Company
Wickes Group PLC
LON:WIX
Wickes Group PLC is a DIY and building products retailer selling to trade customers and consumers. It opened its first UK builders merchant store in 1972. It was acquired by Travis Perkins in 2004 and is being spun back onto the market in 2021.
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Wickes reports sales growth but warns on energy costs
If energy prices were to remain at the current cap, then Wickes said its full-year energy costs for financial year 2023 would be £7.5mln higher than 2022
Wickes profits fall and expected to decline further as consumer demand softens
Wickes said adjusted profit before tax fell 1.9% compared to the same period last year
Wickes cuts full-year profit guidance on signs of softening markets
The DIY store said it is managing cost inflation by raising prices
Builders and building materials
Wickes Group grows revenues against strong prior year, reaffirms full-year outlook
The DIY building products retailer expects sales increase for the full year to be ahead of 2019 as installation lead times return to more normal levels
One year wait for a tradesman warns Wickes
A buoyant housing market is driving the demand said the builders'merchant
The Gym Group sees sales in line as punters return on easing COVID-19 fears
The chief financial officer will leave in July for Wickes Group PLC
Wickes repeats profit guidance; says COVID-19 hit 'Do It For Me' December sales
Core sales grew by 14.2% last year, but fell by 6.8% in the fourth quarter, against tough comparatives in 2020
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Wickes raises full-year guidance as 'Do It For Me' boom continues
The retailer said it has traded well in the fourth quarter, with sales in line with expectations
Builders and building materials
Wickes Group flags end of lockdown DIY boom
Sales in the three months to end September 2021 fell by 1.6%
Wickes confirms first half profit guidance as sales rise by a third
The DIY, kitchen and bathroom retailer also said its outlook for the full year remains in line with expectations
Builders and building materials
Wickes says profits to come at top of range thanks to strong revenue
Trading was notably strong through April then settled back in line with expectations during May
Wickes awaits a 'wall of money', say analysts
Wickes’ has "transformed into a digitally-led, integrated product and services business, consistently outperforming its markets", said one broker
Wickes begins trading as separate company after Travis Perkins demerger
The retailer has listed in London with the ticker 'WIX'