BrightHouse makes appointment to drive business change

BrightHouse has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Simon Mouncer as head of business change and IT.

He will report directly to BrightHouse finance director Giles David and will be responsible for nurturing the high degree of business change that the retailer is undergoing.
Dated: Sat 20 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse: Store’s bright future

BrightHouse’s expansion plans for Yorkshire have attracted a lot of attention, the latest of which was an article in The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield is one of the areas in Yorkshire that already has a BrightHouse store, and so could be said to have a special interest in developments for both BrightHouse and the Yorkshire region.
Dated: Mon 15 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse wins national recycling award

BrightHouse was recently won the Hadfield Wood Recyclers Award for the Best High Street Recycler at this year’s National Recycling Awards. The award recognises BrightHouse’s dedication to environmental sustainability through their end of life packaging recycling project. The project recycles goods that are beyond economic repair, as well as packaging materials returned to the store and has resulted in a massive 95% recycling rate and a saving of £300,000 per year.
Dated: Wed 3 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse takes some US retail advice

BrightHouse travelled across the Atlantic to meet with US rent-to-own retail chain stores in order to gain a better understanding of US business operations. Leo McKee, BrightHouse CEO, said that they came to learn from the best, which in this case include Easyhome, Rent-A-Center and APRO (Association of Progressive Rental Organisations).
Dated: Thu 4 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

Corporate social responsibility comes easily to BrightHouse

When it comes to corporate social responsibility, BrightHouse is an industry leader with its dedication to customer satisfaction, staff welfare, community involvement and ethically sound environmental policies.
Dated: Thu 4 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse launches new website press centre

The BrightHouse press centre is officially launched! The BrightHouse Press Centre is designed to keep all stakeholders up-to-date with the company’s news, events and activities. The press centre follows the “two-click) accessibility rule, which means that the BrightHouse website is never more than a click away from press centre news.
Dated: Thu 4 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse rolls out business solution software

BrightHouse chose Hornbill’s Supportworks ITSM enterprise service management solution to operate its IT support desks at all of its stores across the UK. The system was chosen for its easy usability and integration with existing infrastructure, and will soon be applied across BrightHouse’s other service functions, including HR and finance.
Dated: Fri 5 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse: 2008 has been another good year

2007/2008 was a good year for BrightHouse, but 2008/2009 looks as if it will be even better. While many other high street retailers are feeling the effects of the credit crunch and decreasing consumer confidence, BrightHouse has gone from strength-to-strength with improved revenue, profits and growth.
Dated: Mon 8 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse: Retailer bucks trend in drive for growth

BrigthHouse has opened 20 new stores in the past 6 months and has already reported massive expansion plans for Birmingham and Manchester. The rent-to-own retail chain has now revealed plans to double its network in Yorkshire with an additional 19 stores over the next 3-5 years, creating 170 new jobs within local communities.
Dated: Wed 10 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse:Yorkshire expansion strategy: 19 stores to be opened

BrightHouse is implementing an impressive expansion plan that will see the national UK retailer increase its store portfolio across England, Wales and Scotland. The latest element of this strategy recently revealed by BrightHouse includes the opening of 19 new stores in Yorkshire over the next three to five years, bringing the total number of store in the region to 36.
Dated: Fri 12 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse: Store’s bright future

BrightHouse’s expansion plans for Yorkshire have attracted a lot of attention, the latest of which was an article in The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield is one of the areas in Yorkshire that already has a BrightHouse store, and so could be said to have a special interest in developments for both BrightHouse and the Yorkshire region.
Dated: Mon 15 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »

BrightHouse makes appointment to drive business change

BrightHouse has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Simon Mouncer as head of business change and IT.

He will report directly to BrightHouse finance director Giles David and will be responsible for nurturing the high degree of business change that the retailer is undergoing.
Dated: Sat 20 Dec, 2008
Read the entire article »