London's prime residential market has long been a world apart in price terms, writes lifestyle expert Annie Button – and increasingly, it's a world…
The best hotels have nailed the guest experience – so why don’t retailers take a few tips from their playbook? Our US correspondent Gordon Hecht,…
With Asda's recent £568m sale-and-leaseback deal pushing this financing strategy back into the spotlight, Janine Harris, a partner at Buckles Law,…
Cardlytics’ latest State of Spend report, analysing March to August spending across 2023, 2024 and 2025, shows that retail spend grew 8% YoY in 2024,…
From ‘solid oak’ to ‘eco-friendly’, spurious product claims have long been a point of contention in the furniture sector, but the mechanisms to…
Spring has sprung, and May’s issue is packed with optimism and promise!
Alongside May’s Furniture News, our latest Long Eaton: Furniture Hub supplement sees us return to the UK Centre of Quality Upholstery Manufacture to…
For furniture retailers, flooring is not a backdrop, but a selling tool that changes how every piece is perceived, and the right surface can lift…
One of the biggest margin opportunities in furniture retail right now is something customers often cannot see at first glance, writes The Retail…
The National Bed Federation (NBF) is calling on the bed trade to support its May Be Time for a New Mattress campaign next month, which raises…
Although Anti Copying in Design (ACID) welcomes the Government’s rethink on artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP), there’s…
Why should pubs enjoy business rates relief, and not retailers? Andrew Goodacre, CEO of the British Independent Retailers Association (bira), argues…
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