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Mar- 2024 -25 March
Kingfisher profits drop amid poor international performance
Kingfisher has seen its pre-tax profits drop 25% to £568m for the year ended 31 January, down from £758m the…
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21 March
Kingfisher mulls bid for Homebase stores in Ireland
Kingfisher, the owner of B&Q, is reportedly mulling a bid for Homebase’s stores in the Republic of Ireland, following reports…
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19 March
Wickes welcomes ‘robust’ FY23 trading amid Solar Fast acquisition
Wickes has announced a “robust” trading performance for the year ended 30 December 2023 as it confirms that it has…
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19 March
Ikea introduces new round of price cuts ahead of Easter
Ikea has announced its next wave of price cuts on hundreds of its most popular items ahead of the Easter…
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15 March
Bensons For Beds returns to profitability in FY23
Bensons For Beds has reported a return to profitability as turnover grew by 7.5% to £257.5m for the 53 weeks…
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12 March
Matalan fell to £100m loss before takeover, filings reveal
Matalan fell to a pre-tax loss of £103.4m in FY23, widening from a £7m loss the prior period, in a…
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Feb- 2024 -27 February
Homebase owner eyes second sale in four years
Hilco Capital has reportedly put Homebase up for sale for the second time in four years after acquiring the business…
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27 February
Victorian Plumbing FY24 EBITDA in line with expectations
Bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing expects to deliver full-year adjusted EBITDA in line with market expectations, as an increase in own…
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14 February
Dunelm H1 sales rise 4.5% to £872m
Homeware retailer Dunelm has revealed that sales grew by 4.5% to £872m in the 26 weeks to 30 December 2023,…
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7 February
First cohort of Wickes bathroom apprentices set to graduate
Wickes has announced that the first cohort of students enrolled in its bathroom installation apprenticeship – the first of its…
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