DIY
DIY covers the latest business developments and trends across the UK home improvement and hardware retail sector. This section reports on trading performance, consumer demand, sustainability initiatives, and supply chain management among leading DIY and home retail brands. Retail Sector’s DIY coverage provides insight into how retailers are adapting to shifts in housing, lifestyle, and economic conditions — offering practical analysis for executives, suppliers, and category managers shaping strategy and operations in this competitive market.
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Nov- 2024 -25 November
Kingfisher lowers profit guidance amid flat Q3 sales
Kingfisher has lowered its full-year profit guidance after posting flat sales of £3.2bn for the three months ended 31 October, a 0.6% decline. As a result of this, the company expects its adjusted PBT guidance to be in the range of c.£510m to £540m, previously c.£510m to £550m. The B&Q…
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20 November
Dunelm enters Irish market with Home Focus acquisition
Dunelm has acquired Home Focus, a soft furnishings retailer which trades from 13 stores across the Republic of Ireland, for an undisclosed amount. The business, which operates under the ‘Home Focus at Hickeys’ brand, also operates online, and provides home delivery and a ‘Click and Reserve’ option for customers to collect…
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14 November
CDS Superstores acquires 70 Homebase stores out of administration
The Range and Wilko owner CDS Superstores has acquired 70 Homebase UK stores after the DIY retailer collapsed into administration. Gavin Park, Gavin Maher and Adele Macleod of Teneo Financial Advisory Limited were appointed as joint administrators of HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited, which trade under the Homebase name.…
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13 November
Homebase readies to bring in administrators
Homebase are reportedly lining up administrators from Teneo to handle a pre-pack deal with The Range that will save over 1,500 jobs, Sky News has learned. While The Range is said to be readying a deal to snap up a majority of the DIY retailer’s stores, the future of the…
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8 November
Lego opens 20th UK store in Bristol
The LEGO Group has officially opened its 20th Lego store in the UK and its second in the city of Bristol at Cribbs Mall. The new store is the 20th Lego store in the UK and brings with it the creation of over 27 new jobs within the local community.…
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Oct- 2024 -22 October
Wickes sales jump 4.2% to £312.1m in Q3
Wickes has delivered stronger sales and a volume growth in retail, with LFL sales up 4.2% to £312.1m for the 13 weeks to 28 September. Despite challenging market conditions, the retailer’s design and installation business is “stabilising”, with LFL sales declining 13.3% to £79.2m compared to the 18.9% drop in…
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18 October
Hobbycraft profits plummet 80%
Hobbycraft has reported an 80% drop in profits to £393,000, down from £2m the previous year, for the 52 weeks ended 18 February 2024. The art and craft supplier attributed this loss to inflationary pressures and one-off costs that have impacted the retailer’s financial health despite their efforts to drive…
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15 October
Victorian Plumbing to close Victoria Plum amid £2m loss
Victorian Plumbing has announced it is to close the recently acquired Victoria Plum, after it incurred a £2m loss in just four months. In a trading update for the trading for the year ended 30 September 2024, Victorian Plumbing said Victoria Plum contributed c.£15m of revenue and incurred an adjusted…
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7 October
Carpetright owner takes £11m hit from The Floor Room administration
Figures from Companies House show that Carpetright owner Nestware has taken a £10.8m hit as a result of the closure of The Floor Room. Nestware put the company into administration at the start of August, resulting in 201 job losses. The Floor Room was the sole provider of flooring and…
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3 October
Topps Tiles sales dip 5.7% in Q4
Topps Tiles has seen a 5.7% decline in group sales to £248m for the 52-week period ended 28 September 2024. Group sales for the year, excluding revenues from the assets acquired from the administrators of CTD1, were broadly “in line” with the year ending September 2022. The tile specialist said…
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