Furniture and lighting retail sales climbed on both a value and volume basis in August as they continued to lap weak data from last year.
DFS has signposted the expected financial costs associated with the planned closure of its 24,000sqft Long Eaton manufacturing site, the smallest of the retailer's three sofa factories.
Consumer confidence for major purchases improved for a second straight month in September and is now at its least-weak level since February 2022.
The buildout of the retail footprint of Sofology can lead to the brand becoming the second largest upholstered furniture retailer in the country, according to parent company and market leader DFS.
The owner of the Trago Mills (Trago) shopping destinations in southwest England and Wales slipped to a seven-figure deficit last year despite revenue recovering to pre-Covid levels.
National retail chain Oak Furnitureland has launched its first upholstered storage bed range after a pilot programme that saw a near four-fold rise in online bed sales.
Furniture and homeware retailer Dunelm has earmarked up to £80 million for new and relocated store openings over the next two years as it looks to accelerate the pace at which it expands its physical footprint.
Consumer price inflation for household furniture narrowed to its lowest level in well over two years last month as post-pandemic pressure points on the industry continued to ease.
Off-price furniture and homeware retailer Homesense booked its highest-ever sales for the second year in a row through 2022/23, despite slowing demand.
Upholstered furniture manufacturer and retailer The Sofa Library is to double store numbers with the opening of a new store on the South Coast.
The National Bed Federation (NBF) is to research how the industry can measure the cleanliness of reused and recycled materials from beds and mattresses thanks to a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with Manchester Metropolitan University (ManMet).
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Furniture and lighting retail sales climbed on both a value and volume basis in August as they continued to lap weak data from last year.
General merchandise retail giant Next failed to buck the weak furniture market in the six months to July despite revenue gains elsewhere in its business.
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DFS has signposted the expected financial costs associated with the planned closure of its 24,000sqft Long Eaton manufacturing site, the smallest of the retailer's three sofa factories.
Consumer confidence for major purchases improved for a second straight month in September and is now at its least-weak level since February 2022.
The buildout of the retail footprint of Sofology can lead to the brand becoming the second largest upholstered furniture retailer in the country, according to parent company and market leader DFS.
The owner of the Trago Mills (Trago) shopping destinations in southwest England and Wales slipped to a seven-figure deficit last year despite revenue recovering to pre-Covid levels.
National retail chain Oak Furnitureland has launched its first upholstered storage bed range after a pilot programme that saw a near four-fold rise in online bed sales.
Furniture and homeware retailer Dunelm has earmarked up to £80 million for new and relocated store openings over the next two years as it looks to accelerate the pace at which it expands its physical footprint.
Consumer price inflation for household furniture narrowed to its lowest level in well over two years last month as post-pandemic pressure points on the industry continued to ease.
Off-price furniture and homeware retailer Homesense booked its highest-ever sales for the second year in a row through 2022/23, despite slowing demand.
Upholstered furniture manufacturer and retailer The Sofa Library is to double store numbers with the opening of a new store on the South Coast.
The National Bed Federation (NBF) is to research how the industry can measure the cleanliness of reused and recycled materials from beds and mattresses thanks to a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with Manchester Metropolitan University (ManMet).