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Feb 07, 2019 News

Made.com reveals record results and showroom expansion

European design brand Made.com has reported record results for 2018, with revenue up +37%. Yesterday, the company also unveiled the expansion of…

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Feb 07, 2019 News

Boyteks appoints new country sales lead

Turkish fabric producer Boyteks has appointed Dean Anderson to handle its upholstery fabric sales in England. Dean has worked at high levels in…

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Feb 05, 2019 News

Carpetright announces new CFO in latest trading update

After more than 10 years in the post and over 30 years in retailing, Carpetright's CFO, Neil Page, CFO, has confirmed his intention to retire…

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Feb 05, 2019 News

Furniture leads January's return to retail sales growth

In January this year, furniture was the best-performing retail category in terms of total sales in physical stores (the category ranked fifth…

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Feb 01, 2019 News

Ashley Manor appoints key principals

Sofamaker Ashley Manor has announced two high-profile announcements – Lisa Broad, who has joined as sales director, and Paul Whitelocks, who is…

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Feb 01, 2019 News

Oak Furnitureland opens 100th UK store

National retailer Oak Furnitureland has opened its 100th UK store. Located in Slough at the Slough Retail Park, the 17,635 sqft showroom…

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Feb 01, 2019 News

New sponsors for London Fabric Show

Two new sponsors, OAL (Occupation Awards Limited) and LTS (Lancashire Testing Services), have pledged their support for the 2019 London Fabric…

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Feb 01, 2019 News

ScS withdraws bid for Sofa.com

This morning, ScS confirmed that it is no longer in discussions regarding a potential acquisition of the business and assets of Sofa.com –…

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Jan 31, 2019 News

Ena Shaw launches home furnishings retail brand

Independent curtain and blind manufacturer Ena Shaw has launched a new home furnishings brand, Tru Living. Developed with retailers in mind, Tru…

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Jan 31, 2019 News

ScS declares resilience amid Sofa.com bid speculation

ScS, which hit the the headlines this week as Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley emerged as a rival bidder for Sofa.com, has issued a HY trading…

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Jan 31, 2019 News

Major purchase confidence holds up as general outlook hits seven-year low

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index stayed at the same level in January 2019, at -14. Two measures increased, two measures decreased, and the Major…

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Jan 30, 2019 News

Westbridge apprentice partnership gains momentum

Welsh college Coleg Cambria has supplied Deeside-based upholstery manufacturer Westbridge Furniture with six apprentices, and is encouraging…

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