Home & DIY
Here you will find the latest Home and DIY retail news and DIY trade news for the UK sector. Read our insight and analysis on what the likes of Wickes, Matalan and Dunelm are up to.
Bensons for Beds hires former Blinds 2go CEO as chief customer officer
Dusk drops plans for £300m London Stock Exchange float
Dusk has dropped plans for a £300 million float on the London Stock Exchange. According to a report by Sky News, the online homeware and furniture…
OKA posts 25% sales growth following financial restructuring
Premium interiors brand OKA has reported annual sales growth of 25% and tripled profits two years after a financial restructuring. In the 12 months to the…
Sanctuary Bathrooms doubles warehouse space after record online sales
Sanctuary Bathrooms is more than doubling its warehouse footprint after a record year for online revenue, with the lease of a new 16,353 square foot warehouse…
Desert Island Stores: Al Bruce, founder of Olive & Barr
In this latest instalment of TRB’s Desert Island Stores series, Glynn Davis chats with Al Bruce, kitchen expert and founder of Olive & Barr. The store…
Dunelm unveils three-year growth plan as heatwave hits trading
Dunelm has unveiled a new three-year growth plan as it warned that this summer’s hot weather had impacted trading at the beginning of its new financial…
Dobbies revenue hits £221.8m as footfall and spending both rise
Garden centre group Dobbies has delivered a year of significant improvement in the first full year of its growth strategy. In the 12 months to 1…
Le Creuset opens first South West boutique at Exeter’s Princesshay
Le Creuset has opened its first South West boutique at Exeter’s Princesshay. The 870 square foot store at 10 High Street offers the French cookware brand’s…
IKEA UK invests £54m in cutting prices on 435 popular products
IKEA is investing £54 million in lowering the prices of 435 of its most popular products in the UK. The move forms part of the retailer’s…
Oak Furnitureland opens new 17,000 sq ft Ipswich showroom, taking store network to 70
Oak Furnitureland has opened a new Ipswich showroom as it continues to invest in its store network. The 17,000 square foot store at Euro Park Retail…
