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Jan 16, 2023 Interviews

How AIS is becoming fit for the future

In October 2020, Sue Kemp was appointed to lead Associated independent Stores (AIS) into a new era of greater openness and relevance. In…

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Jan 04, 2023 Interviews

La-Z-Boy UK – a whole new ballgame

How easy is it to juggle a global brand, show preparations, and a newly acquired manufacturing facility? Furniture News asked Richard Greenwood…

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Jan 03, 2023 Interviews

Simba goes from strength to strength

In what was another challenging year for big-ticket retailers, sleep tech firm Simba continued to buck the trend, taking market share with…

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Dec 06, 2022 Interviews

Getting personal: Emma Rackley, AIS

Having held buying and commercial roles with the likes of Leekes, Furniture Village, Shop Direct and Bensons, Emma is now the director of…

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Nov 18, 2022 Interviews

Getting personal: George Sinclair, Nimbus Beds

Scottish entrepreneur extraordinaire George founded his own bed retail business eight years ago, at the age of 15. Already managing two stores…

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Nov 11, 2022 Interviews

Getting Personal: Chris Fletcher, Tetrad

Chris is the sales director at heritage upholstery manufacturer Tetrad. Founded in 1968 in Preston, Lancashire, Tetrad prides itself on…

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Nov 07, 2022 Interviews

Insta hit – introducing Rowen Homes

Having taken her fashion start-up to a turnover of £25m, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur Alice Hall turned her attention to interiors, and in…

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Oct 28, 2022 Interviews

Angela Crouch on the industry's gender balance

The UK furniture industry remains a male-dominated environment, but women are increasingly making the decisions which shape the sector. In…

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Oct 27, 2022 Interviews

Getting Personal: Jade Farthing

Jade is the MD of Haskins Furniture in Shepton Mallet. Dating back to the 1930s, it is Somerset’s largest furniture store, covering nearly…

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Oct 24, 2022 Interviews

Why Back in Action is sitting pretty

This year, Buckinghamshire-based family retailer Back in Action is celebrating 35 years of helping customers sit more comfortably. With stores…

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Oct 10, 2022 Interviews

Hypnos' zero hour

Sustainability is at the heart of Hypnos. The world’s first carbon-neutral bedmaker, Princes Risborough’s finest has long pioneered greener…

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Sept 12, 2022 Interviews

Millbrook's Ross Thurston chases the American Dream

In 2020, established Hampshire manufacturer Millbrook struck up a deal with Bedding Industries of America to collaborate on the development and…

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