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Feb 02, 2023 News

Industry APPG chair to speak at charity’s Yorkshire Curry Night

Mark Eastwood, MP of Dewsbury and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group, is to be the guest speaker at the seventh…

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Feb 02, 2023 News

ScS makes good progress in H1

ScS is trading in line with expectations, reports the retailer in an update covering the 26 weeks ended 28th January 2023. LFL order intake…

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Feb 01, 2023 News

Bedmaker appoints new operations director

Following the announcement of Martin Gill’s appointment as Vispring’s new MD, the bedmaker has revealed that Thomas Staddon has joined Vispring…

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Feb 01, 2023 News

Bed retailer takes charity partnership to new level

Mattress Online's partnership with The Sleep Charity has evolved into a full initiative offering warehousing, inventory assistance, delivery…

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Feb 01, 2023 News

Mattressman partners with climate action group

Bed manufacturer and retailer Mattressman has reached an agreement with climate action group Ecologi whereby the latter will plant a tree for…

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Feb 01, 2023 News

Shop price inflation hits new heights

Annual shop price inflation accelerated to +8.0% in January, up from +7.3% in December, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen IQ data. This was…

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Jan 31, 2023 News

Sleep.8 opens largest store yet

Smart sleep and home brand Sleep.8 has opened its largest store yet, on Lakeside Retail Park, West Thurrock. The Thurrock store – which builds…

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Jan 31, 2023 News

Vispring appoints new MD

Martin Gill has been appointed MD of luxury bedmaker Vispring, in the wake of Jim Gerety's retirement. Martin has been MD of Vispring’s sister…

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Jan 30, 2023 News

Foam specialist unveils sound-reduction testing facility 

The Vita Group, one of Europe’s leading providers of flexible polyurethane (PU) foam, has enhanced its R&D capabilities with the introduction of…

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Jan 30, 2023 News

Responsible retail in the frame at inaugural show's seminars

The only international sourcing platform of its kind in the UK, Source Home & Gift, taking place from 5-8th February at NEC Birmingham as part…

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Jan 27, 2023 News

Emma grows global revenue and profit

Emma - The Sleep Company ended 2022 with record revenues of $948m (€873m) and a YoY revenue growth rate of +35%. In doing so, the sleep company…

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Jan 27, 2023 News

Fewer vacant stores by end of 2022, reports BRC-LDC

According to the latest data from BRC-LDC, in Q4 2022, the overall store vacancy rate in Great Britain improved to 13.8%, which was +0.1…

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