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Jul 27, 2016 News

Serene appoints sales director

Serene Furnishings has appointed Alan Weir as sales director. Alan joins at a time of growth for Serene, which has recently seen the…

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Jul 26, 2016 News

Hot weather results in decrease in sales at John Lewis

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…

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Jul 26, 2016 News

Shop prices continue to fall in June

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…

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Jul 26, 2016 News

The latest news from the IAFP's global publications

The International Alliance of Furnishing Publications (IAFP), of which Furniture News is the exclusive UK member, has published its first…

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Jul 25, 2016 News

Content By Terence Conran comes to January show

A collaboration between Whitemeadow and Content by Terrence Conran will be launched at the next January Furniture Show. The new Plus Collection…

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Jul 25, 2016 News

Young professionals complete charity training course

Six young professionals who have completed The Furniture Makers’ Company’s Young Professional Industry Experience (YPIE) course gave a…

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Jul 22, 2016 News

Private equity firm supports Belfield Furnishings MBO

Private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has backed the management buyout of Ilkeston-based furniture wholesaler and manufacturer Belfield…

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Jul 22, 2016 News

Furniture supplier Mountrose enters administration

Manchester-based furniture supplier Mountrose entered administration on 11 July 2016, with business advisory firm FRP Advisory called in to…

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Jul 22, 2016 News

Ercol appoints finance director

Ercol has appointed David Finch as finance director, replacing Mark Lawrence who left for a new role outside the industry. David will join the…

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Jul 22, 2016 News

Plentiful rebookings for Manchester show

Manchester Furniture Show concluded on Tuesday, and saw just under 5000 visitors treated to a plethora of new designs from well-established…

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Jul 22, 2016 News

Sainsbury’s steps up fulfilment as Argos purchase is approved

Sainsbury’s will create 900 jobs at its new online fulfilment centre in Bromley-by-Bow, East London. The 185,000 sqft centre, which is due to…

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Jul 22, 2016 News

DFS chairman to head the BRC

Richard Baker, chairman of DFS, is to take the reins as chair of the retail industry’s trade association, the British Retail Consortium (BRC)…

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