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Jun- 2023 -19 June
B&Q to cut energy costs by dimming lights in stores
B&Q is reportedly set to dim lights and lower temperatures in stores in order to cut energy costs and avoid…
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12 June
Dreams appoints new CFO and CIO
Bed retailer Dreams has announced the appointment of Petra Kasperova as the new chief financial officer, effective from the end…
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May- 2023 -30 May
GNG Group appoints commercial director
Mattress retailer GNG Group has announced the appointment of Richard Gretton to the role of commercial director at its West…
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24 May
Kingfisher Q1 sales hit £3.3bn
Kingfisher has revealed that it has posted £3.3bn in sales for the three months to 30 April 2023, an increase…
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23 May
Topps Tiles HY profits drop despite record sales
Topps Tiles has seen its profit before tax drop to £1.7m compared with £5.6m in the same period last year,…
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23 May
Victoria Plumbing revenues up 10% in H1
Victoria Plumbing has revealed that half-year revenues increased 10% year-on-year to £146.8m for the six months ended 31 March, compared…
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12 May
Dunelm to open its first store at Atria Watford
Dunelm, the homewares retailer, is to open a 33,000 sq ft store within Atria Watford. Dunelm already has 179 stores…
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3 May
Wickes sales hit by adverse weather in Q1
Wickes has revealed that for the first 16 weeks of the year to 22 April the group’s like-for-like sales were…
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Apr- 2023 -18 April
B&M axes online home delivery offering
B&M has axed its online home delivery service after trialling the offering, according to coverage from Retail Week. According to…
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5 April
Screwfix to open 85 new stores in 2023
Screwfix, the omn-ichannel retailer, has announced plans to open up to 85 new stores across the UK, Ireland and France…
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