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Sept 21, 2020 News

Made.com brings pop-up apartment to Leeds

Online design brand Made.com has opened a pop-up showroom apartment in Leeds, which will be open for six weeks until 31st October.  The ‘Design…

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Sept 21, 2020 News

Shoppers undeterred by 'rule of six' says Springboard

The latest data from retail expert Springboard reveals that footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +2.4% last week from the week before.…

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Sept 18, 2020 News

John Lewis reports H1 loss and reassesses channel balance

The John Lewis Partnership has published its unaudited financial results for H1 2020. Although sales were up +1% overall, shoppers spent more on…

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Sept 18, 2020 News

Embrace Kickstart work experience scheme, says FIESTA

Gary Baker, the chairman of the Furniture and Interiors Educations, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA), is urging employers in the UK…

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Sept 18, 2020 News

Next sales down but lessons learned

Next has issued its (typically thorough) results covering the financial half year ended July 2020. Full price sales were down -33% YoY, while…

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Sept 18, 2020 News

Retail in "fragile recovery", says BRC

Responding to the latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures which showed a +4.1% increase in overall sales, Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the…

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Sept 16, 2020 News

Government extends support to prevent business evictions

Businesses will be protected from the threat of eviction until the end of year, providing commercial tenants with greater security and…

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Sept 16, 2020 News

Design Guild Mark calls for 2021 entries

The Design Guild Mark has launched the call for entries for the 2021 awards. The mark, awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company, has been…

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Sept 16, 2020 News

South East retailer champions brand revival

South East independent retailer Collingwood Batchellor is among the first retailers to offer new products from Willis & Gambier, following the…

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Sept 16, 2020 News

Poll lends weight to Buy British campaign

An unprecedented campaign to support jobs in the British furniture industry launches this week, in a bid by the industry to save up to 10,000…

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Sept 14, 2020 News

JYSK reports record turnover

Despite many challenges, JYSK attained its highest-ever turnover during the FY2019/20, announcing a record turnover of €4.1b (+7.6% YoY). The…

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Sept 14, 2020 News

Bristol retailer opens refurbished store

Bristol-based South West Upholstery has been busy refurbishing its shop on North Street, Southville, since it was forced to close in March due…

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