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Jul- 2020 -1 July
Kingfisher appoints ex-Travis Perkins CFO as non-executive director
Kingfisher has announced the appointment of former Travis Perkins CFO, Tony Buffin, as a non-executive director with effect from 1…
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Jun- 2020 -1 June
Topps Tiles announces £18.1m sale of HQ and warehouse
Topps Tile has agreed a sale and leaseback of its head office and central warehouse building to UK Warehouse Properties…
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May- 2020 -29 May
B&M sales surge amid lockdown
B&M has revealed it enjoyed a “strong” end to its fourth quarter trading, with like-for-like revenues up 6.6% in the…
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12 May
Kingfisher sales drop 25% in Q1 results
B&Q and Screwfix owner B&Q has revealed its first quarter sales fell by 24.8% to £2.2bn as the impact of…
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Apr- 2020 -27 April
Homebase reopens 20 stores
DIY retailer Homebase has revealed it has reopened 20 of its stores across the UK after it was deemed an…
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23 April
Gordon Brothers rescues Laura Ashley from administration
Embattled retailer Laura Ashley has been rescued from administration by global investment firm Gordon Brothers for an undisclosed sum. Gordon…
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Mar- 2020 -25 March
Halfords forecast 25% sales slump
Halfords has warned that sales will “drop sharply” in light of the coronavirus outbreak, with a forecasted sales decline of…
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Feb- 2020 -27 February
Homebase turnaround bears fruit as it returns to profit
DIY retailer Homebase said it has “returned to profit ahead of plan” in its latest trading update, recording profits of…
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12 February
Inter Ikea appoints new CEO
Inter Ikea has announced that Torbjörn Lööf, who has been the company’s CEO for the past seven years, is to…
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Jan- 2020 -16 January
Halfords hails ‘strong’ Q3 sales performance
Halfords has reported a “solid” performance in its third quarter of trading, with total group revenue up 4.6%. In the…
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