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Mar 19, 2018 News

New thinking behind John Lewis' 50th store

Speaking ahead of tomorrow's opening (20th March) of John Lewis' 50th shop, at White City, Westfield London, John Lewis MD Paula Nickolds says…

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Mar 19, 2018 News

Made.com raises £40m in latest funding round

Made.com has announced that it raised £40m of equity in its latest round of funding, which it plans to use to accelerate its growth and…

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Mar 19, 2018 News

Silentnight to open Lakeside showroom

Silentnight has announced that it plans to open its second flagship showroom with intu, owner of some of the UK’s largest retail and leisure…

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Mar 15, 2018 News

Parker Knoll expands apprenticeship scheme

As it celebrated National Apprenticeship Week earlier this month, Parker Knoll announced that it had expanded its longstanding apprenticeship…

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Mar 14, 2018 News

Industry turnover rising, says BFM

The UK furniture industry's total turnover increased to nearly £9b in 2017 – up 2.8% on the previous year – according to a review of UK…

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Mar 14, 2018 News

Millbrook's latest agent appointment

Millbrook Beds has appointed Adam Oldham to its growing sales team, to look after retailers in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North-east…

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Mar 14, 2018 News

Hypnos reaffirms commitment to apprentices

Award-winning British bed manufacturer Hypnos continues to make investing in future generations of the UK’s manufacturing industry a priority,…

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Mar 13, 2018 News

FIRA welcomes trade to headquarters

On 22nd February, FIRA opened its doors to the furniture supply chain as part of its programme of 2018 Open Days, welcoming representatives from…

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Mar 13, 2018 News

DFS first in UK to carry BSI upholstery Kitemark

DFS has become the first UK furniture retailer to be certified to BSI’s (British Standards Institution’s) Kitemark for upholstered…

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Mar 12, 2018 News

Footfall continues to decline in February

Retail footfall decreased by -0.5% YoY in February – a major decline compared to the rate of 1.0% seen in February 2017 – according to the…

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Mar 12, 2018 News

Carpetright's gender pay gap below national average

Carpetright has announced a gender pay gap well below the UK national average, and the average for the retail industry. The report, which has…

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Mar 12, 2018 News

New area sales manager for Relyon and Dunlopillo

To support the continued growth of Relyon and Dunlopillo in the independent market, Lynda Johnson has been appointed as the new Relyon and…

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