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Dec 09, 2025 Resources

More shoppers now try, buy and return furniture, reports Fixtuur

Nearly a quarter of UK shoppers (23%) have returned large furniture items within the last two years, with 73% stating that’s 'just how online…

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Dec 08, 2025 Resources

The evolution of retail

In the second of an exclusive series of columns taken from her new book, The Science of Shopping, retail expert Kate Hardcastle explains how, from…

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Dec 04, 2025 Resources

How has your approach to sourcing/buying changed this year?

What do you think? From emerging trends to the latest business principles, Furniture News is setting out to gauge the trade’s feelings on a variety…

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Dec 03, 2025 Resources

The UK furniture industry’s state of play

The latest edition of the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry, published this autumn, is a…

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Nov 27, 2025 Resources

How ESG is reshaping furniture retail

Circular design and digital traceability are fast becoming important watchwords across the furniture sector, as consumer demand and new regulatory…

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Nov 27, 2025 Resources

December's issue: State of play

Welcome to our final issue of 2025. As we prepare to turn a new page and see what 2026 brings, we’re taking stock of where we are as an industry.

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Nov 27, 2025 Resources

Ombuds Group offers Black Friday promotions compliance advice

What do retailers need to know about compliance relating to unfair commercial practices following the enactment of the Digital Markets, Competition…

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Nov 24, 2025 Resources

AI is rewriting furniture authority, new report finds

A new industry report has revealed a major shake-up in the UK bedroom furniture market, with IKEA overtaking Dreams as the most-cited bed brand in…

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Nov 24, 2025 Resources

What’s your claim to fame?

Are today’s bed and furniture retailers afraid to do something different? This month, business growth and development consultant Gordon Hecht,…

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Nov 17, 2025 Resources

Move the middle to make more sales

It’s natural for retail managers to focus on their best- and poorest-performing salespeople, writes Adam Hankinson, CEO at sales training specialist,…

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Nov 10, 2025 Resources

How furniture brands can win the big-ticket rebound

After years of uncertainty, consumers are wise to the easy wins – so storytelling, fulfilment and strategic timing will define the winners of this…

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Nov 10, 2025 Resources

The art of shopping perception

The rise of influencer marketing has huge ramifications for the retail sector. In the first of an exclusive series of columns taken from her new…

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