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Nov- 2020 -11 November
Homebase hunts for new owners to fund next growth stage
DIY retailer Homebase has reportedly started a search for a new owner as it looks for funding for its next…
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Oct- 2020 -1 October
Kingfisher offloads Russian chain in £73m deal
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has announced it has offloaded Castorama Russia to Russian home improvement firm Maxidom in a…
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Sep- 2020 -29 September
B&M raises guidance following ‘strong’ H1
B&M has welcomed “strong” revenue growth in its first-half of trading, reporting group revenue growth of 25.3% in the period…
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22 September
Kingfisher sales boosted by DIY boom
Kingfisher has welcomed a “resilient” performance in the first-half of the year, with sales down by 1.1% to £5.9bn. The…
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Aug- 2020 -28 August
Screwfix to open 40 new stores, 400 jobs created
Screwfix is set to open 40 stores this year, in a move that will create around 400 new jobs in…
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Jul- 2020 -29 July
Travis Perkins reports 20% HY sales decline
DIY retailer Travis Perkins has revealed that like-for-like half-year sales declined by 20% across the group due to the impact…
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22 July
Kingfisher sales boosted by e-commerce
Kingfisher has announced that like-for-like sales soared by 21.6% in the quarter ended 18 July, as it continued to experience…
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13 July
Halfords plans to close 60 stores despite resilient sales
Halfords is reportedly planning on closing 60 stores as it looks to speed up its store closure scheme despite seeing…
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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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