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Somnigroup International has agreed to buy high-end Danish bed retail chain SENG from Lars Larsen Group in a deal that bolsters the Dreams, Tempur and Sealy owner's specialist bed retail portfolio in Europe.
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More than five years after plans first emerged for RH's flagship London gallery, the American home furnishings retailer will this weekend open the doors to a Mayfair project backed by more than £220 million of contractual lease payments.
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The takeovers of fitted furniture verticals Fittingly and Clever Closet contributed profitable growth for the private equity-backed Sharps cabinet group last year.
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Profits climbed for West Yorkshire bed manufacturer Dura Beds last year despite a near double-digit decline in revenue.
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The administrator of a predecessor Scottish BoConcept franchisee has identified potential additional recoveries for creditors as investigations into the company's affairs continue following its pre-pack buyout nearly two years ago.
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IDD Cologne (idd cologne) will partner with the newly launched Design Season Cologne festival this autumn as organisers seek to strengthen the German city’s position as an international design destination and broaden the reach of the interiors exhibition.
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A string of UK furniture retailers have been left out of pocket following the spring pre-pack administration of returns and recommerce specialist Clearcycle, with restructuring advisors revealing more than £1.3 million of unsecured creditor claims and little prospect of any recovery.
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Sofas & Stuff has partnered with the Royal Ballet and Opera on a design-led collaboration that uses ballet and opera costumes as inspiration for a series of one-off furniture pieces.
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The owner of online furniture retailers Bedkingdom and Cuckooland said sales rose 31 percent in the first quarter of its 2026/27 financial year as the business prepared for international expansion.
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Cormar Carpets increased sales and net profit in 2025 as the Bury manufacturer stepped up investment in manufacturing and technology in a period that saw it make adjustments to year-earlier figures.
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Bensons for Beds has launched a new customer proposition centred on price matching, interest-free finance and product guarantees as the bed retailer seeks to strengthen its appeal to value-conscious shoppers.
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Ecommerce furniture and homeware vendor Domu Brands returned to growth in its latest financial year, reporting higher sales and profits following a difficult period for the online retail sector.
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Australian furniture retailer Nick Scali has taken an 80,747 sqft warehouse in Northamptonshire, providing additional logistics capacity as it continues to expand its UK operations.
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Sazy, the upmarket online furniture and homeware brand that paused the taking of new orders last autumn, recorded another seven-figure loss in its latest financial year.
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CBD Guangzhou will return next month with a greater emphasis on smart living technologies, whole-house customisation and advanced manufacturing as organisers seek to strengthen the event's position as a global sourcing and networking platform for the building decoration and home furnishing sectors.
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Clive Kenyon-Brown, commercial director for Duresta and international sales at Sofa Brands International, is to leave the upholstery manufacturing group later this year.
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The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) has published a new guide aimed at helping furniture businesses better understand the information contained within flammability test reports, rather than relying solely on a pass-or-fail result.
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Nearly 70 percent of all external debt arising from the second restructuring inside two years at upholstery vertical Delcor is owed to HM Revenue & Customs, new liquidation papers show.
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Global furniture trade showed almost no growth in 2025 as businesses navigated shifting tariff policies, geopolitical tensions and changing trade relationships, according to highly-regarded Italian research firm CSIL.
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The buyer behind the company that rescued online furniture and department store platform BrandAlley through a pre-pack administration has been identified for the first time, as newly-published proposals reveal details of the transaction and the losses facing creditors.
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Naturalmat is set to host an industry networking event focused on sustainability, sleep wellbeing and the use of natural materials, bringing together interior designers, architects and other design professionals at its Knutsford showroom later this week.
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Home department store retailer Leekes has begun a clearance sale ahead of the permanent closure of its Bilston store, which is to be sold.
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The funeral of Jacqui Stefanov, the Tempur UK md from 1995–2015, will take place Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the company has announced.
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Upholstery retailer Sofas & Stuff said its manufacturing division is expected to break even or move into profit in 2026, marking a significant milestone after four years of investment in building its own production operation from scratch.
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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is listed as being owed £22.7 million at the point of the insolvency of Trowbridge bed maker Airsprung, restructuring advisors have revealed.
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Furniture and flooring retail sales climbed in May but earlier growth for the former has been revised downwards on late-arriving data, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
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A Lancashire bespoke cabinet furniture manufacturer has begun relocating part of its operations after a major fire caused significant damage at its production site in Eccleston.
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Bensons for Beds has appointed Emma Forbes as director of owned brands as the beds vertical seeks to further develop its portfolio of proprietary sleep brands.
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Headlam Group is to consolidate two North East distribution centres into a new regional hub as the flooring distributor continues a wider restructuring programme aimed at simplifying its operations and returning the business to profit.
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Laura James said its expansion at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) is expected to support around 200 jobs over the next 18 months as the retailer opens a new headquarters, showroom and photography studio.
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Ecommerce retailer Wayfair plans to open a large-format store in Princeton, New Jersey, in 2027, extending its physical retail footprint in the US Northeast.
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Profits climbed for historic furniture and design retailer Heal's last year as lower cost-of-goods-sold helped to offset the impact of falling revenue.
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Consumer confidence was unchanged in June, while appetite for major purchases such as furniture and flooring remained at its weakest level since January 2025, according to the latest GfK Consumer Confidence barometer.
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Tetrad has promoted long-serving executive Chris Fletcher to managing director as the upholstery manufacturer seeks to strengthen local leadership following a period of restructuring that saw sister companies Westbridge Furniture and Belfield Leisure enter administration.
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John Lewis is to spend more than £20 million redeveloping its Glasgow department store as part of a £50 million programme of investment across five locations, with upgrades also planned for stores in Cambridge, Leicester, Reading and Liverpool.
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Sterling Home has made Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell its head of inspiration as part of a partnership designed to help customers make more confident home styling decisions while reinforcing the retailer's position as a destination for interiors advice.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company’s annual Big Shots clay pigeon shooting fundraiser generated £30,000 for the industry charity at its 31st edition, held at the Holland & Holland shooting grounds in Middlesex.
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Jonathan Hindle, president and managing director of workplace furniture manufacturer KI Europe and former chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to the furniture industry.
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La-Z-Boy has completed the restructuring that led to the closure of its UK manufacturing operation, disclosing that the programme generated another $3.6 million of charges during the final quarter of its financial year on top of earlier costs and goodwill impairment.
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Alternative Flooring has appointed Stephen Brooks as managing director while long-serving creative and marketing director Lorna Haigh is to move into a consultancy role after 25 years with the business.
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Likewise Group said revenue growth has continued to accelerate ahead of the completion of a series of distribution and capacity investments designed to support its long-term expansion plans.
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Loom Loft has been named in the 2026 FEBE Growth 100, a ranking of the UK's fastest-growing founder-led businesses, adding to a year in which the furniture and interiors retailer also collected an industry award.
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Long-running North Devon retail store Deep Valley is to close later this summer as its cabinet furniture supply affiliate adjusts its focus further towards third-party retail customers.
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Retailers cut prices in May to return the furniture category to deflationary territory despite impending upstream supply chain increases. Flooring prices went in the opposite direction.
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Polish upholstery manufacturer Adriana has disclosed the disposal of shares in UK upholstery market leader DFS for the first time since building a near double-digit percentage stake in the retailer almost four years ago.
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Belgium's dwindling carpet exports to the UK may have begun to find their new level after the total rose for the first time in almost two years in April.
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Debenhams expanded its marketplace by around 10,000 brands over the past year as the online department store continued to build its presence across homewares, furniture and beds. That helped the platform deliver double-digit growth despite wider declines across the group.
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Cabinet imports rose for the second straight month in April on the back of higher volumes of Chinese-made living, dining and bedroom furniture.
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Sofa Club has appointed Kate Preusse as group operations director, creating a new senior leadership role as the upholstery retailer invests in its supply chain and customer delivery capabilities ahead of further expansion.
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The number of British furniture manufacturers that import parts, components or materials from overseas suppliers has fallen sharply, according to new official figures.
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High volumes of Tempur product arriving into the UK continued to keep mattress imports positive in April despite weaker demand for goods made from other sources.
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Debenhams Group has completed the sublease of its former US distribution centre, reducing future lease obligations tied to a site that was operational for little more than a year before being closed as part of the retailer's turnaround programme.
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Gary Favell, the former MFI director who later led lighting retailer Lights4fun, has died aged 69.
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Jacqui Stefanov, the former managing director of Tempur UK who was instrumental in building the brand into one of the best known in the country, has died aged 58.
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The Cotswold Company plans to open two more UK showrooms this year after reporting record sales and profit growth in a trading update released ahead of its latest accounts being filed.
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RH has unveiled a new ultra-premium furniture and interiors platform aimed at opening up products traditionally sold through designer-only showrooms, as the US luxury retailer prepares for its long-awaited London gallery launch.
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Upholstery imports into the UK declined for the first time since January in April with drops from each of the three largest source nations.
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Furniture manufacturers' combined turnover continued to build in April as domestic demand more than mitigated a fall in export output.
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Online furniture and homewares retailer DUSK is said to be exploring a London stock market flotation that could value the business at about £300 million.
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Mohawk Industries has appointed Paul De Cock as chief executive officer, succeeding Jeffrey Lorberbaum, who will retire from the role on September 30 while remaining chairman of the board.
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AJ Foam booked six-figure profits last year in a period that saw the mattresses and foam fillings manufacturer and its owner boost liquidity through the realisation of investments and property.
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Rotherham-based spring manufacturer Wolf Components said sales and profitability increased during 2025 after investing more than £500,000 in manufacturing equipment to expand capacity and improve efficiency.
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National retailer Dunelm has recalled a further range of seasonal doorstops after discovering that the sand filling inside some products may be contaminated with asbestos.
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A long-established Scottish furniture retailer is to close its Glasgow showroom after almost three decades, citing declining city centre footfall, rising operating costs and the impact of transport restrictions.
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Sofa.com has appointed former Marks & Spencer and Laura Ashley executive Sunayna Azam as managing director as the Frasers Group-owned retailer embarks on a strategy aimed at expanding beyond its core retail business.
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Wade Spring, one of the key cogs in Britain's upholstery and bedding markets supply chain, said it expects continued soft trading conditions as cost savings helped the historic supplier mitigate falling output last year.
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The liquidation of the prior operating company behind Leicester retailer Choice Furniture Superstore left an estimated £3.3 million deficiency to creditors, newly published insolvency documents show.
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Online Home Shop (OHS) has opened a 327,000 sqft fulfilment centre at Trafford Park, Manchester, as the ecommerce retailer expands capacity following sales growth driven in part by furniture and mattress sales.
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The Women In Furniture Network will host a brunch and panel discussion at next month's Manchester Furniture Show, bringing together executives from retail, manufacturing and product development to discuss career progression and opportunities for women in the sector.
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The National Bed Federation has appointed a five-member judging panel for the retailer categories of its 2026 Bed Industry Awards, with entries now open ahead of an August deadline.
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Kent furniture retailer Lenleys Home is marking its 90th year in business with a leadership transition that has placed the third generation of the founding family at the forefront of the company’s future strategy.
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Associated Independent Stores (AIS) managing director Sue Kemp will step down at the end of December 2026, bringing to a close a seven-year tenure during which the buying group said it strengthened its finances and governance while navigating the disruption caused by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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UK furniture manufacturers invested an eleven-year low amount of cash in new capital assets according to new official figures, though the mattress sector bucked the wider trend.
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A Leicester furniture retailer has been sold to a new owner linked to the founding family, preserving 28 jobs and ensuring customer orders will be completed despite the closure of the original operating company.
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The Yorkshire industrial group behind mattress fillings supplier W.E. Rawson and Rawson Carpets, said it will focus on reviving its carpets and fillings businesses after both reported lower sales in the year to June 30, 2025.
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Beds market leader Dreams has opened a second store in Sheffield, adding another location as part of its ongoing UK expansion programme.
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Palatine Beds recorded lower sales last year ahead of a wider reorganisation that has since seen Newcastle City Council take direct ownership of the diversified operating company behind the brand and other activities.
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The company behind national retailer Flooring Superstore has secured fresh funding and undergone a shareholder reshuffle that will leave existing backer Growth Partner as the controlling shareholder of the business.
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The balance sheet value of Fotex, one of the UK's largest upholstery and mattress ticking suppliers, increased last year after further profitable trading.
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A high-end interiors showcase launched last year by the organisers of imm cologne will return this October, a year after they originally indicated the event would run every other year.
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Wren Kitchens has committed £35 million to expand its transport fleet, adding electric heavy goods vehicles and increasing delivery capacity as the retailer continues a broader investment programme across its UK operations.
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The managing director of premium bed manufacturer Burgess Beds now has a marginal majority of the company's issued share capital after its US investor transferred part of a special class of shares.
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Natuzzi has outlined plans to move additional production to Romania and temporarily suspend three manufacturing facilities in Italy as part of a restructuring programme aimed at restoring competitiveness and stabilising the group's finances.
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Rising costs including the near £2 million impact of foreign exchange differences negatively impacted earnings at Flair Rugs last year despite success in overseas markets.
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Qumei Home Furnishings Group is seeking shareholder approval to issue offshore bonds secured against its Ekornes furniture business.
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French flat-pack furniture manufacturer Parisot Industrie is seeking court protection after informing employee representatives that it had filed for judicial reorganisation proceedings with the Commercial Court of Lille.
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West Midlands upholstery manufacturer Alpha Designs Upholstery is seeking creditor approval for a company voluntary arrangement as it attempts to restructure its debts.
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King Living has recorded its maiden UK profits after sales soared in the Australian furniture retailer's third year since its Covid-era launch here.
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Terms of the property sale of the Bennetts Family Furnishings store in Banbury have been disclosed following the closure of the independent furniture retailer last year.
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The Chinese furniture group that owns upholstery manufacturer Ekornes returned to profit in the first quarter as lower finance costs and foreign exchange gains helped offset weaker sales.
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The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against online furniture and homeware retailer DUSK, ruling that a series of discount promotions on its website were misleading.
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British bed manufacturer Sleepeezee said it has reduced carbon emissions at its Rochester manufacturing site by almost half since 2018, while increasing turnover by more than 60 percent over the same period.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company is inviting furnishing industry businesses to field teams for its Midlands Region Tug of War Tournament and Family Fun Day later this month as the charity seeks to raise funds for people working in the UK furnishings sector.
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Britain's tax authorities are the main injured party from the restructuring process that has seen the business and assets of East Midlands sofa maker Conker Furniture sold ahead of a trading restart.
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The property company affiliated with southern England furniture and department store retailer Bradbeers has emerged from a major refinancing with its balance sheet materially strengthened after shifting more than £11 million of debt from short-term to long-term maturities.
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Morleys Stores has pushed back the reopening of Bath's historic Jolly's department store for a second time, with the retailer now targeting a March 2027 launch for the landmark site.
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The Vita Group said it has more than halved its direct and purchased-energy greenhouse gas emissions since 2019 as the polyurethane foam manufacturer published its 2025 sustainability report.
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Dreams has launched a three-year partnership with mental health charities Mind and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), committing £150,000 in donations and aiming to raise additional funds through staff, customer and community fundraising initiatives.
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Howden Joinery Group has agreed to acquire DIY Kitchens, one of the UK's largest online kitchen retailers, in a deal valued at £390 million, giving the trade-focused supplier direct access to consumers for the first time.
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Ecommerce-led oak specialist Top Furniture maintained seven-figure profits in the past year in a period that saw it build cash despite a significant outflow for capital expenditure.
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House sales, a key driver of home furnishings spend, jumped sharply in April after lapping the period immediately following changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax thresholds that brought many transaction forward into March 2025.
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George Street Furnishers is undertaking a major refurbishment of the top floor of its flagship store as the historic Newport retailer invests in its city-centre premises.
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Likewise Group said sales growth accelerated in May as the flooring distributor continued to expand its logistics network and increase capacity ahead of a long-term target to exceed £250 million in annual revenue.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company is inviting furnishing industry professionals to a summer networking event at its City of London headquarters next month, as the charity and livery company seeks to broaden engagement across the sector.
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Headlam Group defeated all five resolutions proposed by activist shareholder First Seagull at a requisitioned general meeting on Tuesday, though almost 40 percent of votes cast supported the investor's attempt to reshape the flooring distributor's board.
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Victoria has confirmed that Philippe Hamers will step down as group chief executive at the end of June, but will remain involved with the business as chairman of its UK flooring division, working alongside recently returned executive Steve Byrne.
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Sleep Beds, an ecommerce retailer with close trading ties to Dreamland Beds, folded with large debts owed to Internet search giant Google.
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Floorcoverings contractor CRT Flooring Specialists has ceased trading and been placed into administration, less than a year after its sale to an external investment company.
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More than 130 people from the design and furniture-making industries gathered in Bath for the fifth annual Inspiring Makers event, as organisers highlighted concerns over the long-term decline in traditional craft skills.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has opened entries for its 2026 Bed Industry Awards, with eight categories covering manufacturers, suppliers and retailers across the UK bed sector.
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Flooring distributor Headlam said a shareholder meeting scheduled for Tuesday will go ahead despite activist investor First Seagull announcing it was withdrawing the requisition that triggered the vote.
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Northumberland upholstery vertical Delcor is said to be preparing to undergo a second insolvency-led restructuring in less than two years, with owner Jeff Harris planning to restart the business following a liquidation process.
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The Spanish beds conglomerate behind Vispring has received more in dividends from the Plymouth bed maker in the past five years than it has in the 15 years prior to that after another bumper payday last year.
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Leicester Tigers, England's most successful club rugby union team, has signed online home furnishings retailer Wayfair as its new furniture and décor partner under a multi-year agreement that will begin with the 2026/27 season.
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Weaker sales in China and a higher cost backdrop failed to prevent premium British bed maker Vispring from booking class-leading profits last year.
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Stakeholders in BrandAlley, the online flash sales retailer that owns furniture and homewares brand Lombok and sells a broad range of furniture and beds through its ecommerce platform, have rescued the business via a pre-pack administration process.
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Furniture manufacturers reported rising costs and weaker trading conditions over the past six months, though confidence in the future improved, according to the latest Trade and Price Trends Survey from the British Furniture Association (BFA).
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Furniture manufacturer numbers and turnover have declined further from peak levels seen back in 2022 with only mattress production seeing a rise according to new data.
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Agile Imports, the phoenix successor to collapsed furniture wholesaler Kettle Home, has secured a new six-figure lending facility, according to new statutory filings.
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Premium furnishings group Colefax said it plans to buy back up to £2.55 million of shares through a reverse bookbuild process, months after completing a tender offer as the company continues returning cash to shareholders.
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The UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance said its 2026 conference and awards programme will focus on recycling, sustainability legislation and circular economy policy as the sector prepares for potential regulatory change across Europe.
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German mattress retailer Emma Sleep has agreed to court-enforced changes to its UK sales practices after admitting it breached consumer law through the use of misleading urgency and discount claims, the Competition and Markets Authority said.
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First full disclosure accounts for The Sleep People reveal the Ossett mattress and beds vertical is one of the 25 largest UK manufacturers in the category.
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Lower-than-expected closure costs meant the downsizing of And So To Bed's store estate failed to materially harm profits for the high-end bedroom furniture retailer last year.
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The buyout of fitted kitchens, bedrooms and bathroom furniture manufacturer Symphony by a Northern Ireland-based investment group cost the buyer less than originally signposted, new figures show.
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The upholstery manufacturer behind brands such as The English Sofa Company and The English Bed Company delivered six-figure profits last year.
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Beds retailer Mattress Online has appointed sleep and performance coach Chester Maglo to its expert panel as the business expands its focus on sleep health and recovery content.
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British bed maker Hypnos has joined the European Bedding Industries Association (EBIA) as chief executive James Keen took a seat on the council of the National Bed Federation (NBF), extending the company’s involvement in both UK and European industry groups.
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Online furniture and homewares retailer DUSK said annual sales rose to £195 million in the year to March 31, 2026, meaning it has more than doubled turnover inside the past two years.
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Third-party marketplace sales at Kingfisher rose 39 percent in the first quarter, as the owner of B&Q continued to expand its ecommerce platform for external vendors including furniture and home products.
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A seven-figure share buyback at home accents distributor Rama Rugs has valued the business at over £4 million, but below its balance sheet value.
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IMM Cologne, historically one of the key European furniture trade shows, said booked exhibition space for its January 2027 event had reached almost 60 percent of the footprint occupied at the previous edition by the end of its early-bird registration period.
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Online retailer Bedkingdom has expanded its warehouse footprint with the acquisition of a 55,756 sqft facility in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, as the company broadens its product offer beyond beds and mattresses.
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Yorkshire mattress retailer The Odd Company has appointed former Harrison Spinks executive Ruairi Giles as operations director as the business looks to support further growth.
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The closure of loss making sofa maker South Wales Furniture last month leaves creditors facing a low seven-figure shortfall, liquidation papers show.
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Growth in the online vintage furniture and antiques market helped the London-listed marketplace group behind Chairish and Pamono to raise full-year guidance after stronger trading during the first half.
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Beds and bedroom supplier Aspire Furniture said its expansion into the upholstery category has delivered sales ahead of plan as it booked higher adjusted profits last year.
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A fifth straight year of growth and margin expansion helped Archers Sleepcentre double profits last year, consolidated accounts public on Friday show.
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Williams-Sonoma pointed to continued growth in the UK and wider trade interiors market as the US home furnishings retailer reported stronger-than-expected first quarter results despite ongoing pressure on freight costs and tariffs.
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Furniture and lighting retail sales inched higher in April as the return of inflation boosted flat volumes, according to official figures. Inflation kept sales positive in the flooring category.
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Headlam has completed the disposal of two additional surplus properties as the flooring distributor accelerates efforts to strengthen its balance sheet following mounting losses and growing shareholder pressure.
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The Bristol mattress manufacturer behind the Viscotherapy brand was placed into administration after a combination of falling demand, rising costs, supply chain disruption and operational setbacks resulted in mounting losses.
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The franchise network at United Carpets & Beds is expected to complete the majority of its store rebrand programme by the end of the current financial year as management focuses on maintaining competitiveness amid challenging trading conditions.
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Online retailer Very said home sales continued to outperform during its third quarter as it pushed further into higher-margin categories, helping lift profitability despite a subdued market.
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Consumer appetite for big-ticket spending on items such as furniture and flooring weakened in May, with GfK’s major purchase index falling to its lowest level since January 2025 despite a modest improvement in wider consumer confidence.
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Carpet and rug inflation rose to a two-year peak in April as higher prices also returned to the household furniture category after seven months of flat or falling prices.
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Dreams founder Mike Clare has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Furniture Makers’ Company in recognition of his contribution to the UK bed and furniture industry.
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Sealy UK chief commercial officer Mark Tuley will retire at the end of May after more than two decades with the bed manufacturer, prompting a management reshuffle at the Aspatria-based business.
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Natuzzi has reached an agreement with Italian trade unions over temporary labour measures, potentially easing pressure on the upholstery manufacturer as it prepares to enter a negotiated restructuring process amid mounting losses.
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Customers of embattled London furniture retailer Raft will receive their orders as part of a previously-signposted restructuring process that compromises other stakeholders.
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