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Mar 16, 2020 News

Coronavirus fears curb shopper activity, reports Ipsos

As fears for public health grow, UK retail footfall took a hit of -12.7% YoY on the day that new coronavirus cases exceeded 100 for the first…

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Mar 13, 2020 News

More consumers sleeping alone, says NBF

More and more people are sleeping or living alone, according to research by the National Bed Federation (NBF) which found that a third of all…

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Mar 13, 2020 News

Spring High Point Market postponed

The High Point Market Authority has announced the postponement of key US trade exhibition Spring High Point Market (originally scheduled for…

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Mar 11, 2020 News

Bed retailer ad banned for potential to cause offence

An advert by Vic Smith Bedding, a bed retailer based in Southgate, Enfield and Whetstone, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority…

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Mar 10, 2020 News

JYSK Oldham attracts record-breaking opening footfall

JYSK broke its UK store opening records when its new Oldham store on Alexandra Retail Park welcomed almost 1600 customers on Saturday 7th…

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Mar 10, 2020 News

Demand will return following virus disruption, says DFS CEO

Revenues were down -5.7% at DFS in H1 2020 (to 29th December 2019), in part due to a strong comparative period bolstered by latent demand and a…

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Mar 09, 2020 News

La-Z-Boy UK now supplying Minerva

La-Z-Boy UK is now supplying the Minerva Furniture Group. The global recliner brand’s new models became available to the buying group’s…

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Mar 09, 2020 News

Profits down as John Lewis embraces transformation

Profits at John Lewis Partnership were down -23% in 2019/20 (to £123m), driven by significantly reduced profitability at John Lewis. It was the…

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Mar 09, 2020 News

Retail park footfall strong despite February downpours

February's retail performance highlighted the fragility of high streets, with the severe rain leading to a YoY drop in high street footfall of…

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Mar 06, 2020 News

British manufacturers optimistic pre-coronavirus

The latest survey from the British Furniture Manufacturers shows confidence across the sector has risen to a significant new level. Business…

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Mar 06, 2020 News

Sleep champions call for Government action

The Government received a wake-up call on the importance of sleep on Wednesday, as two of the UK’s sleep champions – The Sleep Council and The…

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Mar 06, 2020 News

Homebase welcomes dwell concessions

Home and garden project retailer Homebase has signed a concession partnership with lifestyle brand, dwell, which will see a selected range of…

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