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Wilko re-opens Bishops Stortford store
Wilko has re-opened its doors at Bishops Stortford, in Jackson Square, after refurbishment. Queues outside the new store started forming at 8am with more than 75 shoppers keen to get a first look at the newly transformed wilko store and take home ...
26 October 2018
SCS pulls out of House of Fraser as concession sales halve
Upholstered furniture and flooring retailer, Sofa Carpet Specialist (SCS Group plc) has announced it will close the 27 outlets it operates within House of Fraser stores after reporting a 52.5% decline in concession sales for the quarter and says the ...
26 October 2018
Debenhams confirms further closures after “tough year”
Following much speculation ahead of Debenhams’ latest trading update today, the department store chain announced it would be closing 50 unprofitable stores across the UK over the next three to five years, as digital channels strengthen and the ...
25 October 2018
Crown Paints announces ambitious environmental plans
Crown Paints has set out its ambitious environmental targets for the year ahead and looks back at the successes the company has achieved in 2017 as part of its annual Sustainability Report.The report brings together all aspects of Crown Paints’ ...
25 October 2018
Brexit uncertainty triggers huge price drops on DIY products
In the past week, online retailers have upped their number of offers on home improvement products by 38%, as well as slashing prices on thousands of home products much sooner than would be expected in the run up to Black Friday.Prices of home ...
25 October 2018
Amazon will create 20,000 seasonal roles in the lead up to Christmas
Across its UK network, Amazon has announced it will be creating an additional 20,000 roles.Earlier this month, Amazon announced that from 1 November it is increasing its minimum wage to £10.50 for the London area and £9.50 for the rest of the UK for ...
24 October 2018
Pricing competition in “tough DIY market” puts the squeeze on Wickes
Travis Perkins’ consumer division saw like-for-like (LFL) sales slide 4.2% in Q3, as Wickes reported declines in both core DIY and kitchen and bathroom categories.Announcing the results, Travis Perkins said “the market environment in UK DIY remains ...
23 October 2018
Drews The Ironmongers to close after 87 years
The much-loved family-run business, which has operated in Reading for nearly nine decades, will cease trading after Christmas, with 26 people set to lose their jobs.Drews made the announcement on Facebook, stating that the business was no longer ...
23 October 2018
Fire door safety ignored despite Grenfell tragedy
Despite the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London last summer, an online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople don’t feel confident in advising customers on fire door safety.Despite extensive media coverage about the dangers of ...
22 October 2018
Report reveals regional interior trends for 2019
Property specialists, Sellhousefast.uk has explored the interior trends favoured by different regions across the UK (in 2017), in addition to discovering what interior trends have been most popular in 2018, and what can be swapped for next year. To ...
22 October 2018
Jewson Wokingham relocates to brand new, larger unit
Increased customer demand has seen the builders’ merchant move its Wokingham branch from Barkham Road to a new-build 2,936sq m site on Molly Millars Lane.The new branch also has better access, meaning it can handle more customer deliveries and ...
19 October 2018
Almost 5% of total UK shopper spend is on non-food retail
The top 50 UK shopping centres account for £17.4billion in shopper spending per year – almost 5% of total UK shopper spend on non-food retail, food service and leisure, reflecting the continued importance of these locations to UK retail. Global Data’...
18 October 2018
Online retail sales fall to lowest level this year
UK online retail sales were up just 7.5% YOY last month – recording the lowest September growth since 2014, as shoppers are left counting the pennies after summer and hold out for Black Friday deals ...
18 October 2018
Lakeland heads up BHETA forum in November
Lakeland buying and merchandising director Samm Swain tops the bill at BHETA’s networking forum next month, with presentations from GFK and BIRA. The event on November 1 will see Samm Swain present her views on the current market, latest consumer ...
18 October 2018
Developers pull out of Woodcote Green sale
As bids roll in for the Wyevale estate, rumours within the garden industry suggest that developers who had agreed to buy the Woodcote Green site a few weeks ago in order to build houses, have now pulled out of the deal. According to one source, the ...
17 October 2018
Westland Horticulture acquires Gardman
Westland Horticulture has announced it has acquired established garden products provider, Gardman group, and taken the company out of administration. The purchase includes all trading assets, stock, infrastructure and Gardman brands, which include ...
17 October 2018
John Lewis steps up customer service with new Cheltenham store
The new pilot store set to open its doors to the public tomorrow will offer new services to enhance the shopper experience, from private after-hour shopping evenings, to personal shopping and home design consultations, whilst store staff have even ...
17 October 2018
Consumer price inflation drops sharply in September says ONS
According to figures released this morning by the ONS, consumer price index inflation fell by 0.3 percentage points to 2.4% in the year to September 2018, more than reversing the rise in August.New analysis of the prices of the 136,095 goods and ...
17 October 2018
High street footfall declines for second month in a row
The latest figures from Springboard show retail footfall was down 1.7% on last year in September, with the high street posting a fall of -2.2%, as high-profile retail collapses have made consumers nervous about making big purchases with major high ...
15 October 2018
BHETA announces new DIY members and export mission to Romania
Bartoline and Cromar are the latest companies to join the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA), as the organisation also announces a new trade mission to Romania to help further the export ambitions of its members.Bartoline Limited, a ...
15 October 2018
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