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Mar 25, 2025 News

DFS enlists Shaquille O’Neal as recliner brand ambassador

Former professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal has been enlisted by DFS to promote its reclining furniture range – including La-Z-Boy…

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Mar 24, 2025 News

Gareth Williams appointed operations director at CPS Group

Industry print specialist CPS Group has welcomed Gareth Williams as operations director, bringing with him 26 years of experience in manufacturing,…

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Mar 21, 2025 News

Homewares sales recover during cold March week

In the week ended 16th March 2025, total LFL retail sales ticked up by +4.18% from a poor base of -8.82% for the same week last year, reports BDO.

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Mar 21, 2025 News

Erewash MP to chair furniture industry parliamentary group

The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) reports that the inaugural meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group…

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Mar 21, 2025 News

Richard Osman to be new voice of sofabed brand

Emsworth-based D2C sofabed brand Cocoon has announced that TV personality, author and quizmaster Richard Osman will be the new voice of the brand.

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Mar 21, 2025 News

Bensons opens Sheffield Meadowhall store

Bed and mattress retailer Bensons for Beds is opening a store in Sheffield Meadowhall today (21st March), moving to Meadowhall Retail Park to take on…

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Mar 21, 2025 News

March sees marginal improvements in "fragile" consumer confidence

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index increased by one point to -19 in March. Two measures were up, two were down and one was unchanged – the…

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Mar 19, 2025 News

Hooker Furnishings to launch UK-facing lines from new international showroom

Hooker Furnishings, one of the largest publicly traded furniture companies in the US, which marked its entry to the UK marketplace at this year's…

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Mar 18, 2025 News

Remembering industry sales veteran Alan Scott

Furniture industry veteran Alan Scott, who spent most of his working life in the furniture and bed industry – most recently as export sales director…

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Mar 18, 2025 News

Cabinetry firm pivots following record year

Collyer & Co, a Nottingham-based bespoke luxury cabinetry company, has announced a record year of trading, which has led to a forthcoming…

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Mar 18, 2025 News

Wolf director to run London Marathon for industry charity

George Joyce, sales director at South Yorkshire family-run business Wolf Components, is set to take on the challenge of the TCS London Marathon this…

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Mar 18, 2025 News

Morleys brings Jollys back to Bath

Morleys Stores has announced plans to reopen the iconic Jollys store in Milsom Street, Bath, bringing "a revitalised shopping experience" to this…

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