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Jan 13, 2022 News

Channel balance returns as Dunelm reports record Q2

Dunelm has reported a record Q2 (to 25th December 2021), with strong performance across all channels. Total sales of £407m in the quarter were…

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Jan 12, 2022 News

Importer's growth lauded by Forbes

Artisan Furniture (Global Vision Direct) was recently the subject of a Forbes article which explored the importer's Indian manufacturing…

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Jan 12, 2022 News

DFS enjoy strong H1 and appoints new Sofology MD

In a trading update covering H1 (to 26th December 2021), DFS Furniture has announced strong order intake performance across the half as a whole,…

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Jan 11, 2022 News

Festive success but headwinds for retail in 2022, says BRC-KPMG

Retail sales grew by +2.1% YoY (+4.6% Yo2Y) in December, reports the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.  LFL sales were up +0.6% YoY, online…

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Jan 10, 2022 News

Retailers encouraged to celebrate National Bed Month

As National Bed Month (March) approaches, the National Bed Federation (NBF) is calling on bed manufacturers and retailers to support the annual…

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Jan 06, 2022 News

Spring Fair confident of a strong February edition

Home and gift fair Spring Fair will take place from 6-9th February 2022 across halls 1-8 of the NEC Birmingham as planned, according to Julie…

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Jan 06, 2022 News

Healthy Q4 sales raise expectations at Next

Next has issued a trading statement covering the eight weeks to 25th December, and states that full-price sales were up +20% Yo2Y – £70m ahead…

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Jan 06, 2022 News

Malaysia's EFE event postponed

Malaysian furniture exhibition EFE, which was due to take place in Kuala Lumpur from 9-12th March 2022, has been postponed to an as-yet…

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Jan 06, 2022 News

Consumers satisfied with new mattresses, says NBF

A National Bed Federation (NBF) survey of consumer bed-buying habits has found that 95% of consumers are satisfied with both the comfort and…

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Jan 05, 2022 News

Frankfurt's Ambiente cancelled this year

Faced with the worsening pandemic situation worldwide and the accompanying travel and contact regulations, Frankfurt consumer goods…

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Jan 04, 2022 News

Sofa shoppers value sustainability, says Red Ant

Nearly a third of UK shoppers would choose their next sofa based on the retailer’s sustainability credentials, according to a survey of UK…

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Jan 04, 2022 News

Price rises to accelerate this year, says BRC-NielsenIQ

Annual shop price annual inflation accelerated to +0.8% in December, up from +0.3% in November, according to the latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price…

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