Markets / DATA / 21st May, 2013
Footfall rises, but more shops shut than ever
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Markets / DATA / 21st May, 2013
April inflation in home goods against general trend
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Markets / FURNITURE / 21st May, 2013
IP expert Simon Clark on new draft bill
 Classic furniture design companies are soon to receive a copyright windfall as designs of theirs which are currently free for anyone to copy are to be put back into copyright protection.
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Markets / INDUSTRY / 19th May, 2013
Jonathan Hindle succeeds Charles Vernon
 Jonathan Hindle was named Master of The Furniture Makers Company at its annual installation event last week.
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Markets / FLOORING / 17th May, 2013
Q1 figures point to slackening overall demand
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Markets / UPHOLSTERY / 16th May, 2013
10 per cent rise in Q1 orders
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Markets / DATA / 16th May, 2013
But retail sales struggle as Easter distorts
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Markets / DATA / 16th May, 2013
Retailers in buy British in greater numbers
 Furniture retailers in Ireland provided a fillip to British manufacturers at the close of the first quarter in an otherwise grim month for exporters.
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Markets / FURNITURE / 16th May, 2013
Margins improve for furniture & beds trade supplier
 Results: Stronger margins help shrug off the impact of lower sales at key furniture and bed industry supplier Vita Cellular Foams last year.
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Markets / FLOORING / 15th May, 2013
Underlay firm a barometer for flooring sector performance
Results: Key flooring industry supplier Ball & Young said rising PU foam costs hit its performance in 2012 though it grew its top line.
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Markets / UPHOLSTERY / 15th May, 2013
A look at trade trends with Italy, Poland and China
 First quarter sofa import figures do nothing to suggest Britain's upholstery buyers are ready to ditch Poland and China in favour of established powerhouses such as Italy.
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