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Travis Perkins profits plunge by 81% due to coronavirus
News that builders' merchant and home improvement retailer Travis Perkins plc profits have plunged 81% due to coronavirus has sadly come as no real shock to the KBB sector, which has ... -
BiKBBI forms ‘strategic partnership’ with US trade body
News has emerged that the British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has partnered with the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), the North American trade body and joined the ... -
Can Virtual Appointments be Lifeline to Kitchen Retailers
Can Kitchen and other Kbb Virtual Appointments be a suitable lifeline to Kbb retailers as we look to emerge from the Corona-virus Lockdown and get the economy moving again, albeit ... -
Latest plans see KBBG help independent retailers
Latest plans see KBBG help independent retailers as KBBG establishes a business support plan to help independent Kbb retailers. When showrooms reopen, suppliers to the KBBG that agree to the ... -
F Jones Cleveland appoint new MD
F Jones Cleveland Ltd, the specialist supplier of luxury worksurfaces, has appointed a new Managing Director to continue the restructuring of the management team as the business continues its focus ... -
Kbb sector growth fuelled by construction
A number of reports have been released to support the belief that the Kbb sector growth is quite real, albeit as a consequence of construction activity versus homeowner led improvements. ... -
Homebase acquires Bathstore and saves 44 stores
Homebase acquires Bathstore at the eleventh hour. News has emerged that Homebase has acquired the struggling Bathstore and will take control of 44 stores and in doing so will save ... -
Better Bathrooms Ceases Trade
Better Bathrooms the national bathroom chain which self-proclaimed to be the biggest independent bathroom retailer in the UK, has stopped trading. Following widening financial losses over the past few years ... -
Wickes sales down amid £246m write down
Wickes sales are down 2.5% amid a £246m write down as owner Travis Perkins Group reports a 2018 loss. The firm said full-year sales at Wickes declined by 2.5%, and ... -
John Lewis profits slump 99% in challenging times
John Lewis has said pre-tax profits before exceptional items for the half-year to the end of July have been all but wiped out in what continues to be a “challenging ...
