The carve-up of the adjustable furniture retail group that until earlier this year traded as Middletons and Oak Tree Mobility has led to improved profitability and a better-equipped platform for growth, its owner has said.
A Worcester company incorporated at the turn of the year has been formally told to change its name at the behest of La-Z-Boy Manufacturing U.K., the Lancashire manufacturing arm of U.S. upholstered furniture brand La-Z-Boy.
Victoria sold 175,000sqft former Westex carpets factory last year, but sale price hadn't previously been disclosed.
Flooring trade buyers looking to comprehensively scour the market for new products face a tight January schedule with two major concurrent international events each saying they will host a wide array of exhibitors.
Bolia, the modern upholstery, cabinet and accents retail brand that has been present in the U.K. market since 2016, has reported its first loss in 14 years.
The executive chairman of Victoria has moved to reassure investors regarding the resignation from the board last week of the co-founder of one of the flooring group's largest shareholders.
Incanto Group, once one of the largest upholstery suppliers to the U.K. market, will bring its Sofitalia brand back to these shores for the first time in ten years in early 2024.
Upholstery and flooring retailer ScS has appointed Phil Geary as chief marketing and digital officer, filling a post vacated earlier this month after Kyle Rowe took a new position elsewhere.
Beds market leader Dreams has launched a programme of beds and bedroom furniture in partnership with X Rocker, the global gaming furniture brand.
The rebuild of Made.com took another leap forward this weekend after brand owner Next launched the first standalone store for the furniture retailer banner under its stewardship.
Output declined double-digit through 2022/23 for Flameproofings, a market leader in the supply of flame retardant fabric coatings for the upholstered furniture industry.
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The Manchester upholstered furniture manufacturer behind brands including The English Sofa Company and The Chesterfield Company paid down debt last year as it continued to register six-figure profits.
Dorlux, the 104-year-old bed brand that has been largely absent from the U.K. market for most of the past decade, is set to return.
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The pandemic proved a tough trading period for the adjustable furniture group behind the Oak Tree Mobility and Middletons brands, but the 2021 buyout of a South Wales recliner maker was a prudent move and has already practically paid for itself. [Premium]
The insolvent restructure of Kettle Interiors U.K. in the spring was indicative of a furniture industry laden with either too much stock or with inventory levels that would prove to be over-valued. [Premium]
The carve-up of the adjustable furniture retail group that until earlier this year traded as Middletons and Oak Tree Mobility has led to improved profitability and a better-equipped platform for growth, its owner has said.
Ingka Group, the largest worldwide IKEA retailer, saw profits climb five-fold in the year to end August. The proceeds will be reinvested, shared with its employees, and go towards charitable endeavours, the company said.
Restructuring advisors have been called in at Vivense London, a two-store furniture, lighting and homeware retailer that arrived in the U.K. amid multi-million pound investment during the pandemic.
The chief executive of Natuzzi has detailed other assets that the Italian sofa maker and retailer might consider selling to raise cash, in addition to its iconic High Point building.
Optimism among furniture makers about the trading environment has faded according to an updated poll of its members by the trade association British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM).
The pandemic proved a tough trading period for the adjustable furniture group behind the Oak Tree Mobility and Middletons brands, but the 2021 buyout of a South Wales recliner maker was a prudent move and has already practically paid for itself. [Premium]
A Worcester company incorporated at the turn of the year has been formally told to change its name at the behest of La-Z-Boy Manufacturing U.K., the Lancashire manufacturing arm of U.S. upholstered furniture brand La-Z-Boy.
The insolvent restructure of Kettle Interiors U.K. in the spring was indicative of a furniture industry laden with either too much stock or with inventory levels that would prove to be over-valued. [Premium]
Victoria sold 175,000sqft former Westex carpets factory last year, but sale price hadn't previously been disclosed.
Flooring trade buyers looking to comprehensively scour the market for new products face a tight January schedule with two major concurrent international events each saying they will host a wide array of exhibitors.
Bolia, the modern upholstery, cabinet and accents retail brand that has been present in the U.K. market since 2016, has reported its first loss in 14 years.
The executive chairman of Victoria has moved to reassure investors regarding the resignation from the board last week of the co-founder of one of the flooring group's largest shareholders.
Incanto Group, once one of the largest upholstery suppliers to the U.K. market, will bring its Sofitalia brand back to these shores for the first time in ten years in early 2024.
Upholstery and flooring retailer ScS has appointed Phil Geary as chief marketing and digital officer, filling a post vacated earlier this month after Kyle Rowe took a new position elsewhere.
Beds market leader Dreams has launched a programme of beds and bedroom furniture in partnership with X Rocker, the global gaming furniture brand.