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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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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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