Home and DIY Retail News
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.
B&Q launches campaign to help tackle gender imbalance in trade sector
B&Q increases hourly rate of pay to £12.71 per hour
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
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
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
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
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
Turning ‘Saturday Jobs’ into lifelong careers: A conversation with Linda Sleath
We sit down for a candid chat with Linda Sleath, Chief People Officer at Bensons for Beds, who transformed her career from operations and production management... View Article
Victorian Plumbing boosted by growth initiatives
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
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
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
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