Carpetright sales remain 不振の as shopper 不確定 耐えるs and it waves goodbye to 財政／金融 長，指導者 of 10 years

  • Carpetright's UK like-for-like sales fell in the three months to January 26?
  • The 会社／堅い 非難するd 現在進行中の 消費者 不確定 for 'volatile' 貿易（する）ing patterns?
  • The 会社／堅い's long-standing 長，指導者 財政／金融 officer Neil Page will retire in April??

By Emily Hardy For This Is Money

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Carpetright said today that sales have continued to 落ちる in the last three months, a 調印する that the challenged floorings 会社／堅い is not yet out of the 支持を得ようと努めるd.?

The retailer, which is part way through an 緊急の 再編する and 劇の 蓄える／店 終結 programme, 警告するd that the 貿易（する）ing 環境 remains 'volatile' with 経済的な 不確定 still 疫病／悩ますing shopper 信用／信任.? ??

But the 率 of 拒絶する／低下する has slowed, it said, from the 12.7 per cent 減少（する） in sales it 記録，記録的な／記録するd in the previous six month period.????

Carpetright said today that comparable sales in the last three months continued to decline?

Carpetright said today that 類似の sales in the last three months continued to 拒絶する／低下する?

Carpetright said: '貿易（する）ing patterns have remained volatile week to week, against a 背景 of 不確定 and weak 消費者 信用／信任.'

The 会社／堅い's international 操作／手術s, 一方／合間, are?'終始一貫して' ahead year-on-year, it said, thanks to a str ong 業績／成果 in the Netherlands.

Furniture and other いわゆる 'big ticket' retailers have come under the cosh of late, with some shoppers 延期するing big 購入（する）s until there is more clarity on Brexit and the 未来 of the economy.?

Carpetright's woes started with 速く 拒絶する／低下するing sales just over a year ago.?

In April last year, to help 茎・取り除く the decay, it agreed 条件 with landlords to 出口 81 loss-making 蓄える／店s and 削除する rents at others.?The 会社／堅い said today that it is on 跡をつける to 配達する associated cost 貯金 of £19million.

The company has also 直面するd 圧力 from new 競争相手 Tapi Carpets, which （機の）カム の上に Carpetright's patch a few years ago.?

The new entrant, which?is 支援するd by Carpetright's 創立者 and former boss Lord Harris, has 拡大するd?速く, snapping up 場所／位置s in の近くに proximity to Carpetright 蓄える／店s.??

Tapi, backed b y Lord Harris, has gone head-to-head with Carpetright - the firm he founded

Tapi, 支援するd by Lord Harris, has gone 長，率いる-to-長，率いる with Carpetright - the 会社／堅い he 設立するd

と一緒に the 貿易（する）ing update, Carpetright 発表するd that its 長，指導者 財政上の officer, Neil Page, will retire from the 会社／堅い in April after a ten-year 任期.??

Page will be 後継するd by former Sureserve Group CFO Jeremy Simpson.??

Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh (above) has overseen a radical store closure plan and restructure

Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh (above) has overseen a 過激な 蓄える／店 終結 計画（する） and 再編する

Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh said: 'Neil has made an 優れた 出資／貢献 to Carpetright over many years and the board wishes to 表明する its 感謝 for his unstinting かかわり合い to the 商売／仕事, 特に through the 最近の challenging period of 再編成.

'We are delighted that Jeremy is joining us as CFO, he has a strong plc 跡をつける 記録，記録的な／記録する and will be able to 統合する 速く into the (n)役員／(a)執行力のある team.'???

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