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Aug 21, 2018 Resources

Recognising best of British

Today’s furniture market is more demanding than ever. Customers expect greater choice, faster delivery, better quality … and all at an…

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Aug 15, 2018 Resources

A crisis of confidence

The furniture industry is all about consumer confidence.  Because the industry mostly comprises high-ticket items, it accounts for a good…

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Aug 09, 2018 Resources

Deal or no deal?

The Brexit strain is really starting to show. With a shared desire to have a deal agreed by October, both the UK and the EU are feeling the…

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Aug 09, 2018 Resources

How will we source manufacturers in the future?

Whilst new technologies continue to transform ecommerce, bricks and mortar, global delivery and postal returns, procurement and supply chain…

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Aug 03, 2018 Resources

How can Government support the furniture industry?

Industry lobby group the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) has published its second manifesto, in which it calls for Government co-operation…

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Aug 01, 2018 Resources

A question of (consumer) confidence

Happy customers mean prosperous business. There’s an irrefutably close correlation between a consumer’s confidence and the purchases they make,…

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Jul 18, 2018 Resources

What Amazon’s latest move means for the sector

With Amazon announcing a major offensive to break into the US furniture market, retailers on both sides of the Atlantic will be watching with…

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Jul 10, 2018 Resources

Upholstery’s digital winners (and losers)

In its annual Sofa Retailers Insight Report, digital marketing specialist Inside Online ranks 52 of the sector’s leading websites according to…

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Jul 09, 2018 Resources

Ecommerce – you’ve gotta be in it to win it

I know that I keep harping on about furniture retailers working with the internet and not against it. Well, while out visiting retailers…

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Jun 28, 2018 Resources

How does Generation Z shop for furniture?

First it was the Baby Boomers, then Generation X, followed by the much-talked-about Millennials, and now, Generation Z. Born between 1994 and…

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Jun 19, 2018 Resources

The price is right?

In February last year, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint of misleading pricing made by Carpetright against ScS, and…

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Jun 19, 2018 Resources

How to create a genuinely ethical brand

The number of brands describing themselves as ethical or sustainable is growing, alongside the proportion of consumers that prioritise ethics…

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