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May 07, 2021 News

Harrogate to host this year's Manchester Furniture Show

Exhibition organiser Clarion Events reports that the Manchester Furniture Show will go ahead this year, but will take place in Harrogate, not…

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May 07, 2021 News

High footfall demonstrates stores' pull, says BRC-Sensormatic IQ

As stores reopened last month, total UK footfall decreased Yo2Y by 40.0%, reports BRC-Sensormatic IQ. High street footfall declined by -43.9%…

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May 06, 2021 News

IKEA bolsters sustainable drive with Buy Back scheme

After its original launch date was postponed due to the second national lockdown in November, IKEA has launched its Buy Back service in the…

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May 06, 2021 News

Wayfair reveals global Q1 revenue growth

Globally, Wayfair achieved total net revenues of $3.5b (up $1.1b, +49.2% YoY) for its Q1, ended 31st March, 2021. US net revenue was $2.8b…

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May 06, 2021 News

Latest NBF survey highlights pivot to online spending

The impact of the pandemic on consumer spending saw in-store sales of beds and mattresses slashed in half as the nation switched to online…

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May 06, 2021 News

Lighting association welcomes new CEO

The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) has appointed Matt Sturgess as CEO, replacing interim CEO, Paul Crisp. Matt started his professional…

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May 06, 2021 News

Next outperforms expectations in Q1

In a new trading statement, Next reports that full-price sales in the 13 weeks ended 1st May were down -1.5% on two years ago. The…

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May 06, 2021 News

Reopening of non-essential stores delivers huge footfall boost

The reopening of non-essential retail in April delivered a huge uplift in footfall in stores and destinations, halving the gap from 2019,…

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May 05, 2021 News

Scottish consumers embrace retail's reopening, says Ipsos

Scottish footfall was well above expectations as non-essential stores reopened their doors after a four-month lockdown, according to the latest…

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May 05, 2021 News

BoConcept concept opens in Cardiff shopping centre

Danish premium lifestyle and furniture brand BoConcept has launched in the St David’s Cardiff shopping centre. Across 5300 sqft, the showroom…

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May 04, 2021 News

Tempur Talks Sleep in free online session

With many people's sleep routines disrupted by a year of restricted movement, lockdowns, health concerns, separation from family members and…

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May 04, 2021 News

Argos achieves growth despite closures

The year ended 6th March 2021 saw Sainsbury’s achieve general merchandise sales growth of +8.3% and digital sales growth of +102%, with Argos…

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