| 词条 | Carpetright |
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| name = Carpetright plc | logo = Carpetright logo.svg | type = Public | traded_as = {{lse|CPR}} | foundation = 1988 | location = Purfleet, Essex | locations = 470 (2015) | key_people = Bob Ivell (Chairman) Wilf Walsh (Chief Executive) | industry = Retail | products = Carpets | revenue = £469.8 million (2015)[1] | operating_income = £8.2 million (2015)[1] | net_income = £4.5 million (2015)[1] | owner = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.carpetright.plc.uk}} }} Carpetright plc is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. HistoryThe company was established by Lord Harris of Peckham in 1988, when he opened the first shop in Canning Town.[2] In June 1993, it was first listed on the London Stock Exchange. In January 1999, it bought selected shops of Carpetland and Allied Carpets.[2] In August 2002, it acquired its first operations in Continental Europe, and in August 2005, it acquired May's World of Carpets.[2] In May 2008, Cascade Investment, LLC, Bill Gates's investment vehicle, acquired a 3% stake in the company.[3] In December 2008, the company acquired some shops, once associated with Sleepright UK.[4] In June 2011, Carpetright announced significant shop closure plans[5] and in December 2011, it posted its first loss since 1993.[6] On 21 March 2018, it was reported that Carpetright was struggling after issuing several profit warnings and that it was looking at possible shop closures. On 12 April 2018, it was announced that Carpetright would close ninety two stores, with a total loss of three hundred jobs out of a total workforce of 2,700, as part of a restructuring measure. On 11 May 2018, it was announced that Carpetright secured a £15 million loan to provide short-term working capital.[7] OperationsThe company now has over 470 shops.[8] It has expanded into Belgium,[8] the Netherlands[8] and the Republic of Ireland.[8] Its products include a wide variety of beds, mattresses, carpets, laminate flooring, vinyl flooring and rugs.[9] MarketingIn July 2016, Carpetright announced a partnership with Lucy Alexander as their brand ambassador. References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReports/PDF/LSE_CPR_2015.pdf|title=Annual Results 2015|publisher=}} 2. ^1 2 Carpetright History {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818213629/http://www.carpetright.plc.uk/pages/about_us/history/default.aspx |date=18 August 2008 }} 3. ^{{cite news | last = Hawkes | first = Steve | title = Bill Gates piles into Carpetright with 3% stake | url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article4023237.ece | date = 29 May 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612064814/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article4023237.ece | archivedate = 12 June 2011 | newspaper = The Times | location = London | accessdate = 29 October 2016 }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/deal-update/820712/carpetright-snaps-up-sleepright.thtml|title=Carpetright snaps up Sleepright|date=8 December 2008|publisher=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2008964/Carpetright-reports-70-slide-profits-warns-closing-stores.html|title=Carpetright reports a 70% slide in profits and warns it will be closing down more shops|date=28 June 2011|publisher=This is Money|accessdate=18 March 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/dec/13/carpetright-first-profits-drop|title=Carpetright reports first ever profits dip since floating in 1993|work=theguardian.com|date=13 December 2011|accessdate=18 March 2017}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/05/11/carpetright-secures-15m-emergency-funding/|title=Carpetright secures £15m emergency funding|last=Woods|first=Ben|date=11 May 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=14 May 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} 8. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Retail Sites|url=http://www.carpetright.plc.uk/retail-sites/|accessdate=14 May 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://walbrockresearch.com/will-carpetrights-shares-fly-again/|title=Will Carpetright's shares fly again?|publisher=Walbrock Research|accessdate=18 March 2018}} External links{{commons category|Carpet Right}}
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