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Screwfix sales grow but B&Q hit by consumer uncertainty

Performance
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25 Nov 2024
by Katie Searles
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Screwfix to open 40 new stores, as Kingfisher reports positive UK sales

Performance
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25 Mar 2024
by Katie Searles
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B&Q finds only 2% of UK tradespeople are women, pledges to fund more apprentices

People
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6 Mar 2024
by Katie Searles
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B&Q enhances online sales experience as Kingfisher revamps its OMS

Technology
30 Nov 2022
by Paul Skeldon
Kingfisher Group is rebooting its OMS to give its customers a more joined up online sales experience thanks to a centralised inventory view
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A customer in a branch of Screwfix. Image courtesy of Screwfix

Kingfisher puts the store at the centre of its ecommerce strategy to meet rising online demand and expand same-day delivery

Strategy and Innovation
21 Sep 2021
by Chloe Rigby
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher says putting the store at the centre of its ecommerce strategy has been ’critical’ for it to meet...
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Second quarter sales at B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher fall back across channels compared to pandemic growth

Location
15 Jul 2021
by Chloe Rigby
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher this week showed sales started to decline online and offline in the second quarter of its financial year...
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Image courtesy of Kingfisher Group

Screwfix on track to turn over £2bn in year that online – and DIY – sales soared

Strategy and Innovation
12 Jan 2021
by Chloe Rigby
Screwfix is on track to see sales reach £2bn in its current financial year after months in which online sales have soared at its parent...
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B&Q and Screwfix owner reports strong sales growth as customers turned to DIY over the summer and early autumn – and bought online and picked-up in store

Strategy and Innovation
19 Nov 2020
by Chloe Rigby
The Kingfisher Group today reported fast growth in sales as shoppers focused on improving their homes after spending more time in them – and more chose...
B&Q Kingfisher Group RXUK Top500 Screwfix

The practical steps that Top500 retailers are taking as they prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period

International
2 Oct 2020
by Chloe Rigby
How are Top500 UK retailers are planning for the end of the Brexit transition period? We’ve looked at recent financial reports to find out...
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Kingfisher fast tracks multichannel investment after business bounces back online from Covid-19

Strategy and Innovation
22 Sep 2020
by Chloe Rigby
The parent company of B&Q and Screwfix said it had fast tracked plans to put its stores at the centre of its ecommerce...
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