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Complete list of all 77 countries from which carpets were imported into the U.K. in the first six months of 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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Complete list of all 69 countries from which sofas were imported into the U.K. in the first six months of 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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Nearly 200 new industry companies were incorporated in the period between August 7–13, 2023. Full list by business type.
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Complete list of all 50 countries from which foam and sprung mattresses were imported into the U.K. in the first six months of 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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57 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here.
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Nine companies left debts of £4 million.
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It is fair to say any challenges facing Loaf, the clicks-to-bricks U.K. furniture retailer, should be filed under first-world problems.
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More than a month has passed since Acclaim Upholstery ceased trading with its 128 employees made redundant and the company placed into administration.
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In the first six days of August there were over 200 new companies incorporated across furniture and flooring retail, wholesale and production disciplines. But not all of them may be what they seem.
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205 new industry companies incorporated in the period between August 1–6, 2023. Full list by business type.
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52 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here.
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14 companies left debts of £3.15 million.
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There was a big disparity between the performances of Wayfair's domestic and international businesses in the second quarter of 2023 and it was partly driven by actions taken by the ecommerce company.
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Following the cash at Britain's largest beds specialist.
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Michael Gove, the housing secretary, last week launched proposals to extend permitted development rights in a move that would introduce flexibility to convert properties such as high street shops and takeaways into new homes.
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The top 50 export markets for U.K. furniture companies in May 2023.
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278 new entities incorporated in the latest month.
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Seven new entities incorporated in the latest month.
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363 new entities incorporated in the latest month.
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119 new entities incorporated in the latest month.
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48 new entities incorporated in the latest month.
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39 new entities incorporated in the latest month.
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54 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here.
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Six companies left debts of £3.6 million.
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Complete list of all 61 countries from which wood living, dining and bedroom furniture was imported into the U.K. in May 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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Complete list of all 33 countries from which foam and sprung mattresses were imported into the U.K. in May 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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Complete list of all 58 countries from which carpets were imported into the U.K. in May 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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Complete list of all 48 countries from which sofas and armchairs were imported into the U.K. in May 2023, including the value of goods and year-on-year comparisons.
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Headlam Group, the U.K.'s largest flooring wholesaler, paid a significant premium over book value to acquire the country's largest independent supplier to the online rugs market.
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The U.K. furniture industry just went through its worst quarter on record in terms of the number of companies being forced to call in restructuring advisors as part of an insolvency process.
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59 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here.
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Five companies left debts of £2.1 million.
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The acquisition of Moda Furnishings represents the second opportunistic takeover by West Midlands ecommerce company Giomani Designs inside five months and has all the hallmarks of the first.
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South Wales sofa maker Ashwood Designs is a respected supplier across the industry and has been for many years one of the largest management-owned manufacturers in the upholstered furniture sector.
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DFS pushed a story of market share gains as it released a trading update yesterday that suggested the performance of the wider industry was less than impressive.
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111 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here.
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Seven companies left creditors owed £2.2 million.
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U.K. furniture trade has been challenging for a variety of reasons throughout the pandemic but the pressure points have most definitely shifted from supply to demand.
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This time last year the balance sheet value of Giomani Designs, the West Midlands company that owns ecommerce retailers Beds.co.uk and Cox & Cox, climbed to £4.45 million.
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This Thursday marks exactly one month since homewares brand Amara announced the introduction of Sofa.com upholstery on its platform, with it prominently — but all too briefly — promoting its sister brand's products on its website.