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First Time Buyers Increasingly Taking on Project Properties

66% of first-time buyers bought a cheaper home because it needed DIY or renovation work done. Many choosing a ‘fixer-upper’ were able to buy in their preferred location, add...
14 May 2026

UK Store News

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Lidl GB Expands ‘Lidl & Go’ Trial to Seven Stores

Self-scanning tool ‘Lidl & Go’ now available to shoppers in seven stores across the country following successful friends and family pilot. New features enable customers to...
11 May 2026

UK People News

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A Third of Tradespeople Say Their Job Affects Their Mental Health

New research reveals one in three tradies say their job is harming their mental wellbeing, with cost pressures, workload and theft fears driving stress More than half (53%) of joiners...
11 May 2026

International News

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Builders Opens New Western Cape Store

Builders has expanded its footprint in the Western Cape with the opening of Builders Longbeach on Thursday, 23 April 2026. The new store is the company’s second store opened in the province in...
13 May 2026

Digital Retail News

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eBay Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop

eBay Inc. today announced that, following a thorough review with the support of its financial and legal advisors, the company's Board of Directors has determined to reject GameStop's unsolicited,...
12 May 2026
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