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Home, furniture and DIY retail news, covering new stores, showrooms, ranges and partnerships from homeware brands and home improvement retailers.

Homebase opens new store in Abingdon

Located on Marcham Road, the new 23,830 sq. ft store is the one-stop-shop for the products, expertise and inspiration customers need to fix, improve...

Ikea in talks to buy former Topshop flagship store

Ikea has reportedly agreed to take on Topshop’s flagship store on Oxford Street for around £385m. According to real estate publication React News the...

Burlington Arcade Launches Thomas Goode & Co Boutique

Burlington Arcade, the historic retail destination in London's Mayfair, has announced that luxury homeware house Thomas Goode & Co have relocated to the iconic...

Dunelm gives shareholders £132m payout from bumper year

Homewares chain Dunelm has announced plans to hand a £132 million payout to shareholders after profits soared despite the pandemic closing stores. But bosses at...

Dunelm sales expected to jump after customers redecorate during lockdown

Dunelm is set to confirm that sales surged by more than a quarter over the past year despite store closures, as locked-down customers spruced...

Ikea facing mattress shortages amid post-lockdown demand spike

Ikea has said it is struggling to meet high demand for some of its products, especially mattresses, as Britons buy new furniture for the...

Mike Ashley ‘set to step down’ as boss of Sports Direct’s parent company

Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is set to step down from leading his retail empire and hand the reins to his prospective son-in-law, according...

Travis Perkins ups guidance despite soaring costs

Travis Perkins hiked its profit forecast on Tuesday despite a major rise in costs in the past three months. The business said that it believes...

B&M sees sales slip after strong trade during Covid lockdowns

Sales at B&M Bargains fell as the business faced tough comparisons with strong trade during the Covid-19 lockdowns a year ago when it remained...

N Brown hopes Amanda Holden and Davina McCall can bring sparkle to brands

Retailer N Brown has leaned heavily on its core brands in the last few months as the business signed up Amanda Holden and Davina...

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