Entries by Abby Weeks

CMOStores.com expands portfolio with acquisition of Total Tiles

Disruptive online construction and home improvement products retailer CMOStores.com has completed the acquisition of online tile retailer Total Tiles. The transaction, which was completed on 31st December 2020, is the second acquisition by the CMOStores group, following the acquisition of DoorWeb in 2018. CMO intends to continue its acquisition strategy to expand the group in […]

Thank you for 2020

Hello, As we prepare to wave goodbye to 2020 for good, I think you’ll agree that this has been an exceptionally eventful year! I wanted to take some time to say a sincere ‘thank you’ to all our staff, suppliers, and especially our customers for your support over the past 12 months. You are the […]

Strengthening our service offering

In these difficult and disruptive times, our commitment to ensuring our customers can get what they need, when they need it, has put the us in a strong position to continue to respond to the market’s changing needs and we’ve made a significant investment in improving both customer experience and service. As a completely online […]

New board appointments at CMOStores.com

We have recently announced two changes to our senior board, with Sue Packer appointed as managing director and Dean Murray named as executive chairman. Sue Packer becomes one of just a handful of female managing directors within the building merchant industry; an important step in a sector that has long signalled its intention to increase […]

Officially the best in-house e-commerce team in the country

We’re very proud to announce that CMOStores.com has been named as ‘UK e-Commerce In-house Team of the Year’ at the prestigious UK e-Commerce Awards 2020. The UK e-Commerce awards celebrate the very best in e-Commerce and online retailing from across the UK, with categories celebrating exceptional websites, platforms, suppliers, and marketing from in-house teams and […]

Getting weather ready with the Green Homes Grant Scheme

Did you know you can make your home warmer and your energy bills cheaper with a Green Homes Grant? Homeowners in England, including landlords, can get up to £5,000 toward the cost of energy saving measures like insulation using the government-backed scheme. For low income households, the grant covers 100% of the costs of work, […]

CMOStores.com supports Green Homes Grant Scheme

Following the official launch of the Government’s new Green Homes Grant initiative, we’re thrilled to be supporting the scheme to help tradespeople and homeowners hit the ground running. Thanks to our extensive product range which includes solutions to help both insulate and reduce the carbon footprint of a property, CMO will be supporting the new […]

Artificial Intelligence investment boosts CMOStores.com

CMOStores.com is seeing superb results from our latest investment in improving customer experience across our six e-commerce sites, with recommended product purchases doubling since we invested in a new onsite personalisation solution. In the six months since CMO partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Peak, the onsite personalisation solution is driving twice as many transactions […]

Nomination for BMJ Award

Phil Morgan, one of our Drainage Superstore experts, has been nominated for the ‘Best Merchant Customer Service’ award in the national BMJ Awards! To be nominated individuals needed to be in a front line customer service role and go the ‘extra mile’ whilst working for a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor within the construction industry. We […]