There’s no way of getting away from it – times are tough. Consumer confidence is suffering as the country stumbles from one Brexit warning to…
The trend in national retail towards smaller, more focused store estates has been well publicised – but how is the space inside the sector’s…
Within the industry today, there appears to be a huge lack of younger people wanting to become manufacturers and upholsterers, says Lisa…
Some manufacturers and suppliers believe that agents and reps are a necessary evil. Others believe that they are the most important part of…
In March last year, John Lewis announced a £4m investment in digital customer service in 20 of its stores, to strengthen its omnichannel retail…
Who’d have thought a box could cause so much upheaval? Granted, it’s a box stuffed with so much innovative tech and marketing glamour that even…
It's no secret that ecommerce has had a major impact on the way people shop. With advancements being made in on-demand app development and…
The Furniture Makers’ Company has launched a free digital HR toolkit aimed at SMEs. The toolkit is split into three sections and will give…
Good marketing takes time and planning – but when advertising furniture, how do you promote your business, specifically? If you run a furniture…
In a world where legacy brands are increasingly being challenged by new upstarts, cannier traditional companies are taking note of how the…
The importance of making a good first impression has never been more vital than in the social media-facing society in which furniture retailers…
There are numerous ways to play a transaction in store – Fortegra presents a short quiz to help salespeople identify the optimum scenario … Hey,…
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