Wickes makes ‘encouraging’ start to the year despite adverse weather hitting sales

// Wickes’ like-for-like sales slip as bad weather affected demand for seasonal lines.
// Trade sales “continue to perform well” but “DIY sales remain lower year-on-year”Wickes has reported an “encouraging” start to the year, with performance in line with expectations despite adverse weather impacting core sales.For the first 16 weeks of the year, the DIY retailer‘s like-for-like revenues slipped 0.6%, while ‘do-it-for-me’ sales increas