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Privately-owned furniture retailer NCF Living is to continue its new store rollout with the launch of a second branch in Wales.
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Ingka Group, the diversified investment and retail group and the world's largest IKEA store operator, reported a 0.9 percent drop in annual revenue to €41.5 billion after reducing prices to attract cost-conscious shoppers.
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Tony Attard OBE, DL has called on the Government to listen and respond to the furniture industry’s concerns as he succeeds Jonathan Hindle as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC).
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Direct-to-consumer and wholesale beds brand Dormeo UK reduced its losses in 2024 as sales climbed following its takeover by bedding materials group United Textiles & Components.
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Long Eaton creative agency Orbital Vision has introduced a new digital platform aimed at reducing the time and cost it takes for UK furniture retailers to bring products to market.
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Headlam said it had let down its core independent retailer and contractor customers as it outlined a new action plan aimed at returning the flooring distributor to profit within two years.
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Beds market leader Dreams has partnered with Sophie Conran to launch her first bedroom collection, combining what the retailer called expert craftsmanship with the British designer's signature, timeless style.
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Ecommerce giant Wayfair will open a new store in Columbus, Ohio, in late 2026 as it tests a smaller-format retail model designed to broaden its physical presence while improving efficiency.
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Imports accounted for a record share of the UK sofa market last year as British producers battled tough trading conditions and retailers pivoting to new sourcing strategies.
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Profitability improved at Aspire Furniture in the year to September 30, 2024 as gross margin expansion offset additional overheads from investment in staff and infrastructure.
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Sofa fabric supplier Ross Fabrics has rebuilt its stock position after resolving supply-chain issues that curtailed deliveries of key product lines in its 2024/25 financial year.
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The Swedish investment group that owns UK furniture wholesaler Julian Bowen said sales across its interior design-oriented businesses weakened in the third quarter as customer demand levels remained subdued.
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Global investment firm Carlyle has become the new owner of ecommerce retailer The Very Group, one of the UK’s largest sellers of furniture and home goods.
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High-end retailer and wholesaler Andrew Martin International said chief executive Mike Durbridge has left the interiors brand after eight years with the business.
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Robert Lee is now managing director at privately-owned furniture retailer Lee Longlands after Darren Campo left to take up a "fantastic opportunity" outside the industry.
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The owner of the West Elm and Pottery Barn Kids brands saw UK sales ease through 2024/25 as weaker consumer demand offset benefits from its revived wholesale partnership with John Lewis.
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Inter IKEA Holding, the owner of the IKEA brand and global franchisor, reported lower annual earnings after maintaining price reductions to support affordability and recording reduced financial income from lower interest rates.
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Soft furnishings group Riva Home said consolidating manufacturing and office operations during a year of “reorganisation and strategic change” has put the business on a profitable growth trajectory.
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The CEO of Somnigroup International said Dreams continued to outperform the UK market in the three months to September 30, 2025, with growth in both same-store sales and new openings boosting the group’s international operations.
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Argos added thousands of new products through its supplier direct fulfilled model in the 28 weeks to September 13, 2025, as the retailer deepened brand partnerships and extended its online range.
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Beaulieu International Group has agreed to acquire the assets of Congoleum Acquisition LLC, trading as Congoleum Flooring, in a deal that expands the Belgian company’s manufacturing capacity and distribution reach in North America.
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Yorkshire bed maker Harrison Spinks has entered the Indonesian market through a new partnership with Duta Abadi Primantara (DAP), one of the country’s leading premium bedding retailers.
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Flooring conglomerate Victoria said profitability improved in the first half despite lower sales, after cost reductions offset weaker demand across its markets.
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Howden Joinery Group said sales rose in the second half as the trade kitchen supplier achieved record revenue during its key autumn trading period, keeping its full-year guidance unchanged.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company named the winners of its 2025 New Furniture Makers Awards at an event in London in October, celebrating emerging design talent from across the UK.
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Upholstery conglomerate Kuka said third-quarter net profit rose after higher sales and lower financing costs, while the China-headquartered manufacturer also cut borrowing and strengthened its balance sheet.
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DFS founder Lord Kirkham and Dunelm scion Will Adderley have increased their stakes in UK flooring market leader Tapi Carpets & Floors in the past year.
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Ecommerce beds retailer Sueno saw its balance sheet deteriorate last year as losses pushed the West Yorkshire business into negative equity.
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Wayfair said it intends to issue $700 million in senior secured notes due 2032 through its main US subsidiary, with proceeds earmarked to repurchase part of its outstanding 3.25 percent convertible notes due 2027 and 3.5 percent convertibles due 2028.
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Headlam Group said revenue declined 5 percent in the four months to October 31 and warned full-year results would fall short of expectations, prompting its recent share rally to stall as shares dropped on Wednesday.
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Elphicks of Farnham came within a whisker of ending an eight-year run of losses after achieving higher sales and improved margins at its Surrey-based department store operations in 2024/25. EBITDA remained positive.
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General merchandise and food retailer Marks & Spencer reported a steep drop in first-half profit after the cyber incident early in the year disrupted online trading and hit sales in its home and fashion business.
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Asset realisation specialists are in exclusive discussions with a buyer regarding the sale of the intellectual property of embattled upholstery company Alexander & James, according to administrators.
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The previously-signposted insolvency of a prominent online sofabed retailer left search giant Google and HM Revenue & Customs facing losses of more than £1 million combined.
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Harvey Norman will extend its on-market share buyback programme for another year, giving the Australian furniture and electricals retailer flexibility to repurchase up to 10 percent of its shares on issue.
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Fired Earth has entered administration after failing to secure new investment, threatening an end to more than four decades of trading for the Oxfordshire-based interiors retailer.
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Online retailer Flooring King has secured an approved partnership with Laura Ashley to sell the heritage brand’s latest flooring collection across the UK.
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Employment in the British furniture retail sector declined again in 2024, extending a three-year contraction according to new official figures.
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Upholstery giant Man Wah Holdings plans to separately quote a furniture components subsidiary on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) to raise its market profile and open new channels for capital raising.
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The independent franchisee behind what was And So To Bed's sole store in Scotland has been placed into an insolvency process with its owner to retire from the industry.
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The company behind online retailer Luxury Flooring and Furnishings bolstered profits as turnover increased by more than a quarter in the past year.
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Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, which operates most IKEA stores worldwide, has made its first renewable energy acquisition in India as part of its global clean-energy expansion.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company’s Midlands Region hosted its second networking mixer in Nottingham on October 30, drawing 36 professionals from across the local furniture and design industries.
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The prospect of higher property taxation in the upcoming Budget is yet to result in reduced housing activity as year-on-year residential property sales increased for the fourth month straight in September.
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Fast-growing upholstery retailer Sofa Club has opened its first standalone showroom in Scotland and has two further stores in its near-term pipeline.
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Nobia, the owner of UK kitchen retail chain Magnet, has recorded a large non-cash impairment against its UK business following a prolonged period of weak market conditions and slower-than-expected recovery.
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Mattressman is expanding its retail presence under new chief executive Mark Wootton, adding three new stores to its network and reviving its long-standing brand mascot.
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Furniture and department store retailer Bradbeers has secured planning permission to carry out the biggest upgrade to its New Milton store in eight decades, including the addition of a roof terrace overlooking the town.
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Headlam Group is said to be looking to sell a distribution facility in Rochdale, the Eclipse Centre, with a guide price of £10.8 million.
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South East independent Collingwood Batchellor channelled millions into store refurbishments and property projects during its latest financial year while maintaining profitability, according to newly-filed accounts.
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Department store retailer Fenwick has repaid £60 million of loans previously secured against an investment property, leaving the department store operator bank debt free at the end of its latest financial year.
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Underlying sales and profits increased for Sleepeezee in the first period since its takeover by The Sleep Group, helping the Kent bed maker gain share in a tough market.
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Ekornes’ revenue from the UK and Ireland declined in the third quarter as weaker demand in a volatile retail environment offset gains elsewhere in Europe for the owner of the Stressless recliner and furniture brand.
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Axminster Group and one of its subsidiaries face the collective write-off of over £1.5 million of intra-company debt after another of its group companies was placed into an insolvency process.
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La-Z-Boy Manufacturing UK has begun a formal collective redundancy consultation with staff as it considers closing its upholstery factory in Colne amid weak demand for furniture.
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Australian furniture retailer Nick Scali said written sales orders at its rebranded UK stores have started to rise, with the business expecting stronger revenue in the second half of its financial year as refurbishment and rebranding work concludes.
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Oldrid & Co, the Lincolnshire-based company behind furniture, home and garden retailer Downtown, strengthened its cash position and improved profitability in the year to January 25, 2025.
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Retail giant Next has lifted its full-year profit guidance after sales in the third quarter rose ahead of expectations in both the UK and overseas.
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Fired Earth filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators on Tuesday, signalling it is seeking protection from creditors while a potential rescue or sale of the business is explored.
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HMRC’s claim against the now-defunct cabinet supplier Kettle Interiors UK is more than a fifth higher than the original forecast, according to restructuring advisors handling the insolvency.
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Ecommerce conglomerate Wayfair said revenue increased high single-digits year-on-year in the third quarter as it captured market share despite weak housing activity. Excluding its exit from Germany, sales growth was even stronger.
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Furniture retailer Oak & More will open its second UK showroom at West Thurrock Retail Park on November 1 as it follows up its inaugural store launch at Peterborough earlier this year.
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Mohawk Industries said its UK business outperformed wider European markets in the third quarter as increased Government spending on social housing supported demand, helping offset continued pressure in continental Europe.
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Off-price furniture and homeware retailer Homesense achieved sales growth in the past year despite a contraction in its UK-wide store base.
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Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society has shut its two Quadrant department stores in Chelmsford and Braintree, completing closures first announced in June and ending more than a century of non-food trading by the Essex co-operative.
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Furniture manufacturer Maxfurn has expanded its UK and Ireland team as it builds its presence in both markets.
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The owner of kitchen chain Magnet has named Sophie Rose as head of its UK region, succeeding George Dymond, who is leaving the business to take up a new role outside the company.
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The owner of Silentnight has disclosed the terms of its Sleepeezee takeover for the first time since the buyout completed in the spring of last year.
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Bed maker Sleepeezee completed the sale and leaseback of its freehold manufacturing site in Kent earlier this summer, its new owner has disclosed.
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Bedding sales declined for furniture and beds supply chain conglomerate Leggett & Platt in the latest quarter as lower demand and customer changes offset gains from metal margins and insurance proceeds.
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Sofology has appointed Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood as its new “head of fusstomer experience,” extending the retailer’s history of working with celebrities to front its campaigns.
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JYSK is extending its use of Relex Solutions’ forecasting and replenishment technology across more than 3,000 stores and its distribution network as it seeks to unify planning across 29 countries.
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The parent company of furniture and home interiors retailer OKA completely transformed its balance sheet after securing new long-term shareholder funding following last year’s debt write-off.
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Nick Scali has appointed managing director and CEO Anthony Scali as executive chair as the Australian furniture retailer accelerates its UK expansion with the opening its 15th store.
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Morleys plans to reopen Bath's historic Jolly's store next September, later than originally planned as the retailer extends its portfolio of regional department stores.
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Mohawk Industries will take a fresh round of restructuring actions intended to deliver a further $32 million in annualised savings, taking total expected cost reductions for this year to $110 million.
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Furniture and lighting retail sales reached their highest gross figure in 2025 so far in September as retailers made mid-single-digit percentage gains on the same month last year.
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National retailer Bensons for Beds has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work, the globally recognised accreditation based on employee trust and workplace culture.
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Home was the strongest category for The Very Group in the year to June 28, 2025 after the ecommerce retailer refreshed its assortment with more than 10,000 new lines across furniture, accessories, textiles and outdoor.
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Wolf Components sales director George Joyce has been named the second recipient of The Furniture Makers’ Company’s Graham Kirkham Award.
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The owner of furniture supplier Global Home Group says its largest UK business is primed to deliver a second straight year of top line growth this year but cautioned that its sister Corndell brand had been impacted by customer insolvency.
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HM Revenue & Customs is owed almost half of all outstanding debt following the insolvency of furniture importer and distributor Bell & Stocchero earlier this week.
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French furniture brand Roche Bobois saw strong momentum in the UK in the third quarter with revenue from key European markets rising in high single-digits year-on-year.
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Consumer appetite for major purchases strengthened in October to its most robust level in almost four years, according to GfK’s latest confidence survey.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has renewed its call for an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme in the UK mattress sector, saying mandatory take-back, consistent standards and funding for infrastructure are essential to meet national sustainability targets.
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National retailer Dunelm reported higher first quarter sales as shoppers bought more items and opted for higher-value products across its core home categories.
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Diversified ecommerce group Giomani Designs has incorporated a new operating company for its Cox & Cox furniture and homeware brand after nearly two years of trading it through the main Giomani entity.
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Swyft, the direct-to-consumer and wholesale upholstery and furniture brand, will open its first physical store in London this weekend.
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Furniture and furnishings has slipped back into deflation according to new Office for National Statistics data, as retailers marked down outdoor ranges last month.
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The owners of Laura James, one of the UK's largest ecommerce furniture and home retailers, have promoted Matthew Talbot to chief executive.
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IKEA is shutting its Aberdeen order and collection point as it searches for a new site in the north east of Scotland.
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Natuzzi is facing escalating labour unrest in southern Italy as major unions warn that hundreds of jobs could be lost across its upholstery factories in Puglia and Basilicata, according to national newspaper reports.
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Shares in Headlam have fallen below 50 pence for the first time as the market value of the Midlands flooring distributor continues to hit fresh lows.
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The Knowsley-based manufacturer trading as Bed Factory Contracts owed more than £300,000 to HM Revenue & Customs at the point of liquidation, according to new statutory filings.
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National retailer Bensons for Beds has expanded its furniture offer with the launch of two EasyKlix collections, adopting Swedish-developed technology designed to speed assembly of flat-pack products.
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Sofa fabrics supplier Mobus has introduced a new upholstery flame-retardant system after the EU's European Chemicals Agency officially ruled that DBDPE, a commonly-used brominated compound, is a Substance of Very High Concern.
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Victoria has scrapped its proposed debt exchange, ending plans announced last month to swap holders of its outstanding 2028 senior secured notes into longer-dated second-priority instruments.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) is positioning its Furniture Component Expo (FCExpo) as a bridge for kitchen, bedroom and bathroom suppliers to expand directly into the broader furniture manufacturing market.
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The UK antitrust regulator's action against direct-to-consumer and wholesale mattress group Emma will go to trial in the High Court next year, as an investigation that began nearly three years ago crawls towards a conclusion.
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Cabinet furniture imports into the UK reached into nine figures in August on the back of strong growth in the living and dining category.
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IKEA’s largest retail operator has agreed its biggest ever forestland acquisition, securing long-term access to Baltic timber in a deal spanning more than 150,000 hectares across Latvia and Estonia.
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Bed Kingdom has donated mattresses to Rainbow Baby Bank after the Heckmondwike charity’s funding was withdrawn, stepping in to support local families amid rising demand for essential items.
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Retail giant B&M lost about half a billion pounds in market value on Monday after cutting earnings guidance for the current year because of unrecognised freight costs. CFO Mike Schmidt has resigned.
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Dreams has completed the multi-million pound acquisition of its longstanding High Wycombe headquarters, known internally as Bedquarters, from founder Mike Clare.
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Furniture chain NCF Living is closing in on a quarter of a century of nationwide showrooms after it expanded its footprint in the North West of England.
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The intellectual property of Ashley Manor is to be sold for £40,000 to Alstons Upholstery, a fellow subsidiary of the collapsed sofa manufacturer, restructuring advisors have said.
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Ashley Manor’s main manufacturing site in Dudley was subject to a break-in less than two weeks after sofa production ceased, administrators have disclosed.
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UK mattress imports climbed for the fifth straight month thanks to a large increase in the volume of goods arriving from Tempur's European factory.
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Ball & Young, the flooring underlay manufacturer owned by Vita Group, reported lower revenue last year as a weaker market continued to weigh on activity.
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Ashley Manor owes in excess of £16.5 million to creditors, with the largest exposure to Bangkok Bank, which is owed £12.5 million under cross-guaranteed group lending, according to the administrators’ filings.
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Sofa imports into the UK were lower for the first time in almost a year at the end of the summer as shipments from the two largest source markets stalled.
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Flooring imports into the UK fell in August as a double-digit decline in vinyl negated the impact of a second straight increase in carpet trade.
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Furniture output at the factory gate was higher for the third month in a row in August, though the rate of growth slowed compared with earlier in the summer.
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Devon bed manufacturer Vispring has expanded its UK retail presence with new standalone showrooms in London’s Marylebone and on King Street in Manchester.
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Perigold, the high-end home furnishings brand owned by Wayfair, has opened its second physical store in the United States, a near-30,000 sqft location at CityPlace in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Mike Aramayo, managing director of Colne sofa manufacturer Buoyant Upholstery, hired an entire cinema for nearly 100 guests to watch I Swear, the new film starring his son, actor Robert Aramayo.
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IKEA UK’s retail sales slipped to £2.25 billion in the year to August 2025, down 2.1 percent from the previous year, but the retailer returned to growth in the final quarter as new stores and collection points expanded its reach.
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Sofa Club delivered bumper profits and strong growth in its first full-year audited results, underscoring its emergence among the top tier of retailers in the UK upholstery market.
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The North West soft furnishings logistics and ecommerce company behind brands including Sleepy People, E-Bedding and Snug Bedding grew profit and built its cash reserves in the year to January 31, 2025.
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Privately-owned furniture retailer Love Your Home has completed a full rebrand, introducing a new visual identity, logo and website alongside its previously-signposted debut store launch.
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Half-year profits matched the prior year for Sanderson Design Group after the fabrics, wallpaper and soft furnishings supplier's cost-cutting programme offset lower sales in its core UK market.
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Occupancy across UK retail parks remains close to full, underscoring strong tenant demand for out-of-town space even as wider retail property markets stay mixed, according to one of the UK's largest furniture landlords.
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The 56th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) drew 92,709 professional visitors last month, including a double-digit rise in international buyers.
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Willow and Hall returned to profit last year as the retailer's remaining shares were acquired by NLC, the conglomerate under common control with furniture and accents supplier Gallery Direct.
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Pillows, quilts and bedding supplier The Fine Bedding Company recorded a deficit last year after taking a high six-figure stock write down.
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The real estate arm of the ex-owner of Carpetright has sold several former Carpetright-occupied sites after the retailer entered administration in July 2024.
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Bell & Stocchero, a small cabinet furniture supplier based in Bradford, is to be placed into liquidation, with auctioneers seeking buyers for its assets.
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Christine Kasoulis has joined The White Company as interim home director, taking responsibility for leading its home teams and overseeing product creation and sourcing.
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La-Z-Boy has reorganised its senior management to sharpen focus on its wholesale and retail operations, appointing TJ Linz as president of wholesale brands and Rob Sundy as president of retail.
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Hundreds of thousands of pounds in dividends declared to shareholders in the furniture and homeware etailer that traded as MyDeco remain unclaimed, more than four years after its former holding company began a solvent winding up process.
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More than half of Harvey Norman's British mainland stores planned for the medium term could be sited in the West Midlands as the Australian furniture and electricals retailer maintains its focus on the heart of England.
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Metro Bank has appointed a receiver to the freehold premises of Coexistence, the London contemporary furniture and lighting company that entered administration late last month.
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The Cotswold Company will open its first-ever retail park showroom in mid-December, expanding its store network to 14 ahead of the Christmas trading period.
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Colefax Group, the soft furnishings distributor and owner of brands including Kingcome Sofas, has announced a tender offer allowing shareholders to sell up to 15 percent of the company’s issued share capital.
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The International Carpet & Flooring Expo (ICFE) will expand to 11 halls when it returns to the Istanbul Expo Center on January 6–9, 2026, reflecting growing global participation in the trade event.
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Premium American furniture retailer RH has taken the capital outlay on its nascent UK retail and hospitality operations into nine figures after another sizeable outlay ahead of the launch of its London gallery next year.
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The manufacturer behind the Bed Factory Contracts brand has entered liquidation after a winding up petition was filed by HM Revenue & Customs.
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A property revaluation linked to a garden centre acquisition offset a trading loss for the group behind outdoor furniture brands White Stores and Nova Outdoor Living last year.
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Britain's biggest bed manufacturer Silentnight Group chalked up higher profits in 2024/25 despite reduced output.
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A former director of a £30 million turnover furniture company supplying mobility aids to elderly and disabled customers has been jailed for 15 months after admitting multiple counts of fraud.
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The company behind UK Flooring Direct has reported a bigger loss than first-disclosed for the year of its buyout by the Nestware group after reducing the carrying value of the brand following a third-party assessment. Its performance in 2024 improved.
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High-end upholstered furniture manufacturer George Smith outperformed the UK sofa market last year as it delivered a large double-digit increase in volumes.
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The owner of furniture, home and leisure retailer The Range said the addition of the Wilko and Homebase brands has positioned the group to achieve turnover of about £1.7 billion in the current financial year, after returning to profit in the year to February 2, 2025.
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Only half a dozen of the former Fabb Furniture stores remain after Nick Scali opened another rebadged and refurbished showroom under its flagship brand.
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The new parent company of luxury fitted furniture brands Tom Howley, Neville Johnson and London Door Company, has disclosed the terms of its 2024 buyout and recapitalisation for the first time.
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Pre-move costs and weaker sales weighed on profits for the operator of French furniture brand Roche Bobois’ UK stores last year.
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The Danesmoor Group has appointed Chris Wragg, its current group marketing director, as the company’s new group managing director.
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Reduced orders from mattress and furniture manufacturers weighed on foam supplier Alfrecell last year as the company reported weaker sales and a loss in its first full year under new ownership.
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Direct-to-consumer upholstery retailer Swyft Home reduced losses after finding big gross margin gains in the first period under new ownership last year.
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Diversified department store group Harrods fell to a net loss as exceptional charges related to staff redress and overseas operations weighed on 2024/25 earnings.
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