BNET Industries

Carpetright Plc.

CPR is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

Retail Floorcoverings & Carpet Services

Chairman & CEO
Phil Harris
Number of Employees 3,657
Contact Information

Amberley House New Rd

Rainham RM13 8QN

www.carpetright...

(44) 708525522

NAICS Code Floor Covering Stores: 442210

Recent Events

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-HSBC initiates coverage of 6 UK retailers

    10/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

carpetright plc. - All News and Analysis

  • Housing Activity Boosts Carpetright

    ReutersUK - 2009-10-28

    By James DaveyLONDON (Reuters UK) - Carpetright CATVU, the country's biggest floor coverings retailer, grabbed market share from failing rivals and reported a boost from growing housing activity to post a second straight quarter of rising sales.Chairman and Chief Executive Philip Harris said the overall floor coverings market fell over...

    Tags: Pound, Retail Company, Carpetright Plc., Sales Strategy, Retail, Sales Force Management, Sales, Oukbs

  • Carpetright deliver better than expected first half

    BNET - 2009-10-28

    28 October, 2009 | By Nicola Harrison Carpetright like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland increased 3.5% in the 25 weeks to October 24 after an improvement in the second quarter. Total sales jumped 9.5% while revenue across the group grew 8.9% At its European arm, which comprises The Netherlands,...

    Tags: sales

  • Carpetright slows decline in sales

    - 2009-02-04

    THE SHARP decline in sales at Carpetright slowed in January, as consumers used extra cash from lower mortgage and fuel bills to spruce up their homes instead of moving house. But the UK's largest floor covering retailer warned it was still expecting a tough year ahead. Lord Harris,...

    Tags: Carpetright Plc.

  • Carpetright and Comet slash divi and post plunging sales and profits

    - 2008-12-17

    THE ELECTRICALS chain Comet and the carpet retailer Carpetright have both slashed their dividends and posted tumbling sales and profits, as they warned of a bleak outlook for the retail market over the next year. Comet, which is owned by Kesa Electricals, posted a loss of 8.1m for...

    Tags: Carpetright Plc., Kesa Electricals Plc.

  • Carpetright floored by retail slowdown

    - 2008-09-24

    Investment Column Our view: Sell Share price: 637.5p (-64p) "I'm an optimist!" declares Lord Harris of Peckham, the chairman and chief executive of Carpetright. A good job too. Investors' optimism may be falling with the stock, which has dropped by the...

    Tags: Carpetright Plc.

  • Carpetright adds to retail gloom as sales fall through the floor

    - 2008-08-06

    Carpetright added its name to the growing list of retailers reporting deepening gloom on the high street, warning yesterday that its sales have fallen by more than 15 per cent in the UK and Ireland during the past three months. The carpet and floor coverings retailer said its...

    Tags: Carpetright Plc.

  • Why Carpetright can do no wrong

    - 2008-02-09

    THE WEEK IN REVIEW Lord Harris has witnessed more ups and downs in the marketplace than most retailers. So the head of the Carpetright chain is well- placed to judge the impact on his company of the present slowdown. Chances are he's getting ready for some rough weather....

    Tags: ARM Holdings, Carpetright Plc.

  • Carpetright chief can ride out the retail slowdown

    - 2008-02-06

    THE INVESTMENT COLUMN Our view: Tempting buy Share price: 782p (-39.5p) Phil Harris has witnessed more ups and downs in the marketplace than most retailers. So the head of the Carpetright chain is well- placed to judge the likely impact on his company of...

    Tags: ARM Holdings, Carpetright Plc.

  • Carpetright wearing thin.

    - 2008-02-05

    Carpetright is bullish about its 2008 full-year prospects, but the market suspects otherwise Amanda Vermeulen Carpetright posted reported a 4 per cent slump in UK same-stores sales for the 13 weeks to 26 January. Like-for-like sales grew 3.1 per...

    Tags: Carpetright Plc.

  • Harris's Carpetright offer stays at Pounds 850m

    - 2007-12-12

    By Karen Attwood The founder of Carpetright, Lord Harris, revealed yesterday that he had not cut the price of his 850m takeover offer as he reported a 3.4 per cent fall in like-for-like UK sales at the retailer during the first half. Shares in the company...

    Tags: Carpetright Plc.

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Christian Sollesse Managing Director, UK
Ian Kenyon Director, Finance
Ian Woosey Director, IT
Kevin Nicholson Director, Finance Control
Martin Harris Commercial Director
Mike Seabrook Director, Finance, Europe
Sarah Jones Director, Commercial Planning
Steve Challis Director, Logistics
Tim Lovegrove Director, Property
Carol Sawyer Head, Personnel & Payroll
Caron Grant Head, Marketing
Graham Ford Head, New Business Development
Guy Moloney Head, Internal Audit
Judith Wilcox Non-Executive Director
Patricia Dregent Secretary
Richard Muir Head, Facilities
Richard Renouf Head, Consumer Affairs
Wayne Bond Head, Central Operations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Phil Harris Chairman & CEO
Baroness Wilcox Board of Directors
Guy Weston Board of Directors
Harris Djanogly Board of Directors
Martin Toogood Board of Directors
Sheila Noakes Board of Directors
Simon Metcalf Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Chairman & CEO Current
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Managing Director, UK Current
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, Finance Current
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, IT Current
Carpetright plc Director, IT Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, Finance Control Current
Carpetright plc Director, Finance Control Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Commercial Director Current
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, Finance, Europe Current
Carpetright plc Director, Finance, Europe Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, Commercial Planning Current
Carpetright plc Director, Commercial Planning Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, Logistics Current
Carpetright plc Director, Logistics Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Director, Property Current
Carpetright plc Director, Property Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, Personnel & Payroll Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, New Business Development Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, Internal Audit Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Non-Executive Director Current
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current
Johnson Service Group PLC Board of Directors Current
Cadbury Schweppes plc Non-Executive Director Former

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, Facilities Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, Consumer Affairs Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Head, Central Operations Current

Joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in October 2003. She was Chairman of the National Consumer Council from 1990-1995. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Carpetright plc and Cadbury Schweppes plc, a Member of the House of Lords and President of both the National Consumer Federation and the Institute of Trading Standards.

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current
Johnson Service Group PLC Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Carpetright plc Board of Directors Current