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Oct- 2024 -15 October
Victorian Plumbing to close Victoria Plum amid £2m loss
Victorian Plumbing has announced it is to close the recently acquired Victoria Plum, after it incurred a £2m loss in…
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7 October
Carpetright owner takes £11m hit from The Floor Room administration
Figures from Companies House show that Carpetright owner Nestware has taken a £10.8m hit as a result of the closure…
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3 October
Topps Tiles sales dip 5.7% in Q4
Topps Tiles has seen a 5.7% decline in group sales to £248m for the 52-week period ended 28 September 2024.…
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1 October
Dobbies to close 17 stores as it unveils restructuring plan
Dobbies Garden Centres Limited has launched a restructuring plan that will see the closure of 17 unprofitable stores to address…
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Sep- 2024 -25 September
DFS swings to £1.7m loss amid Red Sea stock delays
DFS has reported a loss before tax of £1.7m for the year ended 30 June due to “record” low market…
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17 September
Kingfisher HY profits improve despite weak sales
B&Q owner Kingfisher has revealed that its statutory pre-tax profits rose 2.3% to £324m for the six months ended 31…
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10 September
Wickes HY profit falls to £23.4m
Wickes has revealed that its adjusted profits fell to £23.4m, down from £31.1m, for the 26 weeks ended 29 June…
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Aug- 2024 -30 August
Dobbies plans restructuring process
Dobbies, the UK’s biggest garden centre operator, is reportedly planning a financial overhaul which could result in store closures or…
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21 August
Hobbycraft on brink of sale to retail investor
Hobbycraft is reportedly closing in on a sale to a specialist retail investor, Sky News has reported. Modella Capital is…
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20 August
Topps Tiles rescues CTD Tiles out of administration
Topps Tiles has acquired the brand and assets of CTD Tiles in a £9m deal after the company fell into…
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