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Sept 04, 2019 News

Profits up as Dunelm hits 40

Dunelm has reported "a strong performance" for the year to 29th June, highlighting total LFL sales growth of +10.7% (7.7% in-store and 35.1%…

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Sept 03, 2019 News

Retail footfall takes a holiday in August, says Ipsos

Retail store footfall fell by -9.8% last month against August 2018, after a promising recovery in recent months, according to Ipsos Retail…

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Sept 03, 2019 News

Retail sales flatline in August

Total UK retail sales flatlined in August (against an increase of +1.3% in August last year) , acccording to BRC-KPMG. They were down -0.5% YoY…

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Sept 02, 2019 News

Rutherfords of Morpeth changes hands

Department store Rutherfords of Morpeth has been sold after more than 170 years in the Rutherford family. MD Richard Rutherford, the…

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Aug 30, 2019 News

Emma partners with John Lewis

John Lewis & Partners will be the first UK high street retailer to stock the Emma Original Mattress from European bed-in-a-box brand Emma…

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Aug 30, 2019 News

Consumer confidence falls again in August

UK Consumer Confidence fell three points to -14 in August, according to GfK's long-running barometer of the population's willingness to…

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Aug 29, 2019 News

Furniture Village turns 30

The UK’s largest independently-owned furniture retailer, Furniture Village, celebrates its 30th birthday this month. In honour of this…

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Aug 29, 2019 News

Irish show awards celebrate best in the business

The IFHS exhibition, which took place at the Dublin's National Show Centre from 24-27th this month, saw the return of the Irish Furniture and…

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Aug 28, 2019 News

eve urges Government to recognise sleep as a human right

European bed brand eve sleep has published an open letter to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Rt Hon Robert Buckland…

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Aug 28, 2019 News

Weak spending and competition suppress shop prices in August

Shop prices fell by -0.4% in August compared to a 0.1% decrease in July, reports BRC-Nielsen. This was below the 12- and six-month average price…

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Aug 22, 2019 News

Owen Wilson returns to Sofology TV ad campaign

Sofa retailer Sofology has again teamed up with actor Owen Wilson for a second instalment of TV ads. Owen says: “It’s nice to be working with…

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Aug 22, 2019 News

Poor furniture sales contribute to Laura Ashley's losses

Total group sales at Laura Ashley for the year to 30th June 2019 were down £24.7m (to £232.5m) as LFL sales declined by 3.5%, resulting in a…

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