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Jun- 2022 -6 June
CMO Group acquires clickbasin.co.uk
CMO Group, the UK’s largest online-only retailer of building materials, has acquired Whiteholme Limited, a bathroom basin e-commerce company which…
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1 June
Ikea and H&M open Atelier100 space
A new joint venture from H&M and Ingka Group, Ikea’s largest franchisee, has opened its doors to showcase London-based designers…
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May- 2022 -31 May
B&M appoints CEO successor as FY revenues dip
B&M has revealed that sales dipped in its latest full-year results, alongside the announcement of a new CEO, as revenue…
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26 May
Wickes sales dip despite ‘record’ order books
Wickes has revealed that like-for-like sales for the first 20 weeks of the year were down 0.6% against the prior…
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23 May
Kingfisher sales drop despite supply pressures easing
Kingfisher has announced its like-for-like sales dropped 5.4% to £3.2bn in the three months ended 30 April 2022 (Q1), although…
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17 May
Victorian Plumbing H1 profits fall to £2.7m
Victorian Plumbing Group has revealed its operating profit for the first half of the year has fallen 80% YOY to…
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16 May
Screwfix to open 80 new stores
Kingfisher-owned Screwix is set to open 80 new stores by the start of next year, creating around 800 new retail…
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13 May
Dobbies granted planning permission for new store at Reading
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, has today (Friday 13 May) announced it has been granted planning permission to…
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10 May
Ikea stores to receive €3bn investment by end of next year
Ingka Group is set to accelerate its expansion by investing more than €3bn (£2.57bn) in new and existing Ikea stores…
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Apr- 2022 -22 April
B&M CEO to step down after 17 years
B&M has announced that Simon Arora, the chief executive officer (CEO) and director of the company, will retire from his…
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