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Oct 24, 2023 News

JLP appoints new head of brand and store experience

Paul Jones has been appointed as John Lewis' head of brand and store experience, reporting to pan-partnership customer director, Charlotte…

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Oct 24, 2023 News

Retailers raise over £500m for good causes, reports BRC

A new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found that retailers and their customers raised £540m for good causes in the last…

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Oct 24, 2023 News

Early furniture careers website launches

The Furniture Makers’ Company has launched its new early careers website, My Furniture Career, which offers the sector's businesses a specialist…

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Oct 24, 2023 News

ScS agrees sale to Italian sofa retailer

Cerezzola Limited (BidCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of leading European sofa retailer Poltronesofà, is set to acquire the UK's second-largest…

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Oct 20, 2023 News

Consumer confidence falls in October

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index decreased nine points to -30 in October. All five measures were down in comparison to last month’s announcement,…

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Oct 20, 2023 News

Dreams unveils new brand campaign

Dreams has unveiled a new £4m multichannel campaign starring Gillian Anderson, entitled 'Think what a Dreams bed could do for you'. In the…

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Oct 20, 2023 News

New industry collective targets circular change

As part of its continued drive to positively influence how people shop, eBay UK, in partnership with WRAP, has launched the Circular Change…

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Oct 19, 2023 News

Emma shop-in-shop joins MattressNextDay's showroom

Mattress and bed e-tailer MattressNextDay will open an Emma shop-in-shop in its new showroom in Whitstable on 3rd November. At sleep brand…

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Oct 19, 2023 News

Upholstery sales bolster Dunelm in Q1

Dunelm has reported a strong sales performance for the Q1 ended 30th September 2023, with total sales increasing by +9% to £390m, largely driven…

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Oct 19, 2023 News

Danish furniture group report record revenues

Actona Group has recorded a "very satisfying result" for FY 2022/23 despite a challenging and changing market characterised by inflation, cost…

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Oct 18, 2023 News

Furniture shop price inflation eases

Responding to the latest CPI inflation figures, which show headline inflation remaining at 6.7% and food inflation falling to 12.1%, with prices…

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Oct 17, 2023 News

IKEA parent invests in UK offshore wind

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, is investing in an offshore wind project portfolio in Ireland and UK, securing a…

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