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Feb 07, 2024 News

BFM announces Future of Furniture Awards 2024 winners

Awards that celebrate the furniture businesses blazing a trail in education and sustainability were presented at the January Furniture Show last…

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Feb 06, 2024 News

Retail sales slow in January as cost of living pressures persist

UK total retail sales increased by +1.2% YoY in January, against a growth of +4.2% in January 2023, states the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales…

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Feb 02, 2024 News

Retail vacancy rates hold steady, reports LDC

According to the latest Local Data Company (LDC) research, in Q4 2023 the overall retail vacancy rate remained at 14.0%, which was unchanged…

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Feb 02, 2024 News

Retail footfall shows signs of bouncing back despite poor weather

According to BRC-Sensormatic IQ data, total UK footfall decreased by -2.8% in January (YoY) – up from a decrease of -5.0% in December. High…

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Feb 02, 2024 News

Loom Loft readies itself for Preston Docklands opening this spring

Loom Loft plans to open its fourth furniture store and bistro, set to its largest yet, this spring, at new 23,000 sqft premises at Preston…

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Feb 01, 2024 News

Only a third of retail businesses plan for growth, finds new report

A new study of almost 2000 decisionmakers has found that businesses in the retail space are falling short on their growth plans - with just a…

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Jan 31, 2024 News

IKEA UK grows accessibility and customer base

IKEA has announced its FY23 year results, highlighting growth following major developments in its ongoing UK transformation plan to become more…

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Jan 30, 2024 News

New partnership offers BFM members ethical health check

British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) has unveiled a new partnership which gives its members a cost-effective route to tracking ethical…

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Jan 30, 2024 News

Feather & Black partners with Next

Feather & Black, the British furniture brand owned by Dreams, has announced a partnership with Next which will see it bring an edited collection…

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Jan 30, 2024 News

Shop price inflation continues to fall

Shop price annual inflation eased to 2.9% in January, down from 4.3% in December, according to the latest data from BRC-NielsenIQ. This was…

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Jan 29, 2024 News

JLP considers job cuts as redundancy terms are revised

The Guardian has reported that John Lewis Partnership is considering cutting some 11,000 jobs over the next five years – after informing staff…

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Jan 29, 2024 News

Andrew Martin doubles UK production capacity to meet demand

Andrew Martin has relaunched its sofa and chair collection, with over 30 new designs added to the category, following an +18% uplift in sales…

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