Profits remained at more than twice pre-pandemic levels for The White Company last year as the retailer saw its customer base pivot back to the store channel and category sales rebalance after a bumper period for home.

Consumer sentiment towards the purchase of higher value goods such as furniture has recovered to its strongest level in over a year this month, according to a survey by polling company GfK.

Seven companies from the across the U.K. furnishings sector claimed King's Awards for Enterprise, including two for the Harrison Spinks beds, components and fillings group in Leeds.

The value of U.K. furniture and lighting retail sales advanced on a year-on-year basis last month but volumes remained below 2022 levels.

The CEO of Natuzzi says the upholstered furniture giant is planning to offload more assets in deals akin to the disposal of a foam plant in southern Italy just over two years ago.

The audit of the accounts of Made.com Group in the year before the defunct furniture retailer collapsed into administration is to be investigated by the accounting watchdog.

James Heese, commercial director at ScS, has been elected to the board of the British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) with a brief to support the trade association's new retail membership category.

Profits declined at Heal's last year as the designer furniture and homeware retailer grappled inflationary pressures on two separate fronts.

Furniture, fabrics and homeware retailer Susie Watson Designs is to build out its retail footprint with the opening of its eleventh store next month.

Growth accelerated for Dunelm in the third quarter of its financial year as a strong Winter Sale and higher digital contribution helped sales increase at a faster pace than in the first half.

Furniture retailer Loaf is to break store size records for the second time this year as it expands its footprint in the North of England later in 2023.

Fears voiced by restructuring advisors last year that creditors of the now-closed retailer Manns of Cranleigh wouldn't see a 100 percent dividend have proven unfounded after a multi-million pound property deal completed.

Consumer price inflation for household furniture eased to a 19-month low in March while input cost inflation at the furniture factory gate fell to its lowest level in over two years.

Swarupa Pathakji, a longtime director of both value retailer Original Factory Shop and its private equity backer Duke Street, is to join the board of ScS as a non-executive director.

Revenue growth accelerated for Bensons for Beds in the three months to end March with the vertically-integrated retailer announcing plans to step up its store expansion programme.

Nestware, the owner of both Britain's largest floorcoverings retailer and standalone wholesale business, says it has already realised synergies from the separate 2020 buyout of a major flooring etailer.

High-end bedroom furniture and mattress retailer And So To Bed achieved wider gross margin last year as it adjusted its sales strategy to reflect the inflationary cost backdrop.

Upholstered furniture vertical Arlo & Jacob is to expand into northwest England with the opening of a Cheshire showroom later this year.

Upholstery retailer Sofology has taken over the whole of the top floor of Redbrick Mill with the launch of a new concept lifestyle store branded Sofology The Edit.

The owner of the retailer widely considered to be the U.K.'s first dedicated online furniture store says inventory is now back to optimum levels and the business back in profit.

More than half of the vast roster of Natuzzi furniture stores around the world are now located in China, the company revealed on Thursday after a raft of new openings by its joint venture partner in the past year.

Natuzzi recorded a net loss in the final quarter of 2022 citing higher interest rates as having increased borrowing costs as well as impacting consumer demand around the world.

Designer furniture and homeware retailer Heal's has time-lined the launch programme for its remodelled flagship store on London's Tottenham Court Road (TCR).

Furniture vertical Ashley Ann took two-year capital expenditure to well over £2 million as it invested heavily during what proved a stronger year for the Scotland based kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms business.

The family investment group that acquired half of Emma Sleep at the start of the pandemic increased the size of its holding in the direct-to-consumer and wholesale mattress business last year.

Third generation family retailer Prestige Beds is to fully reopen its flagship store in the Whitebirk area of Blackburn this weekend following a comprehensive refurbishment programme.

Sleep Country Canada has agreed to buy the Canadian assets of Casper Sleep, the U.S. bed-in-a-box brand often cited as the pioneer in the product category.

Furniture maker and retailer HSL has opened its first store in north London with the launch of a new concept flagship format in Hendon.

London retailer Adventures in Furniture was profitable for a fifth straight year in 2022 as it continued to rebuild from a restructuring process.

Profits climbed for made-to-measure cabinet maker Strachan last year as the direct-to-consumer company maintained its upwards revenue trajectory.

Furniture Village is introducing a profit sharing scheme that will see all employees of the national retailer further enjoy the rewards of their efforts, says executive chairman Peter Harrison.

Barker and Stonehouse opened its purpose-built flagship store in Gateshead to the general public on Good Friday, the culmination of a £5 million investment by the privately-owned furniture retailer.

Designer furniture, lighting and homeware retailer Nest has opened its long-anticipated new Sheffield showroom in the city's Park Hill development.

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Dewsbury based ecommerce retailer Happy Beds maintained profitable momentum last year as it continued to ramp up inventory levels.

The number of furniture, furnishings and floorcoverings companies filing for insolvency reached record high levels in the first quarter of 2023.

The group behind the Freemans and Grattan brands has recapitalised its U.K. Internet and catalogue retail business with an eight-figure equity issue.

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Privately-owned bed retailer Mattressman has successfully completed the company voluntary arrangement (CVA) it agreed with creditors back in 2018.

The co-owned sofa-in-a-box brand Habbio and high-end upholstery business John Sankey have agreed new manufacturing licences after their hitherto production partner was placed into liquidation.



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