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Tile Depot HO moves to larger premises
A new Tile Depot store and head office will open on January 4 on the Farnham Road Trade Park in Slough.
24 December 2009
Tetrosyl discontinues distribution deal with Artex
Tetrosyl will discontinue the present arrangement for the distribution of the Tetrion Homecare range by Artex. From January 2, Tetrosyl will be trading directly with distributors and retailers.
23 December 2009
Severe weather hits retail footfall
The freezing weather conditions kept many shoppers at home last week, according to the latest footfall figures from Synovate, with London and the South East worst affected.
23 December 2009
TV opportunity: Meet UK buyers
A new BBC TV series will see some of Britain's "biggest and best loved high street stores" make space on their shelves for products designed by the British public.
22 December 2009
B&Q starts 'biggest ever' sale on Christmas Eve
B&Q will slash prices this week in a sale that will see prices cut by up to 50% from Christmas Eve.
22 December 2009
Topps Tiles withdraws Dutch funding
Topps Tiles' Dutch subsidiary is "unlikely to be able to continue trading on a going concern basis" after Topps withdrew support and funding from the loss-making business.
18 December 2009
Top level management changes at Focus
Focus DIY has made a number of management changes as part of the latest phase of its strategic development.
18 December 2009
Showroom sales soar at Wickes
Home improvement chain sees 23% increase for the year so far, boosting parent Travis Perkins' turnover.
17 December 2009
Conference confirmed at Totally 2010
Popular event to run again at new location in Birmingham, with speakers from the BRC and Verdict Research.
17 December 2009
Spate of Christmas tree thefts continue
Bold robbers close off road to steal trees worth £10,000 from South London garden centre.
16 December 2009
Get your ideas in front of the Dragons
BBC in search for Britain’s best entrepreneurs for new series of Dragons’ Den.
16 December 2009
Glee offers discounts to entice exhibitors back
Birmingham-based show employs new contractor to help drive down exhibiting costs and throw off its reputation as being "too expensive".
15 December 2009
Carpetright sees strongest sales since 2004
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 October; its strongest half-year sales for five years.
15 December 2009
Habitat sold for restructuring
Habitat's Swedish owner ICAF has disposed of the loss-making house and homewares retailer after agreeing to inject £45m into the company. The deal sees restructuring specialist Hilco take control of the 71-store chain.
14 December 2009
HobbyCraft to be sold?
Crafts retailer HobbyCraft could be sold for an estimated £70m, according to reports in The Telegraph.
14 December 2009
GCA announces Christmas display winners
Barton Grange and Castle Gardens win top spots in annual competition, commended for their displays and for maximising sales of Christmas ranges.
14 December 2009
John Lewis breaks new sales record
Department store chain hits £110m, as Christmas shopping is in full swing and homewares sales soar.
14 December 2009
Watson Home Hardware wins best Christmas window
Sutton-on-sea hardware store bags accolade for its festive displays for the third year in a row.
11 December 2009
Christmas optimism but what will the New Year bring?
42% of retailers expect this Christmas to be better than last year but say it will remain driven by heavy discounting, with sales affected by the VAT rise in Jan.
11 December 2009
Homebase criticised for sexist instructions
DIY giant apologises after one of its tools suggests it is so straightforward, even a woman could use it.
10 December 2009
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