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Nov 12, 2020 News

Dunelm launches Snap & Shop product recognition tool

Following Government guidance for non-essential retail stores in England to close, Dunelm is continuing its home delivery and click and collect…

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Nov 12, 2020 News

ufurnish.com wins Lloyds Banks entrepreneur award

ufurnish.com has been named a winner of The New Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the 2020 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards, which took…

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Nov 12, 2020 News

AIS launches Furniture and Home division

Associated Independent Stores (AIS) has launched a new Furniture and Home division to help further develop its offering, increase efficiency and…

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Nov 10, 2020 News

NBF represented on new charity advisory board

National Bed Federation (NBF) executive director Jessica Alexander is to join a newly formed advisory board taking The Sleep Council into a new…

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Nov 10, 2020 News

BRC launches carbon-cutting retail plan

A total of 63 leading retailers have come together to support the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Climate Action Roadmap, which aims to bring…

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Nov 09, 2020 News

Retail park footfall resilient despite lockdown measures

The latest Springboard data reveals that footfall across all retail destinations declined last week by -15.4% from the week before, a complete…

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Nov 09, 2020 News

IMRG forecasts huge online growth this Black Friday

With non-essential stores now closed until December, IMRG is forecasting online retail sales growth in the range of +35-45% during the Black…

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Nov 09, 2020 News

Sainsbury's announces Argos closures and new Habitat focus

Sainsbury's says it plans to close around 420 standalone Argos stores by March 2024, reducing the store estate to around 100, while adding…

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Nov 09, 2020 News

January Furniture Show postponed to April 2021

Extended travel restrictions across the UK, coupled with the re-imposition of lockdown in England through to December, has led Clarion Events,…

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Nov 06, 2020 News

BFM survey reveals impact of material price rises

Rising material prices are having a significant effect on trade, the latest survey from British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) has revealed. In…

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Nov 05, 2020 News

Presenting 2020's bed industry awards finalists

The National Bed Federation (NBF) has announced its finalists for the 2020 Bed Industry Awards. In all, 23 bed manufacturers, suppliers and…

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Nov 05, 2020 News

John Lewis plans to cut up to 1500 head office jobs

The John Lewis Partnership has announced that it plans to cut up to 1500 head office staff by April 2021, as part of the next phase of its…

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