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Privately-owned national retailer Furniture Village will headline sponsor the New Furniture Makers exhibition, the annual showcase organised by The Furniture Makers’ Company to highlight emerging UK design and manufacturing talent.
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Rotherham-based retailer Mattress Online has partnered with the Beds for Babies: A Safe Space to Sleep programme to provide free delivery of beds, cots and other items to families across South Yorkshire.
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Furniture retailer Oak & More grew revenue 69 percent in the year to January 31, 2025, resulting in a £6.2 million turnaround in adjusted profits.
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint from rival bedroom retailer Sharps against Hammonds over online advertising that was found to be misleading.
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More furniture and furnishings companies filed for insolvency in the third quarter of 2025 than in any three-month period since the end of 2023.
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Platt & Hill profits declined in 2024 as a slowdown in the UK mattress and upholstery manufacturing sectors weighed on demand for the Oldham-based foam and fibre fillings supplier.
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Restructuring advisors handling the insolvency of bed retailer The Sleep Haven say there is likely to be a dividend for secondary preferential creditors but none for unsecured claimants, according to newly filed proposals.
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Online retailer Furniturebox has secured a £1 million trade loan from Barclays Corporate Bank UK to finance product development, supply chain diversification and international expansion.
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Simba Sleep delivered its strongest-ever bottom line in 2024 as margins and cashflow improved ahead of its takeover by Sleep Country Canada earlier this year.
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Victorian Plumbing said it is gearing up for the full relaunch of the MFI brand in the first half of 2026, following a limited soft launch through mfi.co.uk over the summer.
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Italian upholstery manufacturer and retailer Natuzzi expects its US revenues to fall short of target in 2025 following higher import tariffs and a weaker dollar, Reuters reported.
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B&M European Value Retail said first-half revenue rose after opening new stores and expanding in France, though UK like-for-like sales were broadly flat amid operational issues the retailer said it is addressing through a “Back to B&M Basics” plan.
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MattressNextDay has named The Fifth Trust, a Kent-based charity supporting adults with learning disabilities, as its charity of the year for 2026.
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Consumer spending on furniture and furnishings gathered pace in the second quarter of 2025 after returning to growth in the first, according to new figures.
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Comfy Quilts achieved an eighth successive year of growth last year as the bedding manufacturer and distributor saw turnover hit the nine-figure threshold for the first time.
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HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is not appealing the United Carpets tribunal ruling that found carpet fitting by independent tradespeople falls outside retailers’ VAT scope.
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DX Group has strengthened its position in the two-person home delivery market with the opening of new DX-2 Super Sites in Birstall, West Yorkshire and Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire.
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Heritage living and dining furniture retailer David Salmon is to downsize with the planned permanent closure of one of its two stores.
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Luxury woollen fabric manufacturer Moon booked a smaller loss in 2024, supported by a year-on-year swing in its tax position.
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Plans have been unveiled for a residential-led development on the site of JTC Furniture’s long-standing factory in Dundee, paving the way for the manufacturer to move its operations to Dunsinane Industrial Estate.
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Coexistence, the London-based furniture and lighting consultancy and retailer known for its work with architects and designers, has been placed into administration.
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Mattress innerspring maker Leggett & Platt signalled weaker demand across Britain’s bedding industry last year, with sales to the UK market down double-digit on 2023.
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The Stockholm Furniture Fair will not take place in 2026, with organisers instead preparing a relaunch in 2027 under a new biennial format designed in consultation with the Swedish furniture industry.
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North West retailer BM Furniture has begun a clearance sale ahead of the permanent closure of its Bispham warehouse on the Fylde Coast.
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Danish flooring manufacturer Ege Carpets has appointed Claus Beier as its new group chief executive officer.
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Furniture and electricals retailer Harvey Norman is said to be planning to take UK store numbers into double figures by 2028 as it continues to build on its launch onto the British mainland last year.
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True, the private equity owner of The Cotswold Company, has appointed Rothschild-owned Arrowpoint Advisory to prepare the furniture retailer for an eventual sale, Sky News reported.
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The Furniture Component Expo will expand next year to include suppliers of fixtures, fittings and components for the kitchens and bathrooms sector, its organiser said.
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Headlam Group said chief executive Chris Payne and chief customer officer Toni Wood have left the business as the floorcoverings distributor accelerates its transformation plan.
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The Gallery Direct furniture, beds and home accents group reported a net loss in 2024 after exceptional charges linked to the sale and leaseback of property, but it said the underlying performance improved.
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The UK housing market cooled in August as growth in the number of transactions slowed to its lowest level since the spring.
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Privately-owned furniture retailer Stollers has now invested close to £1 million on capital projects over the past three years upgrading its Barrow showroom, delivery fleet and energy systems.
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The store group behind Selfridges, Brown Thomas, Arnotts and de Bijenkorf saw its balance sheet value more than quadruple last year after a debt-for-equity swap and fair value uplift tied to changes in its shareholder base.
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Family-owned sofa manufacturer Steed Upholstery has ceased trading and been placed into liquidation.
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STS Flooring Distributors said trading has picked up sharply since May after a slow start to the year, with sales across housing, healthcare and education flooring projects running 8 percent ahead of the same period last year.
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The John Lewis Partnership has named Helen Webb OBE as chief people officer, strengthening its executive team ahead of the peak trading period.
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The Halo Group-owned Timothy Oulton United Kingdom business booked lower revenue last year as it continued to reduce its UK showroom network.
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Keen & Toms Holdings, the owner of bed maker Hypnos, recorded a reduced net loss in accounts covering an extended 18-month period to December 31, 2024, as it drew a line under a two-year restructuring programme.
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Tapi Carpets & Floors has revealed for the first time that it too is in dispute with HM Revenue & Customs over the treatment of VAT on carpet fitting, a row that could have significant consequences across the flooring sector.
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Restructuring advisors at Kroll have enlisted agents to find a buyer for the business and assets of a now-insolvent £2 million manufacturer of cushions.
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Furniture supplier Julian Bowen has flagged the appointment of Stefan Warhaftig as chief executive as the Kirkby-in-Ashfield wholesaler supplier revealed lower sales and earnings for 2024.
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Flooring conglomerate James Halstead paid higher dividends despite reporting lower revenue and earnings for the year to June 30, 2025, as weaker demand in Europe and Asia offset growth in North America and Malaysia.
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Somnigroup International has appointed Christopher Cook as an independent director, expanding its board to eight members with effect from Tuesday (Sep. 30, 2025).
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Tapi Carpets & Floors said it delivered double-digit like-for-like revenue and gross margin growth in the first half of 2025, despite continued pressure on consumers making big-ticket purchases.
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Victoria said chief executive Philippe Hamers will step down next year after nearly a decade leading the flooring group, following the completion of refinancing arrangements for its 2026 debt maturities.
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The owner of HSL increased capital expenditure to £2.1 million in 2024, nearly doubling outflows on new assets as it opened a Solihull store and launched its LIVHOME furniture and lifestyle brand in Aintree.
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Lincolnshire upholstered furniture manufacturer Lebus says changes at one of its largest customers impacted the top line last year, while profits declined on higher costs.
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Sleep 8 Holding, the Portuguese owner of Sleep 8 Intrinsic, is owed £11.7 million following the planned shutdown of its UK subsidiary earlier this summer, with other co-controlled entities also in line to lose out.
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Flair Furniture, the company behind the Bed Kingdom brand, has appointed five directors to its newly-created board as the company looks to build on recent expansion.
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Lincolnshire cabinet wholesaler Classic Furniture increased underlying earnings last year as tighter cost control lifted profitability despite weaker sales.
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Danish furniture and homewares retailer JYSK said turnover in its UK and Ireland business rose 12.6 percent in the 2024/25 financial year as it added more than 275,000 customers.
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Airea, the group behind the Burmatex carpet brand, reported higher first-half sales as the flooring manufacturer pressed ahead with investment in a new manufacturing facility.
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Natuzzi has agreed a partnership with supply chain software provider Toolsgroup to modernise and automate planning across its global operations.
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Barker and Stonehouse’s annual Teesside Golf Day brought in £21,000 for The Furniture Makers’ Company at this year’s event in North Yorkshire.
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Flooring Superstore has opened its 50th store in the UK as part of its ongoing expansion programme.
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Laura James reported stronger results in 2024 with higher earnings as the ecommerce furniture and homewares retailer built on the solid foundations established the previous year.
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A high-end contemporary furniture retailer which combines an interior design business with two London retail showrooms has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
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Made In Britain furniture and furnishings champion Soane maintained top line momentum with record sales in 2024 as rising international demand countered a fall in its domestic market.
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AW (Europe), the UK sales and distribution unit of Belgium-based flooring supplier Associated Weavers, returned to profit in 2024 after a sharp swing in gross margin offset lower sales in its core carpet business.
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The UK arm of Norwegian recliner and sofa maker Ekornes paid out seven-figure dividends in 2024, its first owner distribution in six years.
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Privately-owned bed maker Hypnos has committed to reaching net zero by 2040 after securing certification from sustainability body Planet Mark.
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DFS has started providing two-person delivery services for two external retailers through its Sofa Delivery Company network, marking the first time the logistics arm has handled orders outside the group.
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Solida Capital, together with Alsara Investment Group and Vivium, has acquired Italian furniture maker Giorgetti from Progressio SGR and other minority shareholders.
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MillerKnoll’s international contract sales rose in the first quarter of its 2025/26 financial year, though orders fell as currency headwinds weighed on performance across Europe and other overseas markets.
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Design-led British lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas, which sells across categories spanning furniture, fashion, homeware and gifts, is to open a new store on Tottenham Court Road in central London.
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The director of a former bed retail company has been jailed after diverting Government-backed Covid support funds to buy a house.
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Donald Trump has said the US will introduce steep duties on imported furniture products including sofas as part of a wider package of trade measures.
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DFS said shareholder feedback has partially driven its decision to hold off paying dividends as it works to bring down borrowings, with leverage still outside its stated target range.
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Diversified furniture and electricals retailer Knees said a series of strategic deals completed this year will reshape operations around a lower cost base and a more digitally focused offer as it looked to reverse deepening losses.
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Oak Furnitureland will open a new showroom at Alvis Retail Park in Coventry on September 27, expanding its footprint to 68 stores nationwide.
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Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) plans to centralise all finishing operations of its needle felt division at its Kruisem site, phasing out ovens and warehousing activities in Oostrozebeke by the end of 2026. Production at both sites will continue.
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Privately-owned retailers Barker and Stonehouse and Jarrolds have joined forces with the former to operate the large furniture department in the latter's Norwich store.
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Upholstery market leader DFS swung back to profit in its 2024/25 financial year, supported by margin gains, stronger sales and lower finance costs.
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The md of heritage UK manufacturer Ercol Furniture says the business remains on track to achieve previously-signposted profit milestones this year with further progression to follow in 2026.
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The UK flooring industry has been given a window of time to prepare for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), with the UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance (UKSFA) urging stakeholders to collaborate on an industry-led approach.
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Storskogen, the Swedish investment group that owns UK furniture wholesaler Julian Bowen, has issued new bonds to refinance debt maturing later this year.
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Furniture and design retailer Heal's new store in Bath, revealed earlier this week, will be on Milsom Street, planning documents confirm.
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The head of IKEA’s UK and Ireland retail business is to leave at the end of the year to take charge of the home furnishings group’s operations in Germany.
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Pottery Barn has officially launched in the UK, adding a dedicated ecommerce site and a London pop-up shop ahead of a planned roll-out with John Lewis later this year.
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Oliver Bonas booked record sales in 2024 as the lifestyle retailer expanded its store base including an acceleration in demand in the second half of the year. Profits still declined.
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B&Q owner Kingfisher lifted sales in the UK and Ireland by 4.5 percent to £3.53 billion in the six months to July 31, 2025, with demand for kitchens, bathrooms and other big ticket categories underpinning growth.
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Luxury vinyl tile conglomerate Karndean maintained EBITDA last year despite a tough flooring market that hit sales volumes, according to newly-filed dollar-denominated accounts.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) named eight winners at its 2025 Bed Industry Awards, announced at the trade body’s gala dinner in Telford last night (September 23, 2025).
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Designer furniture and homeware retailer Heal's is to expand its territorial footprint with a first store in the South West of England due to open later this year.
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Scottish furniture retailer The Designer Rooms is to close one of its Glasgow stores with the lease soon to expire.
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Colefax Group, the soft furnishings and upholstery manufacturer, said sales in its fabric division rose in the first 19 weeks of its financial year, but warned that new import duties in the US and on Indian goods will add millions to annual costs.
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Victoria has invited holders of its outstanding senior secured notes due 2028 to swap them for new instruments maturing three years later, in a move designed to reduce debt and ease near-term refinancing risk.
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Wayfair has approved a performance-based equity package for co-founder and chief executive Niraj Shah that could be worth more than $1 billion if the company’s share price multiplies over the next decade.
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Bensons for Beds will roll out enhanced family-friendly policies to its 1,800 staff from October 1, 2025, doubling paternity leave and aligning adoption leave with its new maternity package.
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The Cotswold Company grew orders by 30 percent in the six months to August 30, 2025, with gross order value reaching £56.9 million, according to a trading update issued Monday.
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The Granary, the Jarrolds-owned contemporary furniture store in Norwich, is to close as part of plans to reimagine the group's furniture offer.
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Independent retailer Browns of York maintained profits last year as an upwards revaluation of its investment property assets offset the impact of rising costs within the business.
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The group behind direct-to-consumer brand Adjustamatic returned to profit at the pretax line last year as it recovered some of the revenue lost in the post-pandemic period.
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The cabinet maker behind the Spaceslide bedroom furniture brand said revenue declined because of strategic decisions by retail customers last year, which it partially mitigated through diversification.
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British furniture and lighting retail sales have now climbed in seven of the past eight months after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) disclosed a mid single-digit increase in August.
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Danish retailer JYSK has launched a business-to-business sales division in the UK and Ireland targeting the workplace, hospitality and education sectors.
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Ecommerce-led furniture retailer Roseland delivered high double-digit sales growth in 2024 as it brought losses close to flat at the EBITDA line.
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London-based furniture and design retailer Heal’s has launched its largest marketing campaign in more than ten years, enlisting five cultural figures to showcase how design shapes the way people live.
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West Yorkshire furniture maker Moores Furniture Group has adjusted its ownership structure, with management acquiring shares from the Hilco Capital affiliate that had held a majority stake in the business since 2017.
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Chaos has introduced Cylindo Quickshot, an AI tool designed to generate on-brand lifestyle imagery for furniture retailers and manufacturers in a matter of seconds.
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UK consumer confidence fell in September, with households showing less willingness to spend on big-ticket items, according to polling company GfK's latest survey.
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Fashion-to-furnishings retailer Next lifted both sales and earnings in the six months to July 2025, driven by gains across its UK online, retail and overseas businesses.
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Efficiency measures and lower labour costs helped upholstered furniture manufacturer Whitemeadow deliver higher profits last year despite turnover falling in a difficult trading environment.
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The number of people working in retail dropped to 2.73 million in June 2025, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, the lowest level in a decade.
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Europe's largest manufacturer of home and workplace task seating enjoyed near double-digit revenue growth at its West Yorkshire based UK subsidiary last year.
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Employee pay in UK manufacturing rose to an all-time high level in the second quarter of 2025, beating the previous peak set last year.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) has entered into a strategic partnership with Minerva Furniture Group, strengthening ties with the buying group that represents privately-owned UK furniture retailers.
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Furniture retail price inflation dropped to a four-month low in August while flooring prices turned negative on deeper cuts in the wood and vinyl sub-categories.
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Headlam is planning to sell its businesses in France and the Netherlands as part of the flooring group's transformation programme to simplify operations and release cash.
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Cabinet furniture imports rose in July on continued strength in bedroom shipments and the living/dining, office and kitchen sub-categories all returning to growth after earlier falls.
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Flooring group Headlam has lifted its profit improvement guidance under its transformation plan despite reporting a larger first-half loss.
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The organisers of The Flooring Show in Harrogate are said to be launching a spring 2026 exhibition based in southern England.
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Upholstery suppliers Ashley Manor and Alexander & James have entered administration after an unsuccessful effort to secure new ownership. Both companies have ceased trading, with factory closures taking place on September 15, 2025.
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Chinese sofa imports into the UK declined for the first time in over a year in July, but overall upholstered furniture shipments still climbed because of the ScS pivot to the Poltronesofà supply chain.
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RH said rising trade barriers are weighing on its supply chain and outlook, with new US tariff investigations adding uncertainty to the second half of the year.
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Huddersfield manufacturer Deluxe Beds returned to profit in the year to March 31, 2025, making its first overall gain in six years.
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Imports of floorcoverings into the UK rose in July on the back of stronger orders across all categories including the carpets, vinyl and wood segments.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) has extended its commitment to host the Furniture Component Expo at Telford International Centre for another four years.
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RH said its Cotswolds gallery continued to deliver sharp year-on-year gains in the second quarter, keeping the retailer on course to meet the order targets previously outlined.
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Mattress imports into the UK climbed for the fourth straight month in July on the back of growth in volumes from China, Denmark and Poland.
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Hafren Furnishers increased its cash holdings after selling investment assets in the year to January 31, 2025, ahead of a post-year-end share buyback by the privately-owned Welsh furniture retailer.
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Sainsbury's has called off discussions with JD.com over a possible sale of Argos after the Chinese retailer sought to change the terms of any deal.
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Furniture manufacturers' combined turnover climbed at its fastest pace since August 2022 in July with official figures for June also revised upwards.
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Sainsbury's has confirmed it is in discussions with China’s JD.com regarding the potential sale of its Argos retail business.
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Retail giant Next is to operate a dedicated Laura Ashley store in the South East of England on behalf of the New York firm that acquired the heritage brand earlier this year.
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Roche Bobois signposted investment in its Harrods showroom as the French furniture brand reported lower profits for the first half of 2025 on revenue in line with that previously disclosed.
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Morgan Furniture, the £3.7 million turnover manufacturer based in Hampshire and with a showroom in London, has closed after a Hilco-led sales process failed to result in a going concern sale.
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A company affiliated to other Midlands bed manufacturers through a former director and location has filed for insolvency, leaving debts to HM Revenue & Customs.
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Ecommerce brand Cox & Cox has introduced lower prices across its furniture and homeware ranges and unveiled a curated Stylist’s Edit, following feedback from more than 84,000 customers.
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North West based carpet and rug supplier Couristan Carpets (UK) moved to a loss in 2024 in a period that saw it change the way the US-owned business recognises revenue.
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Rising one-off and recurring costs meant department store and grocery mutual John Lewis Partnership booked a bigger first half net loss in a period that saw its sales mix shift away from home goods.
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Beds market leader Dreams has appointed Siobhan King as chief marketing officer, succeeding Jo Martin who left the national retailer in July.
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Families across the UK traded up and diverted more of their disposable incomes towards furniture, furnishings and floorcoverings last year, according to official figures.
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Storied independent retailer McDermott’s House Furnishers is adding a second location in the west of Ireland after acquiring the former Madden Furniture premises in Ennis.
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The group behind Blackburn carpet maker, distributor and flooring insurance claims handler Cavalier Carpets ended 2024 with a stronger cash position despite lower sales and profits.
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Blackbridge Furnishings is to close its small rural store in Elgin ahead of consolidating its retail business around its large Inverness showroom, which launched last year.
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The company behind German mattress producer Malie has entered insolvency proceedings ahead of a planned restructuring process.
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Wickes said its kitchen design and installation arm returned to like-for-like delivered sales growth in the second quarter after simplifying its customer journey and refreshing ranges.
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Bensons for Beds’ long-running tie-up with the British Heart Foundation has now generated £8 million for the charity through customer donations of second-hand bed frames and mattresses.
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Ashley Manor and Alexander & James, the sofa businesses majority owned by Thailand-listed TCM Corporation (TCMC), filed new notices of intent to appoint administrators in court yesterday afternoon (Sep. 9, 2025).
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Designers Guild has revealed it received a £10 million cash injection after selling its intellectual property and design archive to Dunelm and through the partial repayment of a director loan.
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Dunelm claims it has more than doubled its share of the UK’s upholstered furniture market in the past five years, helping drive further gains in its broader homewares and furniture categories.
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Furniture and homewares retailer Dunelm is expanding its presence in the capital with plans to open a new inner London branch in Wandsworth, following the launch of its first in White City late last year.
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National beds specialist Bensons for Beds will open a new store in Dudley on Friday (Sep. 12, 2025).
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Unilin, the manufacturing group owned by flooring conglomerate Mohawk Industries, has launched refreshed collections from its Moduleo and Quick-Step brands in the UK.
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Suppliers from across the industry will sponsor the 2025 Bed Show when it takes place at the International Centre, Telford on September 23–24, organiser the National Bed Federation said in a news release.
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Expanding floorcoverings supplier Likewise Group has outlined plans to lift sales beyond £250 million as it reported higher first-half revenue and profit.
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Chinese bedding group Mlily increased earnings in the first half of 2025 as overseas markets in Europe and North America joined its domestic business in driving growth.
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Summer transaction gave md outright ownership and provided exit for longtime custodian of the Celebrity Motion Furniture business.
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Flooring distributor Likewise Group has received planning permission to enlarge its South Wales facility in Newport, creating a distribution hub for its networks.
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