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Mar 27, 2023 News

Who gets your vote?

Credit where it’s due … our Readers’ Choice Awards are back, and we’re asking every one of you to cast your votes and nominate your choice of…

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Mar 24, 2023 News

Retail sales crept upwards in February, reports ONS

The ONS estimates that retail sales volumes increased by +1.2% MoM in February 2023, following a rise of +0.9% in January 2023 (revised from a…

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Mar 24, 2023 News

Consumer confidence up in March yet outlook remains uncertain, says GfK

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index increased two points in March to -36. Three measures were up – including the Major Purchase Index, which rose…

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Mar 23, 2023 News

Bensons departure prompts creation of new job roles

Bensons for Beds has confirmed that its chief customer officer Francesca (Frankie) Haynes (pictured) is leaving the business "to take up a new…

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Mar 22, 2023 News

Dreams opens biggest distribution centre to date

Dreams officially opened its new Willenhall warehouse today, marking a significant milestone in the retailer's growth strategy. The new 260,000…

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Mar 22, 2023 News

Agency brings new Danish seating brand to the UK

Following the acquisition of upholstery brand SITS by Denmark's Actona Group last August, and the subsequent formation of a new B2B upholstery…

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Mar 22, 2023 News

Mattress Online named one of the UK’s top SMEs

Mattress Online has been named as one of the UK’s official Top 100 SME Businesses by Elite Business Magazine. The Elite Business 100 Top SME…

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Mar 22, 2023 News

IKEA opens new smaller-format store

IKEA has opened a Plan & Order Point in Stockport, Greater Manchester – a smaller store, dedicated to kitchen and bedroom planning, where…

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Mar 21, 2023 News

NBF boosts retailer marketing support

The National Bed Federation (NBF) has boosted its retailer support offering with five new marketing toolkits to increase awareness of the…

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Mar 21, 2023 News

ScS makes good progress despite losses in H1

In its interim results report for the 26 weeks ended 28th January 2023, ScS says it performed in line with expectations during the half, with…

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Mar 21, 2023 News

Retailers bolster British trade body

Major furniture chains have praised a new membership category created by trade association British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM), and its aim to…

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Mar 20, 2023 News

Gap between store openings and closures narrows, says LDC

A report released by the Local Data Company (LDC) indicates continued recovery overall for the GB retail and leisure market. The analysis, which…

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