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May- 2021 -4 May
Loaf explores £70m sale
Furniture retailer Loaf has reportedly begun exploring a potential sale of the business that could value the business at around…
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4 May
USDAW praises Ikea for continuation of living wage commitment
Ikea has been praised by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) for its continued commitment to be…
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Apr- 2021 -28 April
Travis Perkins completes Wickes demerger
Travis Perkins has announced that it has completed the demerger of Wickes Group following an approved shareholders general meeting. Following…
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21 April
Ikea owner to invest £3.4bn into renewable energy
Ingka Group, the holding company which owns the majority of Ikea stores has revealed it has invested of €4bn (£3.4bn)…
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16 April
Travis Perkins Q1 sales spike 17.4%
Builders merchant and home improvement retailer Travis Perkins saw like-for-like sales increase 17.4% year-on-year for the first quarter of FY…
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12 April
Hugh Osmond eyes £300m Homebase takeover bid
Hugh Osmond is reportedly one of a number of parties looking to launch a £300m takeover bid for DIY retailer…
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12 April
Homebase announces Next partnership
Homebase has announced a new partnership with Next in which its gardening products will be brought to selection of the…
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8 April
Dunelm to ‘outperform’ expectations thanks to click and collect
Dunelm has said it expects to “outperform” analyst expectations this financial year, as the group prepares to reopen its stores…
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1 April
Topps Tiles H1 2021 revenues hold steady
Topps Tiles, a tiling retailer, saw its total revenues for the 26 weeks ended 27 March 2021 fall 2.4% year-on-year…
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Mar- 2021 -29 March
Victoria Plum sees 46% increase in sales to £103m
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has announced that its sales rose by a record 46% to £103m for the year…
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