Chief executive of the BMA, Tom Reynolds, has called for more joined up thinking among legislators and specialists across the home improvement industry in a bid to aid the Government’s plan for Net Zero [23-9-2021]
There are already signs that the home improvements spending boom may be cooling down, according to one KBB digital marketing expert. [24-8-2021]
England’s latest month-long lockdown could fuel a half-billion-pound spike in sales of home improvement goods. [3-11-2020]
Homebase revealed the dramatic extent of its restructure to date in its first earnings release since its disastrous ownership of Australian DIY giant Wesfarmers. [17-4-2019]
Homebase has signed a deal with Tapi Carpets that will eventually see Tapi concessions in a “significant” number of Homebase stores around the UK. [10-12-2018]
Builders merchant Howdens has said that it expects an incremental cost from building more new depots than originally announced. [8-11-2018]
A new interior design online tool that can be integrated with a showroom’s website is a “world first”, the boss of the firm that's launched it claims. [10-10-2018]
Kitchen makeover firm Dream Doors has invested £750,000 in a new state-of-the-art training centre in Hampshire as it looks to add 16 new franchises by the end of the year. [26-9-2018]
Lakes has launched a new marketing strategy and rebranded to better target the “fast-growing” over-55 home improvement segment. [24-9-2018]
John Lewis pre-tax profits for the half-year to the end of July are almost wiped out, with the firm blaming heavy competitor discounting. [13-9-2018]
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. [31-8-2018]
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. [8-8-2018]
