Jessica Alexander was last night (11th May) installed as the 64th master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and…
April saw UK total retail sales decrease by 3% YoY, against growth of 7% in April 2025, reports BRC-KPMG. Non-food sales decreased by 3.3% (by 4.0%…
The National Bed Federation (NBF), the trade association representing British and Irish bed manufacturers and their suppliers, appointed Fara Butt as…
Ergochair, a Bristol-based manufacturer of bespoke ergonomic seating, has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of…
Media Bounty, the B Corp integrated agency, has today launched ‘there’s an easier way to protect your sofa’ for easy-to-clean sofa fabric brand,…
Woolroom, a British sleep specialist known for its natural wool bedding essentials, has been honoured with the King’s Award for Enterprise in the…
Retail is facing mounting pressure, as store footfall saw a sharp decline in April – against strong comparatives from last year, when easter fell in…
A new investigation, Project Phoenix, has uncovered that several major online retailers are selling mattresses that do not comply with UK fire…
Edward Williams and Ross Connock of PwC were appointed joint administrators of Airsprung Group plc and Airsprung Furniture Ltd on 1st May.
Wayfair has announced a partnership with same-day service platform Taskrabbit to bring furniture assembly support to customers across England and…
Full-price sales at Next in Q1 (the 13 weeks ended 2nd May) were up +6.2% YoY, outperforming the forecasted 4.0% growth, and ahead by £28m.
In a market update, EUROPUR, the European association of flexible PU foam block manufacturers, has warned that "despite additional storage capacity…
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