Recent commentary across retail has focused heavily on softening demand, weaker conversion, and increasingly cautious consumers. In the furniture…
Domestic upholstered furniture faces an uncertain future. On 23rd June, the window will close for industry feedback ahead of reforms to the Furniture…
In the furniture trade, as in any other, it is easy to assume that a strong brand will carry a business through structural change and difficult times…
With the feedback deadline looming for the latest attempt to reform The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, Furniture News…
Bira's CEO Andrew Goodacre welcomes new Government investment in the high street – but argues that for furniture and home retailers, the structural…
New research from specialist home interest agency Cairn has found that 87% of consumers say brand trust influences their purchasing decisions for…
Think you know your customer? When it comes to the sharp, sceptical, digital-first shoppers of Gen Z, furniture retail’s traditional model is…
The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) has published the April 2026 edition of its Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry,…
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,…
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