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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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Mar 16, 2023 News

Bed etailer begins construction of new showroom

MattressNextDay has started work on its new, purpose-built showroom in Kent, which is set to open later this year and will also offer the online…

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Mar 16, 2023 News

JLP appoints first chief executive

The John Lewis Partnership has appointed its first chief executive, Nish Kankiwala. Nish has been a non-executive director of the partnership…

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Mar 16, 2023 News

John Lewis maintains market share in difficult year

As it enters the third year of its transformation strategy, John Lewis has shared its unaudited results for the year ended 28th January 2023,…

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Mar 16, 2023 News

Profits down at DFS despite market share gains

DFS has announced its interim results for the 26-week period ended 25th December 2022. Profit before tax, excluding brand amortisation, fell by…

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Mar 15, 2023 News

British bedmaker opens US distribution centre

Bedmaker Harrison Spinks has made a six-figure investment in a new distribution centre in Los Angeles – its first…

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Mar 15, 2023 News

Furniture media alliance signals new directions

At its AGM during Malaysia’s MIFF exhibition this month, the International Alliance of Furnishing Publications (IAFP) elected a new board and…

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Mar 15, 2023 News

Bedmaker achieves environmental certification

Vispring has achieved the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard, following an in-depth external audit by the Société Générale de Surveillance at its…

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Mar 15, 2023 News

Bensons moves into new Erdington store

Bensons for Beds is moving into a new store in Erdington, on Ravenside Retail Park. The store opens on Friday 17th March, covers more than 5000…

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Mar 14, 2023 News

BRC comments on decline in retail jobs

The latest ONS Labour Market figures show that there were 3.12 million jobs in retail in Q4 2022 – down 14,000 YoY.  Responding to the findings,…

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