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Jul- 2021 -23 July
Homebase to create 300 jobs for young people
Homebase has revealed that it is creating 300 jobs for young people across the UK as the first home and…
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21 July
Wickes sales surpass pre-pandemic levels in H1
Wickes has revealed that sales have once again surpassed pre-pandemic levels following a strong half-year of trading, as the group…
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15 July
Halfords to hire 700 in recruitment drive
Halfords has set upon a recruitment drive that will see over 700 new staff members across a range of positions…
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15 July
Kingfisher raises guidance as sales rise 22%
Kingfisher has announced it is raising its guidance for its half-year results after reporting that like-for-like sales in Q2 were…
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14 July
ManoMano raises $355m in Series F funding round
ManoMano, a European marketplace specialising in DIY, home improvement, and gardening, has secured $355m (£257m) in a Series F fundraising…
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14 July
Dunelm raises guidance amid ‘robust’ Q4 sales
Dunelm has raised its full-year guidance following a period of “exceptionally strong” growth post-lockdown, with Q4 sales soaring 101.7%, or…
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9 July
First London ‘Little Dobbies’ opens
Dobbies Garden Centres has announced the opening of the first London-based ‘Little Dobbies’, located on Westbourne Grove. This marks the…
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5 July
Hema to close its six UK stores
Dutch homeware retailer Hema has announced it has decided to close all six of its UK stores and exit the…
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Jun- 2021 -22 June
Travis Perkins Q1 merchanting sales grow 6.3% from 2019
Travis Perkins has announced that its merchanting segment saw total sales between April and May 2021 rise 6.3% when compared…
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22 June
Victorian Plumbing makes £850m stock market debut
Victorian Plumbing has officially made its stock market debut this morning (22 June) with an initial market capitalisation of £850m.…
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