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May 14, 2018 News

SATRA to hold flammability seminars

Testing specialist SATRA's flammability seminars aim to provide those in the furniture industry with a full understanding of the Furniture and…

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May 11, 2018 News

New online categories for bed industry awards

With new online retail categories, this year’s National Bed Federation (NBF) Bed Industry Awards are set to take place at the Bed Show Gala…

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May 11, 2018 News

New chairman appointed to parliamentary group

Maggie Throup, Conservative MP for East Midlands constituency Erewash, has been appointed new chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Furniture…

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May 11, 2018 News

March furniture sales volumes down but value up, says BFM

In March, the volume of furniture bought by consumers fell by -1.7% YoY, according to the latest report by the British Furniture Manufacturers…

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May 11, 2018 News

Strong sales lift Next in Q1

Next has reported that full price sales for the 14 weeks to 7th May were up +6.0% YoY, with online sales particularly strong and up +18.1%,…

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May 11, 2018 News

Breasley appoints area sales representatives

The Breasley Group has announced the appointments of Paul Gammon and Mike Fitzgerald to expand its UK sales team. Paul and Mike took up their…

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May 09, 2018 News

April retail sales decline "almost inevitable" says BRC-KPMG

In April, UK retail sales decreased by -4.2% on a LFL basis from April 2017, when they had increased +5.6% from the preceding year, reports…

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May 08, 2018 News

Online mattress purchases overtake in-store transactions

More consumers are now purchasing their mattresses online rather than in a store, according to The National Bed Federation (NBF), which has…

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May 08, 2018 News

BFM pays tribute to Charles Wade

The British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) has paid tribute to one of the best-known figures in the British furniture industry, Charles…

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May 04, 2018 News

Maisons du Monde opens first UK stores

French furniture and homeware brand Maisons du Monde, which has over 300 outlets across Europe and the Middle East, plus a strong ecommerce…

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May 04, 2018 News

New director for imm cologne

Claire Steinbrück will take over the project management of the international interiors show imm cologne as director on 1st August. Prior to…

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May 04, 2018 News

House of Fraser plots CVA and share sale

Nanjing Cenbest, owner of House of Fraser, plans to sell a 51% in the department store business to international retailer C.banner (owener of…

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