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Nov- 2019 -27 November
SCS reports sales slump
Furnishings retailer SCS has reported a fall in like-for-like sales amid “growing political uncertainty”. In the 17 week period ended…
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26 November
Topps Tiles warns of ‘heightened economic uncertainty’ as sales slump
Topps Tiles has reported a 7.2% decrease in like-for-like revenues for the first eight weeks of its new financial year,…
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20 November
Kingfisher sales take a tumble in Q3
Kingfisher, the parent company of B&Q and Screwfix, has announced a poor quarter of sales in its latest trading update.…
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8 November
Halfords acquires garage chain amid profit plunge
Halfords has announced the acquisition of garage chain McConechy’s Tyre Service after closing a deal worth around £9.3m. The deal,…
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7 November
Ikea UK sales top £2bn in 2019
Furniture retailer Ikea has announced that total annual sales in the UK have soared by 8% to £2.1bn for the…
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Oct- 2019 -22 October
Wickes helps boost Travis Perkins Q3 sales by 3.8%
DIY retailer Travis Perkins has reported a 3.8% increase in Q3 sales boosted in part by a “strong performance” from…
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8 October
Ikea could face large EU back-tax bill
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is facing the possibility of having to pay millions of euros in back taxes, as the…
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Sep- 2019 -4 September
Halfords sales fall 3.9% amid poor weather and consumer confidence
Halfords has reported a 3.9% drop in revenues for the 20-week period ending 16 August, after it revealed “wetter weather”…
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Aug- 2019 -15 August
Homebase appoints Ian Penney as director of Bathstore
Homebase has appointed Ian Penney as director of Bathstore, after the bathroom chain was brought out of administration last month.…
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Jul- 2019 -22 July
Homebase close to buying out Bathstore
DIY retailer Homebase is reportedly closing in on acquiring bathroom retailer Bathstore, according to The Telegraph. The company entered administration…
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