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Costco said furniture including mattresses and upholstery were among its fastest-growing categories as the retailer's ecommerce arm increased sales double digits in the year to August 31, 2025.
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Headlam is evaluating a potential sale and leaseback of its Coleshill property as the flooring group seeks to bolster liquidity amid continued trading losses and an ongoing activist shareholder battle.
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The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against online retailers operating the Debenhams and Very brands after concluding that “was/now” pricing and savings claims on furniture and home products were misleading.
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Fairway Furniture booked stronger profits in the year to January 31, 2026 as improved buying conditions and a shift towards own-label ranges lifted gross margin. But the retailer warned Government policy and geopolitical pressures could weigh on future trading.
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MFI increased revenue in the first half as owner Victorian Plumbing accelerated the rollout of the revived homewares brand following its launch last year.
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An Australia-based C-Suite executive who also sat on Nick Scali's UK operating company board left the furniture retailer earlier this spring for a new role outside the sector.
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Inexpensive furniture and homewares retailer JYSK returned to positive EBITDA in the UK during its latest financial year as sales growth and cost controls helped narrow losses despite continued pressure on consumers and supply chains.
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The franchisor that owns the IKEA brand and concept plans to cut about 850 jobs globally as the organisation sharpens its focus on lowering prices, increasing sales growth and driving more visits across its retail network.
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His Majesty King Charles III visited Sanderson Design Group’s Voysey House headquarters in Chiswick, London on Monday (May 18, 2026), as the interiors group marked 100 years since its Sanderson brand first received a Royal Warrant.
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Far East upholstery conglomerate Man Wah increased sales to European customers in the year to March 31, 2026, with its Eastern European sofa manufacturing division also reporting higher revenue.
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Furniture and interiors brand Neptune reshaped part of its management shareholder structure following a series of earlier senior leadership changes, according to newly-public statutory filings.
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Prestigious Textiles increased capital expenditure more than four-fold through 2024/25 as the furnishings fabrics group invested heavily in property and infrastructure despite reporting lower profits and sales.
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Higher demand for German and Italian products helped kitchen furniture imports rise strongly at the end of the first quarter as other cabinet categories flatlined.
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Very has added home furnishings brand DUSK to its home category, expanding its furniture, upholstery and textiles offer as the online retailer continues to broaden its multi-category proposition.
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TCM Living reported a bigger net loss in the first quarter of 2026 as lower sales following the closure of Ashley Manor and Alexander & James had a major impact on fixed cost absorption.
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Mattress imports into the UK climbed double digits in March despite a drop off from China, the largest source of foreign-produced mattresses in Britain.
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Vinyl flooring imports rose for the first time in eight months in March on the back of stronger trading with China, Germany and France. Carpet imports were down for a second month straight.
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Upholstery conglomerate Natuzzi said it plans to enter an Italian out-of-court restructuring framework after fourth-quarter losses widened amid factory impairments, higher tariff costs and weaker consumer demand.
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New National Bed Federation president Fara Butt said UK bed manufacturers face growing regulatory and supply chain pressures as she outlined priorities for her two-year term leading the trade body.
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Monumart, the Ipswich-based ecommerce retailer and exclusive distributor of the Yaheetech brand in the UK, has recalled two upholstered furniture products after UK authorities said they failed flammability requirements and posed a serious fire risk.
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Sofa imports into the UK reached their highest level since 2022 in the first quarter of this year, despite falls from two of the three most important source markets.
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An upholstered beds supplier with close ties to one of the UK's largest ecommerce furniture retailers has acquired a former plastics factory in a seven-figure transaction.
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The investment group behind retail franchisor BoConcept said the modern furniture brand continued to scale back exposure to more challenging markets during its latest financial year.
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Wayfair has secured $400 million of new debt financing at an interest rate of 7.125 percent as the online furniture retailer moves to refinance part of its existing borrowings.
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Upholstery retailer Sofa Club has become a member of the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA), aligning itself with the industry standards body as it continues to expand its UK operations.
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Digital-led mattress retailer MattressNextDay has launched a “Lowest Price Promise” allowing shoppers to request price matches on branded mattresses sold by authorised UK retailers.
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UK factory gate furniture turnover returned to growth in March but official figures for both January and February have been revised downwards.
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The company behind mattress manufacturer Mlily said it accelerated the rollout of its European online branded business in 2025, using Amazon and direct-to-consumer websites as the core of a wider multi-country expansion strategy.
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Independent furniture retailer Home Sweet Home has closed its Peterborough store less than a year after opening, with the business now planning a relocation to a new site in the nearby Whittlesey area.
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The International Contemporary Furniture Fair will move its annual event from spring to November from 2027, aligning the show with Boutique Design New York at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
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Sam Perkins has announced his planned departure from furniture retailer Loaf, a little under four years after joining the business as CEO.
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Flooring group Headlam has formally convened a general meeting requested by activist investor First Seagull where shareholders will vote on proposals to remove three directors and appoint two new board members.
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Virgin Money is expected to recover about £2.5 million following the administration of upholstery manufacturer Westbridge Furniture, while other creditors including HMRC and suppliers are unlikely to receive any dividend, according to administrators’ proposals.
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Arighi Bianchi returned to profit through 2024/25 as the historic independent retailer achieved higher margins and cost reductions despite lower sales.
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Spanish outdoor furniture brand Kettal is opening a new London flagship showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week 2026 as the company marks its 60th anniversary.
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Wickes reported higher revenue in the first 17 weeks of 2026, with growth in kitchens, flooring and trade sales helping offset weaker demand for outdoor projects following heavy rainfall across the UK.
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Jessica Alexander has been installed as the 64th master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, succeeding Debbie Johnson at the City of London livery company and furnishing industry charity’s annual installation ceremony.
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Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, said it has worked with food waste platform Too Good To Go to save one million “Surprise Bags” containing surplus food from going to waste across 14 countries and 240 IKEA stores.
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Caseys, one of Ireland highest-regarded furniture retailers, booked lower but still seven figure profits last year despite a second straight slide in revenue.
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The family investment group with a majority position in Emma Sleep said the mattress brand rebounded from the operational challenges of the previous year in 2025, with profitability reaching a new high.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has appointed Fara Butt as president following the organisation’s AGM on May 7, 2026.
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The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) has published the spring 2026 edition of its Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry, outlining renewed growth in consumer furniture spending and rising exports during 2025.
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The Global Flooring Alliance (GFA) has warned of a potential slowdown in flooring market revenues during the second half of 2026, citing pressure from inflation, interest rates, rising energy costs and geopolitical instability.
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Stressless owner Ekornes has widened an executive overhaul days after replacing its group CEO, with the Norwegian furniture manufacturer announcing the departure of its chief operating officer and changes across finance and factory management functions.
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One of America's most prominent lighting retailers has acquired Pooky, the circa £40 million British decorative lighting businesses created by Sofa.com co-founder Rohan Blacker.
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The reorganisation of the bed manufacturing business that traded the Viscotherapy brand leaves creditors facing a seven-figure shortfall.
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A New York-based investment firm has disclosed a significant minority shareholding in UK flooring conglomerate Victoria for the first time, according to a stock market filing on Friday.
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Luxury soft furnishings and upholstery group Colefax said annual profits are set to come in ahead of market expectations after stronger-than-expected US trading helped drive growth in its core fabric division.
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Family-owned retailer Barsleys is to close its 20,000 sqft Paddock Wood department store after 135 years of trading, with the business to wind down operations following a clearance sale.
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Suppliers to embattled bed maker Airsprung have been instructed to submit retention of title claims if they believe they own stock held at the company’s sites, as administrators outlined the process for unsecured creditors after the manufacturer was placed into administration.
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Aquaclean, the wipe-clean upholstery fabric supplier whose products are sold by retailers including John Lewis, DFS and Sofa.com, is launching a UK advertising campaign spanning TV, video-on-demand, social and digital channels.
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Dreams outperformed the UK bed market in the first quarter as owner Somnigroup International said the retailer benefited from strong brand awareness, customer engagement and healthy order volumes despite continued pressure on wider bedding demand.
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Gillies of Broughty Ferry said recent disruption in international markets and supply chains has led suppliers to introduce cost increases and surcharges, warning that trading conditions in the current financial year are expected to remain difficult despite an improved performance in 2024/25.
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BHS-branded mattress toppers sold between February 2024 and February 2026 have been recalled after failing UK flammability standards, according to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
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Stéphan Colle, founder and chairman of the Belgotex Group and a major figure in the international flooring industry through businesses including Associated Weavers and Lano, has died aged 66.
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More than 65 percent of imported mattresses sourced from outside the UK and EU failed to meet UK fire safety requirements in a joint industry investigation that tested products sold through online marketplaces and traditional retailers.
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Mattress and bed manufacturer Airsprung Group and subsidiary Airsprung Furniture have entered administration after facing what the business described as difficult trading conditions and mounting cashflow pressures.
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Furniture retailer Danetti returned to profit last year in a period it called a "significant turning point for the company" and says trading momentum continued into its new financial year.
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The Yorkshire company behind brands including The Great British Sofa Company and Pay Weekly Carpets said it has found cost savings as it looks to reverse a 2024/25 trading deficit.
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British bedding retailer Woolroom has received a 2026 King’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category after increasing overseas sales by more than 130 percent over the past three years.
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Better-than-expected UK demand helped Next raise annual profit guidance after first-quarter full-price sales beat forecasts, with the retailer citing stronger trading across both stores and online.
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Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier is to step down after nearly seven years in the role, with the owner of B&Q launching a search for his successor.
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JYSK is shifting its expansion strategy towards European capital cities and major urban centres, with plans to open up to 100 new stores over the next three years.
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UK and mainland European polyurethane foam producers are facing the most severe supply chain disruption in the industry’s modern history, with raw material availability and logistics constraints intensifying despite no underlying shortage of global production capacity, according to industry body Europur.
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Housing transactions, one of the key drivers of future big-ticket home spending, fell sharply in March as the data lapped changes in stamp duty thresholds that artificially bolstered year-earlier figures.
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Upholstery wholesaler Sofas Express materially deleveraged last year as it paid down almost a third of its outstanding borrowings.
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Ekornes has replaced its group CEO, with Tine Hammernes Leopold stepping down by mutual agreement and Fredrik Ødegård Nilsen appointed to the role, citing differences over how to execute the company’s strategy.
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Privately-owned furniture retailer Aldiss reported record sales for a third consecutive year, with both order intake and delivered revenue reaching new highs in the year to September 27, 2025, according to a company statement ahead of filing accounts.
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A cohort of new exhibitors including Berry-Alloc, Bjelin UK and MeasureSquare are set to debut at the upcoming INDX National Flooring Show, as organisers expand the supplier line-up for the May event.
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Rockett St George, the ecommerce furniture and homeware retailer that is part-owned and financed by retail giant Next, made its first gain in five years in 2025/26.
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Barretts of Woodbridge is to cease trading on May 7, with the family-run retailer set to enter administration after a sale process failed to yield a going concern solution.
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Headlam Group’s shareholder register shifted further days after an activist investor moved to requisition board changes, with filings showing both an increased holding by First Seagull and the emergence of a new significant investor.
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The company behind North East beds retailer Slzzp was placed into administration after a post-pandemic slowdown in demand combined with rising operating costs to erode profitability, restructuring advisors have said.
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Mohawk Industries has flagged Europe as the most exposed region to rising energy costs and weakening consumer confidence, as geopolitical tensions disrupt demand and pricing across its international markets.
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Italian upholstery manufacturer Natuzzi has delayed the filing of its full-year results after entering negotiations with Government authorities over workforce restructuring.
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Former John Lewis leader Paula Nickolds is said to be stepping down as chief executive of lifestyle retailer The White Company for family reasons.
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The UK wholesale arm of upholstery conglomerate La-Z-Boy saw sales decline by almost a third last year after its business with ScS came to an end.
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Privately-owned furniture retailer Vale Furnishers reported weaker revenue and profits through 2024/25, reflecting softer trading and tighter margins.
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Ecommerce retailer Wayfair reported first quarter revenue growth of 7.4 percent year on year and claimed it had taken market share in the UK despite a contracting home furnishings category.
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Man Wah Holdings furniture components subsidiary reported lower profit and revenue for 2025, weeks after completing its separate quotation on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ).
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Uform Group has appointed David Adams as chief executive officer as it moves to integrate the recently acquired TKC business and expand its presence across the UK and Ireland kitchen market.
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Mental health support and the impact of changing working patterns were discussed at the latest HR forum hosted by the British Furniture Association (BFA).
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Customers of Bensons for Beds have raised more than £32,000 for homelessness charity Crisis through a month-long fundraising drive tied to mattress sales.
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Ecommerce furniture retailer Daals has rapidly expanded its operational footprint, with headcount more than tripling as it emerges as one of the largest in the category.
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Flooring Superstore, one of the UK's hitherto fastest-growing retailers in the category, is said to have appointed restructuring advisers as it considers options that could result in store closures.
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Embattled bed maker Airsprung suffered a fire at its Trowbridge manufacturing site on Tuesday with multiple teams from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attending the incident.
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Sanderson Design Group returned to profit through 2025/26 as cost reductions and improved manufacturing performance outweighed broadly flat sales.
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Devon bed maker Vispring has unveiled a collaboration with Tom Dixon, introducing a new collection of headboards and a bed at Milan Design Week.
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Loom Loft Furniture & Interiors has appointed digital agency Clicky to drive customer acquisition and online performance as it looks to scale its ecommerce channel alongside its store estate.
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Upholstery giant La-Z-Boy has further quantified the financial impact of closing its UK manufacturing operations, with accounts showing impairment charges, provisions and asset write-downs tied to the wind-down.
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Barretts of Woodbridge has filed a second notice of intention to appoint administrators, extending a period of creditor protection as directors continue to explore a potential sale of the business.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company has opened entries for its 2026 New Furniture Makers Awards, with submissions invited from emerging designer-makers across the UK.
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Sam Malouf, president and CEO of Utah-based bedding group Malouf, has joined the board of UK ecommerce retailer Soak & Sleep, extending the US owner’s direct oversight of the business.
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Beds market leader Dreams has launched a licensed product range in partnership with Cosmopolitan UK, covering bed frames and sofa beds aimed at contemporary living spaces.
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Headlam Group said two of its largest shareholders, representing about 26 percent of the register, have indicated they will vote against proposals by activist investor First Seagull to remove three directors and appoint new board members.
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Flooring distributor Likewise Group reported higher revenue and improved profitability for the year ended December 31, 2025, supported by margin gains and continued investment in its UK distribution network.
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Fitted kitchens and bedroom vertical Howden Joinery Group plans to invest around £30 million in 2026, including opening about 25 new depots in the UK and five in the Republic of Ireland.
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Chinese upholstery manufacturer Kuka Home reported higher revenue and profit for 2025 even after recognising impairment charges against its Rolf Benz subsidiary ahead of its agreed disposal.
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Furniture and design retailer Graham & Green returned to profit last year as improved margins, a reduced cost base, and one-off income offset a decline in sales.
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Wren Kitchens has withdrawn from the US market, closing all showrooms and ceasing operations across the country, as the business concentrates investment in the UK.
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Wool bedding specialist Woolroom has partnered with The Sheep Detectives on a promotional campaign ahead of the film’s UK cinema release on May 8, 2026.
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Headlam Group said it is reviewing a requisition from shareholder First Seagull seeking to remove its chair and two non-executive directors, as the flooring distributor’s board defended its strategy and recent changes.
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Debit note disputes are constraining recoveries from the debtor book of the former Ashley Manor business, despite administrators securing hundreds of thousands of pounds in collections since they were appointed.
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Furniture and lighting retailers sold more product in March but the value of sales declined thanks to falling prices.
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Southons of Salisbury is to permanently close its Catherine Street store and business, ending nearly 120 years of trading for the family-run furniture retailer.
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First Seagull has requisitioned a shareholder meeting at Headlam Group seeking to remove the chair and two non-executive directors, escalating its intervention weeks after increasing its stake in the flooring distributor to just over 10 percent.
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Airsprung has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators as the historic Wiltshire-based bed manufacturer works with stakeholders on options to preserve the business.
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Restructuring advisors say the majority of Westbridge Furniture's workforce has been made redundant after administrators formally closed the business earlier this month.
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UK consumers’ appetite for big-ticket spending such as furniture and flooring showed no improvement in April, with the major purchase index unchanged at -18, as broader confidence deteriorated for a third consecutive month.
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A high-end London furniture retailer specialised in providing products designed for small-space living has reorganised following an insolvent restructure.
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Roche Bobois reported a sharper decline in its European business, including the UK, as first-quarter revenue fell in line with expectations amid weaker global demand.
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Manchester-based outdoor furniture brand Nth Degree will open a permanent London showroom in Clerkenwell on May 19, 2025, aligning the launch with Clerkenwell Design Week.
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A sales associate at Scottish retailer Sterling Home is set to mark 50 years with the business, spanning its evolution from a single-site furnishing store to a multi-level retail destination.
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Wolf Components, the Rotherham based supplier to the mattress industry, has been named co-sponsor of the Manufacturing Guild Mark, alongside Biesse UK.
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HMRC and a network of connected parties are among the largest creditors following the insolvency of Rutland Furniture Stores, the Kettle-linked retail business that previously traded as The Furniture Warehouse.
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Household furniture prices remained below year-earlier levels in March as the early weeks of the Middle East conflict failed to have an immediate impact on supply chain costs.
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A fourth-generation Aberdeenshire furniture, flooring and removals business put up for sale two years ago as its owners prepare to step back has reduced its asking price.
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The appointment of Mike Schmidt as chief executive of Poltronesofà UK is a positive step as it seeks to reposition the business that formerly traded nationwide under the ScS banner, according to a closely-followed data and analytics group.
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Bedroom furniture vertical Sharps will report higher revenue, earnings and cash generation for the year ended September 28, 2025 when accounts are filed, the company said in a managed release of selected financial data.
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John Lewis is expanding its home and furniture offer through a series of new brand partnerships, including the launch of an OKA concession and a broader rollout of Pottery Barn and West Elm across its store estate.
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La-Z-Boy has agreed to sell its American Drew and Kincaid wholesale cabinet furniture businesses to Banner House, the multi-brand furniture group formerly known as Magnussen Home Furnishings, as the US-listed manufacturer sharpens its focus on upholstery.
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UK furniture retailers are facing a new round of price increases as manufacturers contend with a sharp escalation in input costs alongside mounting regulatory and public scrutiny of key materials used in production.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and industry charity, has admitted four new freemen at a ceremony held at Furniture Makers’ Hall in London last week.
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An industry-wide challenge from HMRC and a series of exceptional costs weighed on profitability for the diversified floorcoverings group that owns the brand of North East retail chain Frank's The Flooring Store last year, despite higher revenue.
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South Wales sofa maker Ashwood Designs has begun a 30-day consultation process over proposed redundancies after a downturn in customer orders.
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Wren Kitchens said its expansion into bedrooms has accelerated faster than expected, with the category delivering “unprecedented” growth despite limited marketing support.
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Likewise Group has acquired the freehold of a second distribution hub in Leeds for £3.0 million, as the flooring distributor expands its logistics capacity and supply chain infrastructure.
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Department store retailer John Lewis recorded a fourth consecutive decline in annual home sales last year as the category proved the weakest across its four main product segments.
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The commercial arm of Mohawk Industries has acquired Hero Flooring, bringing the Hero Rubber range made with Nike Grind into its resilient flooring offer.
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Furniture and homeware retailer Loaf has confirmed it will open its previously-signposted Chelmsford store, its first in Essex, ahead of the May bank holiday weekend.
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Sleepeezee has launched a new cot mattress collection as the UK bed manufacturer extends its presence in the nursery sleep category.
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Ecommerce retailer La Redoute reported lower UK sales and profits in 2025, with increased promotional activity weighing on margins. Growth in home products partially offset a sharper decline in apparel.
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Further exceptional costs related to a warehouse move hit profits for the second year straight at The White Company, but cashflow still strengthened for the aspirational mid-market furniture-to-fashion chain.
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The UK arm of high-end French interiors brand Liaigre has returned to positive net assets following the completion of its previously-signposted company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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Natuzzi is seeking to reduce working hours by up to 80 percent across its Italian workforce from today (April 20), as the upholstery manufacturer responds to weakening demand and a deterioration in order intake.
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Weaker shipments in the living, dining, kitchen and office wood furniture categories offset higher bedroom volumes as cabinet imports declined in February.
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Two County Antrim directors of a flooring contractor have been disqualified for 12 years following findings of unfit conduct linked to a bounce back loan and withdrawals from company funds.
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A fall in mattress imports in January proved to be a blip as a surge in Tempur product into the UK returned the metric to growth a month later, according to new official data.
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Harvey Norman committed a substantial eight-figure sum to its UK expansion in its inaugural year, as the Australian furniture and electricals chain set out the scale of investment underpinning its first-year deficit.
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Furniture Outlet has appointed Lloyd Bellis as director, with founder Ianto Bellis stepping back into a non-executive chairman role as part of a leadership transition at the South East retailer.
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Factory gate furniture turnover remained positive in February, but growth was at its most tepid since the spring of last year, according to new Government figures.
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Upholstery imports were positive in February buoyed by growth in shipments from China and Vietnam and an increase in goods trucked across from Poland.
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Flooring imports declined in February as all of the carpet, parquet and vinyl categories posted weaker year-on-year figures, the latter representing a seventh consecutive drop.
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Shares in Dunelm fell 4.6 percent on Thursday as the furniture and homeware retailer revealed sales growth slowed through its third quarter.
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Glasswells is planning a year of events and promotional activity in 2026 as the East Anglian home department store retailer marks its 80th anniversary, underscoring its position as one of the UK's largest independents.
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Whitemeadow has agreed a deal with administrators at Interpath to acquire the exclusive intellectual property and design rights to the full portfolio of independent product ranges previously produced by Westbridge Furniture, following the manufacturer’s administration.
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Figures updated following the release of new data for the Sofa Brands group, owner of G Plan, Parker Knoll and others. [Premium]
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The number of furniture, flooring and furnishings companies calling in restructuring advisors climbed on both a sequential and year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2026.
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UK shoppers spent more on furniture last year but the total remains well short of historic high levels. Carpet and flooring spending declined.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) is calling on UK bed retailers to support its “May Be Time for a New Mattress” campaign, set to run throughout May across its consumer-facing Bed Advice UK channels.
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