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Poltronesofà rebuilt its cash reserves last year as the Italian upholstery retailer moved beyond the acquisition phase of its expansion into the UK following its buyout of ScS.
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Furniture and lighting retail sales rose for the fifth month in a row on a year-on-year basis in July as the industry continued to claw back sales lost in the first two months of the year.
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A longstanding independent furniture retailer trading from large premises in South Yorkshire is to close this autumn with its owners retiring after decades with the business.
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Ecommerce retailer My Furniture swung to a loss last year, though a further uplift in the value of its property helped strengthen its balance sheet.
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DFS is extending its association with ITV entertainment programming through a new integrated marketing partnership with The Voice UK.
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Natuzzi has reached an agreement with the executive it wants to lead the Italian furniture group, more than a year after founder Pasquale Natuzzi returned to the chief executive role on an interim basis.
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Loaf founder Charlie Marshall has sold his remaining shares in the furniture retailer to majority investor Blue Coast Capital, ending his ownership of the business he started 18 years ago.
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Consumer appetite for major purchases such as furniture and electrical goods strengthened again in August, reaching its highest level in nearly five years.
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Upholstery specialist Poltronesofà's plans to expand its circa 100-store retail footprint will include new units in the South of England and the West Midlands.
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Man Wah founder Man Li Wong has further increased his shareholding in DFS, continuing a rapid accumulation of stock in Britain's upholstery market leader.
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Inflation returned to the household furniture category in July while consumer prices for carpet and rugs advanced at their fastest pace in nearly three years.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has named 14 businesses as finalists across four categories in its annual retailer awards.
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Furniture retail group Stokers returned to sales growth in the past year as wider margins helped profits climb and its cash reserves pass £20 million.
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BoConcept expects sales to decline again this year as the international furniture brand continues to contend with weak consumer confidence and the impact of having a smaller store network.
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Online bed retailer Time4Sleep has transitioned to employee ownership, with its workforce taking a majority interest in the circa £10 million turnover business.
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Emma Sleep is to end its commercial relationship with a major Hong Kong ecommerce platform after being alerted to animal testing funded by its parent company.
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IKEA is to launch a dedicated online marketplace in the UK enabling customers to buy and sell pre-owned furniture directly with one another.
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The owner of furniture and interiors retailer OKA cut the estimated value of its investment in the business by more than a third during 2025, newly-filed accounts reveal.
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Sofa Club has appointed former Sofology managing director Emma Dinnis as a non-executive director as the fast-growing upholstery retailer looks to challenge the sector's largest operators.
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Staples & Co has become headline sponsor of the New Furniture Makers Exhibition, marking the first time the British bed brand has supported the annual showcase of emerging design talent.
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Loaf maintained sales close to year-earlier levels in 2025 but a sharp contraction in gross margin sent the furniture retailer to a loss at the operating line.
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Higher sales and rental income combined with the lower cost of servicing debt to help independent retailer Bradbeers elevate net profits in the past year, new accounts show.
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Tapi Carpets & Floors has won its multimillion pound VAT battle with HM Revenue & Customs after a tax tribunal rejected the authority's claim that the retailer was liable for tax on fees paid directly to independent floor fitters.
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The number of completed housing transactions, a key indicator of future big-ticket home spend, remained positive in June as rises in England, Wales and Northern Ireland mitigated a slower property market in Scotland.
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Bensons for Beds has recruited longtime DFS executive John Rastall as commercial director as it strengthens its senior commercial team.
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Ecommerce retailer Furniturebox says investment across marketing, people, technology and operations has strengthened the business and improved its growth prospects, but prioritising long-term value over short-term profitability saw it slip to a loss last year.
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Woolroom has reported a sharp rise in summer sales, with the natural bedding retailer saying hotter weather has fuelled demand for products designed to help sleepers stay cool.
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Fenwick narrowed losses by more than a fifth last year as the family-owned department store retailer completed the first year of a three-year plan designed to return the business to profitability.
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Furniture remained the dominant merchandise category at Associated Independent Stores last year as purchasing volumes through its Cenpac payment platform outperformed both budget and the prior year.
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British furniture and interiors company Soane recorded highest-ever sales last year as continued international demand for its designs offset a decline in its domestic market.
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Will Kernan, chairman of Neptune since 2023, is to become managing director of John Lewis, replacing Peter Ruis at the helm of the department store business.
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Family-owned furniture, home and garden retailer Shackletons is expanding its store network with a new showroom in Nottingham, its latest opening following last year's launch at Fox Valley.
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An online furniture retailer with more than £4 million of stock at its last balance sheet date has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
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Poltronesofà UK says it expects to return to positive operating profit this year after completing a £60 million overhaul of the former ScS store network.
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Nick Scali wants to add at least another 10 UK stores before launching the type of large-scale advertising campaign it believes can materially build awareness of the Australian furniture brand in Britain.
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Westwing has opened its planned UK warehouse after its fledgling British business became the largest of the home furnishings retailer's recent international market launches.
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Glasswells is inviting customers and the wider community to share stories and photographs charting their connections with the family-owned retailer over the past eight decades.
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The owner of home and leisure retailer The Range has more than doubled the size of its principal working capital facility after agreeing £190 million of financing with a banking syndicate led by Wells Fargo Capital Finance.
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Nick Scali's UK business was profitable in the second half of its financial year as like-for-like orders climbed by almost a fifth despite what the Australian furniture retailer described as a difficult market.
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Lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas is to extend its store estate into retail parks for the first time, with two new locations planned for this autumn.
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