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Decco helps out Christmas charity
A gloomy economy hasn't stopped the DIY industry supporting charity this Christmas.
10 December 2008
Sir Geoff Mulcahy wants to re-buy Woolworths
The man who made Kingfisher a global DIY force is the latest name to be linked with a bid for Woolworths.
10 December 2008
Marks & Spencer is offering 30% off homeware and furniture
Marks & Spencer is cutting prices in the run up to Christmas on a range of products - including its home range.
10 December 2008
London the set for IHA 2009
London is set to host the 2009 International Hardware Association congress next September.
9 December 2008
Woolworths fined over asbestos exposure
High street retailer dealt another blow as it is ordered to pay £40,000 in fines and costs after staff at two Devon stores were exposed to asbestos.
9 December 2008
QVC is totally talent spotting
QVC will be looking for new DIY and garden products to fill their TV schedules at next year's Totally shows.
9 December 2008
Carpetright snap up Sleepright for just under £2m
Carpetright has announced it has taken over bed retail specialists Sleepright for a reported £1.8m
9 December 2008
Shoots rolls out online store
Gardening chain ventures online to maximise sales as part of its plan to 'become a major force in garden centre retailing'.
8 December 2008
'Mega Monday' signals busiest day for internet shopping
Shoppers expected to reach spending rate of £16,000 per second in online binge as they search the web for gifts they couldn’t find at the weekend.
8 December 2008
Up to 50% off in Woolworths sale
Woolworths has today cut up to 50% of certain lines as its administrators attempt to sell off stock in the run up to Christmas.
5 December 2008
Woolworths makes first redundancies
Deloitte, the administrators called in last month to handle the sale of the retail giant, announced that 450 jobs had been cut from support operations in London and Rochdale.
5 December 2008
Home Retail launches discount sofa site
The Home Retail group is responding to the credit crunch by offering customers the chance to snap up bargain price sofas.
5 December 2008
Morrisons like-for-like sales up 8.1%
Morrisons like-for-like sales have grown by 8.1% without fuel meaning the supermarket chain outstripped Tesco in the third quarter.
4 December 2008
An animated range - Disney to push home lines in 2009
Disney is looking to expand its market share of home products by branding some of its biggest names on to a series of new ranges in 2009.
4 December 2008
Woolworths administration: What does Deloitte plan?
Woolworths the former high street champion and current media punch bag went into administration last week.
4 December 2008
Ethical homeware chain The Pier in administration
The Pier has joined a sad and increasingly long list of firms who've been forced to call in the administrators due to financial difficulties.
4 December 2008
High street names launch second round of pre-Christmas sales
Marks and Spencer will hold a second one-day sale in as many months as it looks to drive up pre-Christmas sales, as Debenhams plans three-day price cut.
3 December 2008
Shoppers to spend online this Christmas
New figures reveal convenience is key rather than price in encouraging consumers to splash their cash on the web.
3 December 2008
Tesco Q3 results released
Tesco announced profits in the UK were up but non-food sales including homeware showed a 'small decline'.
2 December 2008
BDC administrators say write off debts
Administrators for electrical distributor Bridisco Group have written to retailers telling them to pay 'in full' for new goods regardless of anything they might be owed.
2 December 2008
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