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About 15 years ago we received an unsolicited email from the chief executive of one of the UK's biggest sofa manufacturers that permanently changed our thinking. [Premium]
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19 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here. [Premium]
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The impending closure of Leekes' Bilston store is the latest evidence of a trend that has been reshaping the UK furniture industry for years: that in the case of some stores, the value of the land means a better return can be achieved by selling rather than trading. [Premium]
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Bensons for Beds' new "Obsessed with Value" proposition places a price match guarantee at the heart of its customer offer, but the initiative may say more about consumer psychology than competitive pricing. [Premium]
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Adjustments set new base against which 2024/25 figures compare for major carpet maker. [Premium]
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More than 80 new industry companies were incorporated in the period between June 15–21, 2026 inclusive. Full list by business type.
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Seven-figure profits and cash balances follow a sales jump of more than £35 million for Daals, one of the UK's fastest-growing furniture and home retailers. [Premium]
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Restructuring advisors of the company behind the Lombok brand accepted a lower offer for the retailer's business and assets. Here's why. [Premium]
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125 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here. [Premium]
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Seven companies left creditors facing a forecast shortfall of £56.7 million.
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Complete list of all countries from which carpets of all construction type were imported into the UK in the year to date (Jan–Apr. 2026), including the value of goods, year-on-year comparisons, and five years of data.
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Complete list of all countries from which wood living, dining, bedroom, home office and kitchen furniture were imported into the UK in the year to date (Jan–Apr. 2026), including the value of goods, year-on-year comparisons, and five years of data.
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More than 50 new industry companies were incorporated in the period between June 8–14, 2026 inclusive. Full list by business type.
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Complete list of all countries from which foam and sprung mattresses were imported into the UK in the year to date (Jan–Apr. 2026), including the value of goods, year-on-year comparisons, and five years of data.
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Complete list of all countries from which upholstered furniture was imported into the UK in the year to date (Jan–Apr. 2026), including the value of goods, year-on-year comparisons, and five years of data.
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81 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here. [Premium]
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Ten companies left creditors facing a forecast shortfall of £1.8 million.
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There is a certain irony in the impending planned, permanent closure of Hampton & McMurray, the Richardson-family owned Glasgow furniture retailer. [Premium]
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Charts showing capital expenditure across the UK furniture manufacturing sectors, spanning upholstery/cabinet combined, mattresses, office and shop furniture, and kitchens over a 17-year period. [Premium]
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ITV's relationship with furniture search platform uFurnish.com appears to have deepened significantly little more than a year after the broadcaster unveiled the business as one of the latest additions to its media-for-equity portfolio. [Premium]
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More than 60 new industry companies were incorporated in the period between June 1–7, 2026 inclusive. Full list by business type.
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113 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here. [Premium]
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Seven companies left creditors facing a forecast shortfall of £2.6 million.
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Overseas furniture retailers running successful UK operations are a rarity, but King Living has laid down a marker as it recorded maiden profits last year. [Premium]
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A cull of four manufacturing companies within the Conker Bespoke Holdings group leaves one historic name unscathed. At least superficially. [Premium]
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Likewise Group was among the strongest-performing home furnishings shares on Tuesday, but the flooring distributor's valuation still suggests investors are reserving judgement on how far its expansion can go. [Premium]
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10 companies left creditors facing a forecast shortfall of £5.5 million.
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Expanding upholstery retailer Sofa Club is preparing to grow its footprint in Scotland and Wales while figures from one of its shareholders signpost continued bottom line gains into 2026. [Premium]
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More than 50 new industry companies were incorporated in the period between May 25–31, 2026 inclusive. Full list by business type.
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Mattress industry stakeholders keeping spreadsheets following bed makers' gross margins will wonder how Vispring's changed so dramatically from one year to the next last year. [Premium]
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95 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here. [Premium]
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The equity gap narrowed at upholstered furniture specialist Oswald & Pablo in its just-reported financial year but its performance may have been better than it seems at first glance. [Premium]
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Seven companies left creditors facing a forecast shortfall of £4.3 million.
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Is the furniture market shrinking, or are sales simply moving around within the same ecosystem? [Premium]
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123 furnishings companies were placed into administration, liquidation, wound up or dissolved in the past week. Full list here. [Premium]
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Headlam’s annual meeting may have formally backed the board, but the scale of shareholder dissent has reinforced the pressure facing the UK flooring distributor as trading deteriorates and activists push for sweeping operational change. [Premium]
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The ruling may reshape how retailers police third-party furniture sellers as marketplace models spread rapidly across the sector. [Premium]
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Fresh disruption to global petrochemical markets is beginning to ripple through the furnishings supply chain once again, raising concerns over renewed cost inflation for upholstery and mattress manufacturers already operating in a fragile consumer environment. [Premium]
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90 new industry companies were incorporated in the period between May 11–17, 2026 inclusive. Full list by business type.
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For most retailers, 17 consecutive years of revenue growth would normally point to a successful market entry. [Premium]