Could Wickes be up for sale?
Travis Perkins has suggested that Wickes could be put up for sale as part of efforts to simplify the group’s structure and improve earnings. [04-12-18]
Travis Perkins has suggested that Wickes could be put up for sale as part of efforts to simplify the group’s structure and improve earnings. [04-12-18]
Homebase.co.uk was voted the worst online shop in a Which? annual survey of 10,000 internet shoppers in the UK. [13-11-18]
Retail chain Wickes has reported “continued volume declines” in its core DIY and kitchen and bathrooms showroom categories, according to third-quarter figures from parent company Travis Perkins. [23-10-18]
B&Q showroom sales fell during the first half of its financial year to end of July as the DIY chain failed to benefit from the problems at rival Homebase. [19-09-18]
Kingfisher veteran and former Screwfix boss Graham Bell has been appointed as new chief executive of B&Q UK and Ireland, effective October 1. [10-09-18]
Homebase “confident” about the future as creditors overwhelmingly approved its rescue plan that will shut 42 of its stores – about a fifth of the portfolio it had at the end of May. [31-08-18]
The owner of loss-making DIY chain Homebase is set to announce the closure of about a quarter of its 249 stores, according to Sky News. [08-08-18]
Wickes head office staff has been cut by a third as the bargain hunters' showroom shed is blasted by the 'Beast from the East' and weak consumer sentiment [31-07-18]
Increasing demand for turnkey bathroom solutions will underpin growth for bathroom retailers over the next few years, a new report has suggested. [11-07-18]