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Distribution / INTERNATIONAL / 18th Apr, 2013

B&Q owner expands international operation

Buys Eastern European Bricostore business

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 April 2013 08:02

Markets / DATA / 18th Apr, 2013

Non-food sales slip in Scotland

March figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 April 2013 08:04

Markets / FURNITURE / 17th Apr, 2013

Recticel considers closure of Nelson foam plant

Closure by September, workers warned

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:14

Markets / DATA / 17th Apr, 2013

Furniture markdowns impact inflation

Timing of Easter a factor as price rises diminish

sale Furniture and carpets price inflation fell substantially in March as the earlier timing of Easter prompted price cuts and promotions.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 05:58

Markets / BEDS / 16th Apr, 2013

Indies boost Hypnos, as bed maker enacts ambitious growth plan+

Manufacturer reaps rewards of 2011/12 investment

Results: Hypnos says long term thinking has helped it follow last year's double-digit sales rise with another big lift in revenue over the past nine months.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 07:55

Register / LEGALS / 16th Apr, 2013

Private equity owner to get Olympia Furniture payout+

Creditors owed £4m+ by collapsed North West firm

olymp An affiliate of SKG Capital, the private equity owner of failed sofa firm Olympia Furniture, will get the first bite at the carcass along with finance company Aldermore.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 07:28

Markets / FURNITURE / 17th Apr, 2013

Demand for furniture fillings and flooring buoys Rawson group+

But Swiss JV impacts group turnover

Results: Industrial giant Rawson - whose interests include carpet manufacturing and supplying fillings to the bed and furniture sectors - enjoyed growth at its UK operations last year.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:34

Markets / BEDS / 17th Apr, 2013

MiBed brand owner Furmanac posts massive growth+

Underlying profits up; Workforce expands 50pc

mib Results: Motion furniture specialist Furmanac posted huge sales growth last year and grew underlying profits by 7 per cent.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:13

Markets / FURNITURE / 17th Apr, 2013

Profits double for wardrobe company+

Midlands based Portico sales up double-digit in 2012

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:14

Register / DEALS / 16th Apr, 2013

Entrepreneur to sell ecommerce beds business

Owner hired by furniture & electricals retailer Harvey Norman as head of ecommerce

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 07:22

Distribution / NATIONAL / 16th Apr, 2013

Building begins for John Lewis home store in Ashford

Almost two years after retailer announced plans

lewis Builders will next week make a start on John Lewis' at home store in Ashford, a project it first announced almost two years ago with a target opening date of autumn 2012.