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Dec 09, 2024 Resources

Making selling memorable

A retail showroom has several distinct advantages over a website – chief among them the opportunities for physical interactions, which stick in the…

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Dec 09, 2024 News

Performance poet brings Sofa Club's Christmas campaign to life

Sofa Club has announced a collaboration with TED speaker and East London performance poet Emmanuel Speaks for its Christmas campaign.

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Dec 09, 2024 News

Black Friday provides a fillip to homewares sales

According to the latest data from BDO, total LFL sales enjoyed a sharp increase last week, rising by +18.98% from a base of -3.49% – with homewares…

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Dec 06, 2024 Interviews

Getting personal: Holly Yates, French Bedroom

Holly Yates joined luxury furniture and mattress e-tailer French Bedroom as head of brand in 2020, before being appointed MD in 2022. Her rich…

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NEWS


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Dec 09, 2024 News

Performance poet brings Sofa Club's Christmas campaign to life

Sofa Club has announced a collaboration with TED speaker and East London performance poet Emmanuel Speaks for its Christmas campaign.

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Dec 09, 2024 News

Black Friday provides a fillip to homewares sales

According to the latest data from BDO, total LFL sales enjoyed a sharp increase last week, rising by +18.98% from a base of -3.49% – with homewares…

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Dec 06, 2024 News

Call to action for BFA's Future of Furniture Awards

The British Furniture Association (BFA) is reminding its members to give their business the recognition it deserves and put time aside to get their…

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Dec 05, 2024 News

Furniture Village scoops Best Companies Awards for a second year

Britain’s largest independent furniture retailer, Furniture Village, has scooped two award wins at The Best Companies Awards 2024. The business was…


EVENTS


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Dec 04, 2024 Event Preview

Springtime German event sees participant numbers grow

From 1st-3rd April, MOW sister event Partnertage Ostwestfalen will open as the first furniture fair of the year in Germany, with over 100 companies…

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Dec 03, 2024 Event Preview

Polish exhibition boasts international appeal

From 25-28th February, key European sourcing fair Meble Polska will return to Poznań, with buyers expected to attend from some 70 countries. Early…

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Nov 15, 2024 Event Preview

Panel confirmed for JFS Women in Furniture Network event

The Women in Furniture Network (WIFN) will be uniting for its Celebrate Success event on 21st January, at 5:30pm at the Social Studio in Hall 2 at…

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Nov 07, 2024 Event Preview

Expect a “bigger, more inspiring” EFE

The Export Furniture Exhibition (EFE), one of South East Asia’s largest annual industry trade shows, returns from 2nd-5th March, and both exhibitors…


PROFILES


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Dec 02, 2024 Profiles

GNG gets Komfi for 2025

Following the successful launch of a number of new Komfi mattress collections at the NBF Bed Show in September, Furniture News caught up with Richard…

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Nov 29, 2024 Profiles

Meet The Furniture Awards 2025 judges: Darryl Simpson

The Furniture Awards, the annual celebration of the January Furniture Show’s best and brightest exhibitors, is open for entries. An industry-leading…

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Nov 26, 2024 Profiles

Meet The Furniture Awards 2025 judges: Richard Naylor

The Furniture Awards, the annual celebration of the January Furniture Show’s best and brightest exhibitors, is open for entries. An industry-leading…

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Nov 22, 2024 Profiles

Meet The Furniture Awards 2025 judges: Malcolm Walker

The Furniture Awards, the annual celebration of the January Furniture Show’s best and brightest exhibitors, is open for entries. An industry-leading…


INTERVIEWS


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Dec 06, 2024 Interviews

Getting personal: Holly Yates, French Bedroom

Holly Yates joined luxury furniture and mattress e-tailer French Bedroom as head of brand in 2020, before being appointed MD in 2022. Her rich…

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Nov 29, 2024 Interviews

Hooker Furnishings – born in the USA

Where there’s a will, there’s a way – just ask Hooker Furnishings’ CEO Jeremy Hoff, who, in just under a year, has paved the way for the US…

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Nov 27, 2024 Interviews

Leekes embraces park life

On 14th November, Leekes opened its seventh home department store, on Kingsditch Retail Park in Cheltenham. Covering just 18,000 sqft of retail…

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Nov 08, 2024 Interviews

Tour de force – the Young Professionals Industry Experience

This summer, eight young professionals – all earmarked as future industry leaders – completed a unique three-week tour of UK furniture and furnishing…


TRENDS


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Nov 12, 2024 Trends

Rycotewood competition pushes HIMACS to the limit

Independent timber, panels and decors distributor James Latham once again sponsored Rycotewood School's annual furnituremaking competition,…

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Aug 20, 2024 Trends

Barker and Stonehouse's 2024 outdoor furniture trends

Lena Gierasinska, head of product and displays at retailer Barker and Stonehouse, looks at six trends making waves in the world of garden furniture…

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Aug 15, 2024 Trends

Future-gazing with Sweet Dreams' Nick Williams

Looking ahead is vital for any business – but what might lie beyond the short-term plans? This summer, Furniture News asked the industry what their…

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Jun 14, 2024 Trends

Habitat responds to the latest outdoor living trends

Habitat’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection is packed with creative responses to the latest outdoor furniture trends …


PRODUCTS


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Dec 06, 2024 Products

Presti announces "ChatGPT moment for the furniture industry"

Two years ago, ChatGPT sparked an AI boom, but apart from automating emails, the furniture industry remained largely unchanged, writes Presti, the…

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Nov 22, 2024 Products

Kayfoam technology recognised for menopause-friendly properties

Kayfoam, a division of Leggett & Platt International Bedding, recently received the GenM MTick accreditation for its innovative iGel NanoTech foam…

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Oct 31, 2024 Products

New look for Wiemann’s Long Eaton showroom

Wiemann’s trade showroom at Harrington Mill in Long Eaton has been refitted and redesigned with new products and a fresh, contemporary look.

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Oct 15, 2024 Products

HomeByMe lights the path to success

Most retailers know that in order to exceed customer expectations, things have to change – and with more and more consumers now buying home…

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