As Black Friday approaches, consumers will be hoping for a bargain. isobel planning director, James Appleby, advises furniture brands to resist…
There comes a time in every salesperson’s schedule that they need to make a call on which prospects are really worth pursuing, writes experienced B2B…
The NBF crowned its eight 2024 Bed Industry Awards winners on Tuesday 24th September at the Bed Show gala dinner in Telford, where Strictly Come…
In November’s issue, we celebrate two initiatives designed to bring would-be furniture professionals closer to the industry …
Britain’s furniture industry is grappling with a harsh reality – surging costs, increased red tape and a stagnant market are putting immense pressure…
Consumer behaviours have changed drastically over the last decade, writes journalist, Wesley Sand, with the rise of the internet, and the ability to…
This summer, our US correspondent Gordon Hecht, business growth and development consultant to the retail home furnishings industry, braved the Las…
Sustainable shipping methods are playing an increasingly important role in retailers’ journey towards net zero – and feeder services are playing a…
Stuck in an airport with nowhere to go? When the CrowdStrike tech outage brought global travel to its knees this July, our US correspondent Gordon…
Would you buy used furniture for your home? With many consumers struggling to justify big-ticket expenditure, plus mounting demand for greener…
Is thinking about waste a waste of time? With global forecasts verging on the catastrophic, sustainability specialist, experienced industry…
With today’s greener (and often leaner) consumer increasingly likely to seek out secondhand product, we’re exploring furniture reuse in October’s…
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