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B&Q increases hourly rate of pay to £12.71 per hour

March 5, 2025 6:38 am

B&Q will be increasing its UK minimum hourly rate of pay for store staff to £12.71 per hour and its London rate to up to £14.05... View Article

Wickes hosts free tool marking event to help combat tool theft

March 4, 2025 3:20 pm

Wickes tackles tool theft with a mass Tool Marking rvent at Wickes Stirchley, helping tradespeople protect their equipment Research from Wickes shows 2 in 5 tradespeople... View Article

Primark teams up with Pinterest on new collection and ways to shop

March 4, 2025 6:57 am

Primark has teamed up with Pinterest to launch a new homeware collection inspired by the platform’s hottest trends for spring. Launching in 100 Primark stores, it... View Article

B&Q opens new Galashiels, Tweedbank store

March 3, 2025 10:47 am

B&Q has opened a new purpose-built store in Galashiels to replace a previous shop in the town which closed on 8 February. The new 20,000 square... View Article

Wickes expands store footprint through acquisition of four Homebase stores

February 28, 2025 8:52 am

Wickes is expanding its store footprint through the acquisition of the leases on four former Homebase stores. Situated in Dunfermline, Bury St Edmunds, Leeds Moor Allerton... View Article

Victorian Plumbing boosted by growth initiatives

February 25, 2025 8:21 am

Victorian Plumbing has said its rate of revenue growth improved in January as it benefited from new initiatives and the transition to a semi-automated distribution centre.... View Article

DFS appoints former Holland & Barrett CEO as non-executive director

February 24, 2025 8:23 am

DFS Furniture has appointed Tony Buffin as a non-executive director. Due to take up his role on 24 February 2025, he will also be appointed as... View Article

Mango Home to open first standalone store

February 24, 2025 7:55 am

Spanish fashion retailer Mango has chosen Barcelona as the city for the opening of its first standalone Mango Home store. Set to launch in April, the... View Article

ProCook to join line-up at Centre:mk

February 18, 2025 6:57 am

ProCook is to open a new store at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes later this week. Due to launch on 21 February on Silbury Arcade, the new... View Article