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Wickes sales down amid £246m write down
Wickes sales are down 2.5% amid a £246m write down as owner Travis Perkins Group reports a 2018 loss. The firm said full-year sales at Wickes declined by 2.5%, and ... -
B&Q £100m investment in new pricing strategy
UK home improvement retailer B&Q has said(via its owners Kingfisher) that it is investing more than £100m to deliver its ‘Do It For Less’ pricing strategy, specifically designed to “make ... -
Society of British and International Design launch KBB I.P. register
The Society of British and International Design – SBID – recently launched the SBID Intellectual Property – IP – initiative at the House of Commons event earlier this week to ... -
Homebuilding & Renovating Show sees 'record' year
The Homebuilding & Renovating Show experienced its “busiest year ever” in 2017, with a total of 102,000 visitors attending its shows across the year, marking a 9% year-on-year increase with ... -
kbb Birmingham 2018 bigger and better as per usual
When your world is changing fast, you need to be one step ahead. kbb Birmingham 2018, the UK's unrivalled kitchen and bathroom experience and show organiser UBM have promised an event ... -
Wickes to open new look store in Croydon
Home improvements retailer Wickes is marking the launch if its newly designed store in Croydon Colonnades beginning on Friday July 21. Toni Letts OBE, Mayor of Croydon, will be attending ... -
Bathstore venture into German Kitchens
According to recent KBB news sources Bathstore chief executive Gary Favell has launched a kitchen and bedroom side to the business, initially using stores in Farnborough and the Lakeside Shopping ... -
Last-ditch offers to rescue Betta Living revealed
Betta Living fell into administration with the loss of 300 jobs after last-ditch offers to either refinance or sell the home improvement retailer fell through, it has been revealed. Newly ... -
No buyer found for Betta Living Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms
Administrators of Oldham-based furniture retailer Betta Living has confirmed that it has sold the order book and other assets of Dean House Limited, as well as making 300 staff redundant. ...
