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Apr 10, 2019 News

FIRA council bolsters KBB representation

The Furniture Industry Research Association has appointed the head of product development at Moores Furniture Group, Andrew Story, to its…

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Apr 10, 2019 News

Dunelm enjoys positive Q3

Dunelm continues to perform well, reporting a LFL revenue increase of +12.5% for the 13-week period ended 30th March 2019.  Broken down, store…

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Apr 09, 2019 News

Debenhams plc faces pre-pack administration

Administrators have been appointed to Debenhams plc after the offer of a £200m investment from major shareholder and owner of Sports…

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Apr 09, 2019 News

Upholstery industry innovator passes away

Upholstery industry innovator Matt O’Flynn passed away on Friday, 29th March 2019, "after facing his diagnosis of Stage IV Metastatic Melanoma…

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Apr 08, 2019 News

New apprenticeship award calls for nominations

The Apprenticeship Management Group has unveiled the categories for its nationwide search for the best apprentices and employers. The company,…

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Apr 08, 2019 News

WS Dennison to distribute Jysk in Ireland

Furniture logistics specialist WS Dennison, has been appointed the Irish logistics partner of international retail chain, Jysk, as it launches…

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Apr 08, 2019 News

Brexit uncertainty continues to slow sales

Total retail sales decreased by -0.5% in March, against an increase of +2.3% in March 2018, according to BRC-KPMG. This was below both the…

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Apr 04, 2019 News

Otty wins regional business award

Leeds-based online boxed mattress retailer Otty Sleep has been named Newcomer of the Year at TheBusinessDesk.com’s 2019 Yorkshire Business…

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Apr 04, 2019 News

Aberdeenshire retailer moves to larger premises

Aberdeenshire retailer Duncan’s of Banchory has moved to a new 12,000 sqft premises on Banchory’s North Deeside Road, 3,000 sqft lager than its…

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Apr 03, 2019 News

Buying group appoints merchandise manager

Independent UK buying group Minerva Furniture Group has appointed Simon Davies as its group merchandise manager. Simon is well known in the…

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Apr 03, 2019 News

Mattress replacement cycle shortening, says NBF

The latest consumer research by the National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed that consumers are replacing their mattresses more rapidly. The…

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Apr 03, 2019 News

Shop price inflation highest since 2013

In March, shop price inflation accelerated to to its highest rate since March 2013 – 0.9%, up from 0.7% in February – driven by food price…

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