail Consortium's 20'0 Concerns Snapshot Survey said they expected ...
Clas Ohlson names Leeds next 24-Dec-2009
Clas Ohlson is continuing its UK roll out with the signing of an agreement for lease on a new store in Leeds, UK.
Severe weather hits retail footfall 23-Dec-2009
The freezing weather conditions kept many shoppers at home last week, according to the latest footfall figures from Synovate,...
1 commentTetrosyl discontinues distribution deal with Artex 23-Dec-2009
Tetrosyl will discontinue the present arrangement for the distribution of the Tetrion Homecare range by Artex. From January 2...
1 commentB&Q starts 'biggest ever' sale on Christmas Eve 22-Dec-2009
B&Q will slash prices this week in a sale that will see prices cut by up to 50% from Christmas Eve.
1 commentTV opportunity: Meet UK buyers 22-Dec-2009
A new BBC TV series will see some of Britain's -biggest and best loved high street stores- make space on their shelves for pr...
Top level management changes at Focus 18-Dec-2009
Focus DIY has made a number of management changes as part of the latest phase of its strategic development.
Topps Tiles withdraws Dutch funding 18-Dec-2009
Topps Tiles' Dutch subsidiary is -unlikely to be able to continue trading on a going concern basis- after Topps withdrew supp...
Conference confirmed at Totally 2010 17-Dec-2009
Popular event to run again at new location in Birmingham, with speakers from the BRC and Verdict Research.
Showroom sales soar at Wickes 17-Dec-2009
Home improvement chain sees 23% increase for the year so far, boosting parent Travis Perkins' turnover.
Get your ideas in front of the Dragons 16-Dec-2009
BBC in search for Britain’s best entrepreneurs for new series of Dragons’ Den.
Spate of Christmas tree thefts continue 16-Dec-2009
Bold robbers close off road to steal trees worth £'0,000 from South London garden centre.
2 commentsCarpetright sees strongest sales since 2004 15-Dec-2009
Carpetright has reported a 9.6% increase in total sales (3.9% on a like-for-like basis) for the six months to the end of Octo...
Glee offers discounts to entice exhibitors back 15-Dec-2009
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1 commentJohn Lewis breaks new sales record 14-Dec-2009
Department store chain hits £''0m, as Christmas shopping is in full swing and homewares sales soar.
GCA announces Christmas display winners 14-Dec-2009
Barton Grange and Castle Gardens win top spots in annual competition, commended for their displays and for maximising sales o...
HobbyCraft to be sold? 14-Dec-2009
Crafts retailer HobbyCraft could be sold for an estimated £70m, according to reports in The Telegraph.
Habitat sold for restructuring 14-Dec-2009
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Christmas optimism but what will the New Year bring? 11-Dec-2009
42% of retailers expect this Christmas to be better than last year but say it will remain driven by heavy discounting, with s...
Watson Home Hardware wins best Christmas window 11-Dec-2009
Sutton-on-sea hardware store bags accolade for its festive displays for the third year in a row.
Homebase criticised for sexist instructions 10-Dec-2009
DIY giant apologises after one of its tools suggests it is so straightforward, even a woman could use it.
10 commentsSmaller businesses helped by extension in tax relief 9-Dec-2009
Alistair Darling's pre-budget report reaches out to smaller UK businesses with extension of empty property tax and deferred i...
2 commentsLondon businesses at their most upbeat for 18 months 9-Dec-2009
Firms in the capital feel London is still a good place to do business, while employers are also being encouraged to do more t...
1 commentLiverpool next for Clas Ohlson 8-Dec-2009
Swedish hardware retailer is continuing its UK rollout with the news that it has signed a lease agreement on a new store in L...
New ceo at Crown Paints 7-Dec-2009
Crown Paints has announced the appointment of Brian Davidson as group ceo. Mr Davidson takes up the role as of today and repl...
6 commentsJohn Lewis has best sales week ever 7-Dec-2009
In what can only be seen as more encouraging news for the retail sector, department store chain John Lewis has reported its b...
Search starts for Totally Show Stoppers 7-Dec-2009
Totally shows organiser Brintex has launched the search for the Best New Products Awards at next February's shows, this year ...
Daily Mirror to launch garden range 4-Dec-2009
The Daily Mirror is planning to launch a range of garden products in the New Year under the Mr Digwell brand - the paper's fi...
BHETA calls another meeting to decide merger 4-Dec-2009
Following its relocation to the Birmingham offices of the British Jewellery, Giftware & Finishing Federation (BJGF) BHETA is ...
EDRA becomes independent body 4-Dec-2009
The European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) became an independent body this week, having previously been administered by the F...
Exclusive: Wolfcraft pulls out of UK market 3-Dec-2009
German tool and accessories manufacturer to close its UK office, making all staff redundant, as sales are affected by adverse...
1 commentKingfisher Q3 sales boosted by strong B&Q performance 3-Dec-2009
B&Q parent company Kingfisher has reported a 5.6% increase in total sales for the '3 weeks to October 3' – but B&Q UK sees 45...
Footfall experiences a 'hiccup' but Christmas won't be a wipe-out 2-Dec-2009
Wet weather and fewer pre-Christmas sales see retail footfall drop 0.8% in November but analysts expect a surge of shoppers t...
Thieves target garden centres' Christmas tree stock 2-Dec-2009
Thousands of pounds-worth of Christmas trees have been stolen from two garden centres in the south of England.
3 commentsHomebase employee chosen to switch on local Christmas lights 1-Dec-2009
Facebook campaign nominates popular store worker Nigel Parker to turn on Portishead's illuminations, beating competition from...
Multiples step up support for charities 1-Dec-2009
Wickes and Screwfix announce major fundraising initiatives, with Wickes alone hitting £'m milestone for Leukaemia Research, w...
Clothesline joke 'ill-advised', admits Hillier 1-Dec-2009
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