Department Stores
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Nov- 2024 -11 November
Ikea profits rise despite sales falling 8.9% in FY24
Inter Ikea, owner of the Swedish furniture brand, has reported higher profits despite a decline in revenues during the year…
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6 November
M&S profits rise by 17% in half-year results
M&S has welcomed “further progress” in its half-year results as profit-before-tax rose by 17.2% to £407.8m for the half-year ended…
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5 November
John Lewis partners with Klarna for BNPL offer
John Lewis has partnered with Klarna to offer online customers the choice to check out with its interest-free ‘Pay in…
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Oct- 2024 -30 October
Dreams opens new premium concept store in East Sheen
Dreams has announced the opening of its new premium concept store in East Sheen, which it said represents the “future…
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28 October
John Lewis Partnership to recruit ‘record’ 12,500 seasonal roles
The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has revealed it is recruiting a record 12,500 temporary roles across the country – 4,100…
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25 October
Frasers Group opens 70,000 sq. ft Flannels Leeds flagship
Frasers has opened a new store in Leeds marking its sixth ‘flagship’ store with additional locations in London, Leicester, Liverpool,…
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25 October
John Lewis to invest £800m in store renovations over next four years
John Lewis has announced an £800m investment to enhance the group’s stores over the next four years, with the makeovers…
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24 October
Dunelm sales hit £403m in Q1
Dunelm has posted a 3.5% rise in total sales to £403m for the 13-week period ended 28 September 2024. The…
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18 October
Furniture Village doubles employee profit share payouts
Furniture Village has doubled its employee profit share payouts following its strong trading performance for the year ended in June.…
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16 October
Harvey Norman debuts in UK with Merry Hill store
Lifestyle, technology, and home appliance retailer Harvey Norman has made its UK debut with a new flagship store at Merry…
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