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Oct 28, 2014 News

BRC calls for business rate reform

Publishing its submission to HM Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on December 3rd, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has highlighted the…

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Oct 28, 2014 News

FIRA and BCFA to host office furniture forum

A technical forum for manufacturers of office furniture, jointly hosted by the Furniture Industry Research Association and the British Contract…

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Oct 27, 2014 News

FIRA appoints new operations manager

FIRA has appointed a new operations manager for its furniture aftercare and repair service. Joe Boyd, who has a strong background in operations…

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Oct 27, 2014 News

High street sales growth remains robust

Retail sales volumes continued to grow in the year to October, with another strong rise expected in the month ahead, according to the CBI. The…

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Oct 27, 2014 News

Shanghai event organiser's long-term venue commitment

Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co (UBM Sinoexpo) has signed a 10-year (2014-2023) strategic co-operation agreement with the…

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Oct 27, 2014 News

Buoyant housing market supports home and garden searches

Total search volumes for home and garden grew by 15% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter a year earlier, reports the…

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Oct 24, 2014 News

Index Fairs Mumbai stands firm

Index Fairs, which took place from 9-12th October in Mumbai, India, attracted around 25,000 trade buyers and professional specifiers from the…

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Oct 24, 2014 News

Students to design future workspace

A student design competition, run by the Furniture Industry Research Association and sponsored by Morgan, is a chance for undergraduates to win…

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Oct 24, 2014 News

John Lewis' Home directorate enjoys strong trading week

This week produced a mixed picture for trade for John Lewis, with the overall outcome a sales increase on last year of 6.3%. Although the…

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Oct 23, 2014 News

Silentnight leads new furniture apprenticeship initiative

The Silentnight Group has confirmed that it will lead on the development of a new Furniture Making Apprenticeship Standard, as part of the…

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Oct 23, 2014 News

BFC secures link to Britain is Great campaign

Industry lobby group the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) has initiated a new link with the Government's Great campaign which provides the…

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Oct 23, 2014 News

Tesco results clarify retailer's priorities

While Tesco's total UK online sales were up 11%, the retailer's interim results for 2014/15 saw UK like-for-like sales down 4.6%, impacted by…

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