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B&Q: latest news, analysis and trading updates | Retail Week
Sep 25, 2024 · B&Q is a DIY and home improvement retailer in the UK, operating as a subsidiary of Kingfisher, which also owns Screwfix. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about B&Q and the home and DIY sector.
What can retailers learn from Aldi’s supply chain strategy?
Aug 13, 2023 · Aldi’s business model is based on driving down costs and creating efficiencies throughout the supply chain. From a technology perspective, huge advancements are in the pipeline – with the grocery chain receiving approval in 2021 for a 1.3 million sq ft site in Leicestershire that will include a semi-automated distribution centre and office space just 20 miles from the company’s head ...
Financials | Primark - Retail Week
Discover Retail Navigator Find out more. Total sales at Primark rose 4.9% to £9,448m in the year to 14 September 2024 (FY2024). Revenue climbed 6% in constant currency, which the retailer said reflected “a strong performance” across its key growth markets, including the US, France, Spain, Italy and Central and Eastern Europe (‘CEE ...
Inside Ikea’s innovation strategy: Stores, AI and supply chain
Oct 12, 2023 · We take you inside Ikea’s plan of action. Swedish furniture retailer Ikea was established in 1943 and operates 460 stores across 62 markets. The business reported a total sales increase of 6.5% to €44.6bn (£38.5bn) for fiscal 2022. It hosted 822m visitors to its stores and 4.3bn visitors across its online channels that same year.
B&M: latest news, analysis and trading updates | Retail Week
Jun 11, 2024 · B&M is one of the fastest growing retailers in the UK and also one of the leading variety discounters. Founded in 1978, B&M has expanded internationally in Germany and France. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about B&M and the value sector.
Analysis: Why Ken Murphy believes Tesco will thrive in its ‘next ...
By Hugh Radojev 6 October 2021. Alongside a bumper set of results, Tesco boss Ken Murphy set out his stall for post-pandemic growth. Retail Week analyses his new strategic priorities. Buoyed by a strong first-half performance, chief executive Ken Murphy today unveiled what he called “the next chapter for Tesco”.
Tesco profits and sales soar amid growing market share
Apr 10, 2024 · Tesco has reported a surge in both profits and sales for the full year and hailed a surge in market share gains as inflationary pressures “lessened substantially”. Tesco posted an 11% rise in adjusted retail operating profit to reach £2.76bn for the 52 weeks to February 24, 2024, versus the total of £2.5bn last year.
The secrets of Gymshark’s customer-centred success
Jul 14, 2020 · A mission to drive customer centricity. Gymshark has gone from a one-man production line in its founder’s garage to an international brand with offices across the globe in just eight years. And the secret to its rapid success starts with its mission to drive customer centricity across the business. “As a data-led business, we want to unlock ...
Dobbies plans to close raft of garden centres and shutter Little ...
Sep 30, 2024 · Dobbies will close unprofitable locations, exit the Little Dobbies format and make hundreds of staff cuts as the retailer seeks to navigate out of financial difficulty. Dobbies said the plan was necessary to address “historically uneconomical rent costs and ensure a …