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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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19 August
Wilko family under pressure to fill £70m pension deficit
Wilko’s founding family is reportedly under pressure to pay £70m to fill the collapsed retailer’s pension hole, This is Money…
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16 August
Victorian Plumbing to shutter Victoria Plum, 100 jobs at risk
Victorian Plumbing is set to close Victoria Plum, a rival firm it acquired only three months ago, in a move…
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12 August
The Floor Room falls into administration, 201 jobs lost
The Floor Room, a sister company of Carpetright, has fallen into administration, causing a total of 201 redundancies across its…
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9 August
CMO sales fall by 17% in H1 amid poor weather
CMO has seen H1 sales fall by 17% to £30.3m, down from £36.9m the prior year, after first quarter sales…
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