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Blacks Leisure boosted by cold snap Outdoor retailer
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- 04 January 2011 09:28
Blacks Leisure today said the recent Arctic weather conditions boosted its turnaround plans as consumers snapped up jackets, scarves and hats.The cold snap helped increase like-for-like sales in its outdoor business by 10.2% in the key trading period of December, despite a strong set of comparative figures the previous year.The ...read more
Wickes lifted as customers rush to beat VAT rise
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- 15 December 2010 09:20
The owner of DIY chain Wickes today hailed improving sales in recent weeks as shoppers rushed to beat January's increase in VAT.Travis Perkins said like-for-sales per trading day at Wickes were up 4.2% in the eight weeks to November 27, compared with a 0.1% decrease in the first nine months ...read more
Travis Perkins acquires BSS
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- 05 July 2010 10:01
Builders' merchant Travis Perkins has announced the acquisition of plumbing group BSS Group in a £557.6 million deal. The tie-up, which has been backed by the board of Leicester-based BSS, will make the Wickes owner a leading player in the trade and retail distribution of plumbing and heating products.BSS started ...read more
Travis Perkins in talks over BSS
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- 28 May 2010 10:49
Builders' merchant Travis Perkins is in "advanced" talks over a £553 million takeover of plumbing specialist BSS, it was announced today.The groups claim the deal would create Britain's leading plumbing and heating trade and retail distribution business and give them the scale and might to compete better in the market.BSS, ...read more
Travis Perkins up as Wickes’ market share improves
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- 17 May 2010 09:53
Travis Perkins has said that it is trading ahead of expectations, with pre-election sales up despite adverse weather in the first part of the year.In the trading period from January 1st to April 30th, the company said that group revenue was up 2.2%, with like-for-like sales up 1.4 %.Whilst its ...read more
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