Topps Tiles

We were delighted to welcome our charity partners Alzheimer's Society to our start of year conferences, and reveal to colleagues that our fundraising total currently stands at £500,000! Topps Group has tasked ourselves with raising £1million for Alzheimer’s Society over five years to provide help and hope for people affected by dementia, and we are thrilled to be at the halfway point with more than two years still to go! Funds are raised through the Pennies digital charity box scheme in our Topps Tiles retail stores, along with a wealth of fundraising events and activities organised by colleagues.   Pictured: Lorna Donnelly and Liz Garrido from Alzheimer’s Society with Topps Group CEO Rob Parker and Topps Tiles Sales and Operations Director Simon Robinson   #charity #pennies

What a great day! More than 300 Topps Tiles store managers attended our Start of Year 2024-25 Conference, meeting together to hear about Group strategy, get excited about product development and celebrate our successes. As the UK's number 1 tile retailer, we were delighted to welcome our conference partners and sponsors BAL, FILA, RUBI, Warmup and Wedi and enable our teams to explore the latest in their innovation up-close, as well as visit our bespoke showcase house at the centre of the exhibition. Our Topps Tiles Director of Sales and Operations Simon Robinson said: "What a fantastic way to start the year. I was blown away by the passion and commitment everyone has to help reach our new goal and keep us in pole position as market leaders." #conference #toppsgroup #mission365

As we enter into the final week of our Olympic Charity Campaign for Alzheimer's Society’s Society, we would like to say a huge thank you to all our amazing colleagues who have embraced the campaign with such passion!   We have seen colleagues run a half-marathon, cycle for 7.5 hours between stores, cycle the distance between our Lincoln store and Paris, play lots of games, and eat/sell tasty food, along with a Great British Fete theme over at our Support Office.   Our fantastic colleagues have raised a whopping £11,088 with one week to go! #charity #Alzheimers  

We understand that many of our colleagues, suppliers, and customers are aware of CTD Tiles’ filing for administration this week. While we are pleased to announce the transfer of 30 stores and the preservation of over 100 jobs, we recognise the challenges ahead for colleagues from stores that have closed. We extend an invitation to CTD colleagues to apply to join our business. You can find our current vacancies at jobs.toppstiles.co.uk. If there isn’t a position available in your location or at your level, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our recruitment team at recruitmentteam@toppstiles.co.uk. We wish the best for everyone affected by this news.

Week 2 of our Summer Charity Campaign has seen some amazing engagement across the business including cycling, basketball, golf, and running, and even a French themed week at our Support Office which saw the IT team cycle over 170 miles to raise vital funds for Alzheimer's Society!    I’m sure you will agree how amazing our colleagues are, and we can now share with you that they have raised a whopping £6965 in two weeks!   £6965 would allow a community dementia adviser to support 16 families. Community Dementia Advisers provide face-to-face support for families facing complex challenges. Whether they're supporting someone living with dementia, a carer, or an entire family, this support is invaluable when it comes to navigating the maze of dementia.

Last week marked the beginning of our yearly charity summer fundraiser for Alzheimer's Society and our amazing colleagues have already made such a brilliant start with raising over £3500 already! For this year’s campaign, which is running over a 5-week period, we are having fun with the Olympic theme. We've had bike rides, bake offs and Karaoke, and it’s been so lovely seeing our colleagues embracing the campaign across the Topps Group! #olympics #charity

We’re excited to share the new Tigers’ kit, as posted exclusively on our social media streams! The new kit is now available for pre-order at https://lnkd.in/etHcYQeV. Get your order in to be one of the first to get their stripes! We look forward to cheering the team on in the new season! #tigers #partnerships

 Tuesday saw our colleagues embracing the fun here at Topps, as we held our Summer BBQ at our Support Office to thank our colleagues for all their hard work. Whilst the sun wasn’t always present, our colleagues brought the summer vibes anyway! 

Today we announced our trading update for Q3. You can read the full statement at www.toppsgroup.com. The trading environment has remained challenging with Group sales down 6.9% year-on-year for Q3, and down 6.3% YoY for the 39 weeks of this financial year, but with the UK tile market down 10-15% we remain confident that we are continuing to grow our market share. Chief Executive Rob Parker said: “We are well positioned to benefit when the market begins to recover, with our growing market share, leading brands, specialist expertise and world-class service, underpinned by a strong balance sheet. We will continue to focus on our strategy to deliver medium-term growth in both sales and profits, as we look towards our Mission 365 goal.”