GfK’s long-running monthly Consumer Confidence Index, carried out on behalf of the European Commission, dropped 11 points in July – the survey…
DFS' group finance director Bill Barnes will retire from his role as of 30th July. He will remain an employee of the company until 31st August,…
The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, has welcomed UK bed manufacturer Hypnos Beds as its latest corporate…
Carpetright has appointed Lucy Alexander as its new brand ambassador. A TV property expert and broadcast presenter for the last 13 years, Lucy…
The health of UK retail fell in Q2 2016, and is expected to fall further in Q3, according to the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT), which…
The BFM is hosting a knowledge sharing event on 4th August to discuss outcomes of the Working Tri21 project. The project, which started in…
A shortlist of 12 projects has been selected from a record number of 182 British furniture and product projects in this year’s Wood Awards. Two…
Retail sales fell at the fastest pace in over four years in July, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey…
Serene Furnishings has appointed Alan Weir as sales director. Alan joins at a time of growth for Serene, which has recently seen the…
The hot weather which settled over the UK last week resulted in a slowdown in sales at John Lewis, totalling £73.3m, a decline of -4.3% on a…
Overall shop prices reported deflation of 2% in June, deepening from a 1.8% decline in May, reports the BRC-Nielsen Shop price Index. Non-food…
The International Alliance of Furnishing Publications (IAFP), of which Furniture News is the exclusive UK member, has published its first…
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