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Feb 08, 2018 News

Sofology acquisition helps DFS achieve growth in H1

In its H1 trading update covering the 26 weeks to 27th January 2018, DFS states that its performance remains "on track" despite continued…

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Feb 07, 2018 News

New sales director for Millbrook Beds

Millbrook Beds has appointed Mark Hughes as its sales director. Mark joins Millbrook Beds after almost 10 years as sales director at Breasley,…

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Feb 07, 2018 News

Oak Furniture Solutions in administration

Contemporary Oak Furniture, the company trading under the name Oak Furniture Solutions, has gone into administration. With the assistance of the…

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Feb 07, 2018 News

ScS H1 growth "in line with expectations"

ScS achieved LFL order intake growth of +2.2% and two-year LFL order intake growth of +5.3% for the 26 weeks ended 27th January 2018, the…

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Feb 07, 2018 News

Bedmaker Warren Evans in administration

London-based bed and furniture manufacturer Warren Evans has gone into administration. Allan Graham and Geoff Bouchier of Duff & Phelps were…

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Feb 07, 2018 News

Design Guild Mark issues call for 2D entries

The Design Guild Mark, awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company, has launched the call for entries for its new 2D — fabrics, textiles, wall…

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Feb 07, 2018 News

January Furniture Show elicits positive response

The four-day January Furniture Show at the NEC, which concluded on Wednesday 24th January, saw visitor numbers in line with the 2017 event, at…

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Feb 06, 2018 News

Roadshow precedes Indonesian exhibition

The Indonesia Furniture Industry and Craft Association (HIMKI) is currently putting the final touches to its annual B2B furniture and craft…

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Feb 06, 2018 News

Homebase performance "below expectations" says Wesfarmers

The “poor trading performance” of Homebase since its acquisition by Australia’s Wesfarmers in 2016 has led the parent company to forecast an…

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Feb 05, 2018 News

BFC gives evidence to Parliament on trade bill

On 25th January, the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) chairman Jonathan Hindle gave evidence to Parliament on the Government’s proposed…

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Feb 02, 2018 News

M&S discloses further store closures

As part of its transformation plan, M&S plans to close six stores by the end of April – Birkenhead, Bournemouth, Durham, Fforestfach, Putney and…

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Feb 02, 2018 News

January sees growth in Consumer Confidence

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by +4 points in January 2018, and saw increases in all five measures used to track public…

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