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Feb 04, 2020 News

IKEA proposes Coventry store closure

IKEA UK has announced the proposed closure of its Coventry store this summer. The IKEA store, one of 22 in the UK, was built in 2007 in the city…

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Feb 04, 2020 News

The Cotswold Company announces new delivery partner

AO and The Cotswold Company have signed a 12-month rolling delivery contract which will enable customers to book specific…

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Feb 04, 2020 News

£17.5b spent on furniture and furnishings, reveals association analysis

The latest Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry has been released by the Furniture Industry Research Association. A barometer for the…

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Feb 04, 2020 News

Harveys and Bensons support mental health charity

Harveys and Bensons for Beds have announced a partnership with mental health charity, Mind. Mind gives millions of people advice, support,…

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Feb 03, 2020 News

Revenues down but eve Sleep optimistic

D2C mattress brand eve Sleep achieved revenues of £23.8m (down from £29.3m in 2018) in the UK, Ireland and France in 2019. It also achieved a…

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Feb 03, 2020 News

Shop prices continue to fall, reports BRC-Nielsen

Shop Prices fell by -0.3% in January, compared to -0.4% in December, reports BRC-Nielsen. This was below the 12-month average of 0.0% and above…

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Jan 31, 2020 News

January findings hint at consumer confidence turnaround, says GfK 

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index increased two points to –9 for January. Four measures increased, but the Major Purchase Index, which monitors…

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Jan 31, 2020 News

CIFF postponed due to coronavirus

The 45th CIFF Guangzhou and CIFM/interzum Guangzhou 2020, scheduled to take place across two phases from 18th-21st and 28th-31st March, are the…

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Jan 29, 2020 News

Chinese exhibitions respond to coronavirus spread

The Shenzhen International Furniture Exhibition (SIFE) 2020 has been rescheduled due to the Chinese government’s fear of escalating the spread…

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Jan 29, 2020 News

ScS CEO to retire as group performs "in line with expectations"

ScS Group CEO David Knight, who joined the business 32 years ago, has announced his retirement from full-time executive responsibilities, and…

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Jan 29, 2020 News

Furniture charity campaign exceeds 100 supporters

The Furniture Makers’ Company has surpassed its target of 100 companies signed up to its One Step at a Time campaign three months early, after…

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Jan 29, 2020 News

Houseology in administration

Online retailer Houseology (Houseology Design Group Ltd) went into adminstration last week, and has ceased to trade. Stuart Robb and Michelle…

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