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Carpetright Carpetright is planning to acquire the chain of 94 Sleepright bed concessions for less than £1m. 29-Oct-2008 Carpetright has acquired Melford Commercial Properties, the parent company of Carpetworld Manchester, from Jensen Group for £7.2m, as well as Dutch carpet retailer Ben de Graaff Tapijt for £6.3m. 02-Apr-2008 Carpetright, the chain of 510 carpet stores valued at £910m, has received a takeover approach from its founder. 18-Jun-2007 Carpetright is to acquire Storey Carpets, the chain of 30 carpet stores based in the North East, for an initial £18m. 03-May-2007 Carpetright is planning to expand its chain of 600 carpet stores with a further 20 sites by the end of 2007. 31-Jan-2007 Carpetright is looking to double its chain of carpet stores in continental Europe to 200, including up to 70 in Poland. 13-Dec-2006 Carpetright is expected to set up a 490,000 sq ft carpet distribution centre at Gazeley's Ultrabox site in Purfleet, Kent. 04-Dec-2006 Carpetright is planning to open a chain of carpet stores in eastern Europe, with the first opening in Poland next week. 26-Apr-2006 Carpetright has announced a deal with House of Fraser to open 18 carpet concessions in department stores, with the first opening in May. 01-Feb-2006 Powerhouse has sold five of its 109 electrical stores to Carpetright, and a further 14 have been returned to the chain's former liquidators. 07-Nov-2005 Carpetright is planning to expand its chain of 364 carpet stores in the UK and Ireland to 450 by 2009. 30-Jun-2004 Carpetright is to open carpet concessions in 12 Allders department stores this year, and a further 17 next year. 01-Dec-2003 Carpetright is acquiring a 50% stake in Carpetland, the operator of 92 stores in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, for £10m. 26-Jun-2002 Carpetright is launching a small-format carpet store in Sutton, and similar stores will open up where large retail park sites are not available. 11-Feb-2002 Carpetright is opening 30 more carpet stores over the coming months, taking the total to 368. 12-Dec-2001 Carpetright is to acquire seven retail sites from Carpetworld for £7.2m, in order to expand its presence in the north of England. 30-May-2001 Carpetright is to expand its new mobile carpet sales operation into Manchester and Northern Ireland, and has also announced plans to open 12 new stores, including six in Ireland. 13-Dec-2000 Carpetright is launching a mobile sales force in London, in order to sell carpets from a fleet of 22 vans carrying 2,500 carpet samples. 21-Jun-2000 Carpetright is planning to expand its chain of carpet stores from 327 to 350 outlets, and will also introduce more wood flooring and rug products. 15-Dec-1999 Carpetright is planning to open about six carpet stores this year, and capital expenditure will be cut from £18m to £4m. 23-Jun-1999 Carpetright is buying 27 stores from Allied Carpets for about £12m. 17-Nov-1998 Carpetright has scaled back its expansion plans due to difficult trading conditions, and it will now open only 12 new stores over the next year compared to 42 last year. 24-Jun-1998 DFS, Carpetright and MFI have all reported a slowdown in sales so far this year, indicating that the recent revival in furniture and carpet retailing may be coming to an end. 05-Mar-1998 Carpetright is planning to open a further 14 carpet stores in the second half of its financial year as part of an expansion that will result in a national chain of 300 stores. 18-Dec-1997 Carpetright is planning to expand its chain of carpet stores from 200 to 260 by next April. 19-Jun-1996 Carpetright is increasing market share and has plans to have about 20 Carpet Depot superstores by the end of the year. 12-Jan-1996 More from the Retailing sector Related pages: Barbour Apple Next Sweaty Betty Shop Direct Group Carpetright website: www.carpetright.co.uk The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008