Bed Kingdom plans to eventually establish a warehouse in Ireland as the ecommerce furniture retailer looks to develop the country into a substantial overseas market.

Flair Furniture Group has appointed Paul Atherton as group CEO, with founder Ashley Hainsworth moving to chairman as the ecommerce furniture business pursues its £100 million sales ambition.

Debenhams Group expects to have virtually eliminated net debt by the end of its current financial year after agreeing the £90 million disposal of its Sheffield distribution centre operations.

Ecommerce furniture retailer Nöa & Nani has been sold immediately following its entry into administration, safeguarding 13 jobs and ensuring continuity for customers and suppliers.

A prospective purchaser has been identified for Freemans and Grattan as talks over the future of the Otto-owned retailers progress.

Bed Kingdom founder Ashley Hainsworth is recruiting a CEO to succeed him as Flair Furniture Group targets £100 million revenue within three years and expands internationally.

Furniture shoppers using modular 3D product configurators are adding products to their baskets at a 16 percent rate, according to new benchmarking data from 3D Cloud.

Wayfair is to grow its bricks-and-mortar network to 10 large-format stores as the ecommerce home furnishings giant steps up its investment in physical retail.

The retailer behind the Atlantic Shopping ecommerce furniture brand returned to profit last year following cost-cutting measures introduced after a weaker 2024.

Ecommerce retailer My Furniture swung to a loss last year, though a further uplift in the value of its property helped strengthen its balance sheet.

Ecommerce retailer Furniturebox says investment across marketing, people, technology and operations has strengthened the business and improved its growth prospects, but prioritising long-term value over short-term profitability saw it slip to a loss last year.

An online furniture retailer with more than £4 million of stock at its last balance sheet date has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.

Westwing has opened its planned UK warehouse after its fledgling British business became the largest of the home furnishings retailer's recent international market launches.

Online homewares and furniture retailer DUSK has launched a dedicated trade division as it seeks to build business-to-business sales alongside its consumer operation, targeting interior designers, developers, housebuilders, landlords and hospitality customers.

Online furniture and homewares retailer DUSK has partnered with embedded protection specialist Loxa to offer furniture care plans across its product range, extending after-sales cover to its two million customers.

Online home furnishings retailer Wayfair said the UK remained a challenging market even as the group delivered stronger second quarter sales growth, improved profitability and its strongest free cash flow since 2020.

Ryan Gilfrin has been appointed interim chief executive at the UK arm of La Redoute, the ecommerce furniture-to-fashion retailer.

A Hertfordshire based ecommerce retailer selling contemporary flatpack home furniture has filed for insolvency with all items on its website listed as being out-of-stock and unavailable.

Expanding into the furniture category helped ecommerce retailer Online Home Shop build out sales in the past year with margin expansion also aiding profit growth.

The Chinese ecommerce group behind UK furniture retailer MH Star UK has expanded its European ambitions by acquiring the Alinea brand, paving the way for the revival of one of France's best-known furniture chains.

Ecommerce-led retailer Roseland Furniture said last year yielded its best-ever financial results as it prepared to embark on expansion that has seen it build out its physical store footprint.

Gross margin expansion helped the West Midlands company that ran the Beds.co.uk and Cox & Cox ecommerce businesses to cut underlying losses last year ahead of the latter being carved out into a separate entity.

Ecommerce furniture and homeware vendor Domu Brands returned to growth in its latest financial year, reporting higher sales and profits following a difficult period for the online retail sector.

Sazy, the upmarket online furniture and homeware brand that paused the taking of new orders last autumn, recorded another seven-figure loss in its latest financial year.

The buyer behind the company that rescued online furniture and department store platform BrandAlley through a pre-pack administration has been identified for the first time, as newly-published proposals reveal details of the transaction and the losses facing creditors.

Laura James said its expansion at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) is expected to support around 200 jobs over the next 18 months as the retailer opens a new headquarters, showroom and photography studio.

Ecommerce retailer Wayfair plans to open a large-format store in Princeton, New Jersey, in 2027, extending its physical retail footprint in the US Northeast.

Debenhams expanded its marketplace by around 10,000 brands over the past year as the online department store continued to build its presence across homewares, furniture and beds. That helped the platform deliver double-digit growth despite wider declines across the group.

Online furniture and homewares retailer DUSK is said to be exploring a London stock market flotation that could value the business at about £300 million.

Online Home Shop (OHS) has opened a 327,000 sqft fulfilment centre at Trafford Park, Manchester, as the ecommerce retailer expands capacity following sales growth driven in part by furniture and mattress sales.

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against online furniture and homeware retailer DUSK, ruling that a series of discount promotions on its website were misleading.

Ecommerce-led oak specialist Top Furniture maintained seven-figure profits in the past year in a period that saw it build cash despite a significant outflow for capital expenditure.

Leicester Tigers, England's most successful club rugby union team, has signed online home furnishings retailer Wayfair as its new furniture and décor partner under a multi-year agreement that will begin with the 2026/27 season.

Online furniture and homewares retailer DUSK said annual sales rose to £195 million in the year to March 31, 2026, meaning it has more than doubled turnover inside the past two years.

Third-party marketplace sales at Kingfisher rose 39 percent in the first quarter, as the owner of B&Q continued to expand its ecommerce platform for external vendors including furniture and home products.

Online retailer Bedkingdom has expanded its warehouse footprint with the acquisition of a 55,756 sqft facility in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, as the company broadens its product offer beyond beds and mattresses.

Growth in the online vintage furniture and antiques market helped the London-listed marketplace group behind Chairish and Pamono to raise full-year guidance after stronger trading during the first half.

Costco said furniture including mattresses and upholstery were among its fastest-growing categories as the retailer's ecommerce arm increased sales double digits in the year to August 31, 2025.

Very has added home furnishings brand DUSK to its home category, expanding its furniture, upholstery and textiles offer as the online retailer continues to broaden its multi-category proposition.

Monumart, the Ipswich-based ecommerce retailer and exclusive distributor of the Yaheetech brand in the UK, has recalled two upholstered furniture products after UK authorities said they failed flammability requirements and posed a serious fire risk.

Wayfair has secured $400 million of new debt financing at an interest rate of 7.125 percent as the online furniture retailer moves to refinance part of its existing borrowings.

More than 65 percent of imported mattresses sourced from outside the UK and EU failed to meet UK fire safety requirements in a joint industry investigation that tested products sold through online marketplaces and traditional retailers.

Furniture retailer Danetti returned to profit last year in a period it called a "significant turning point for the company" and says trading momentum continued into its new financial year.

Ecommerce retailer Wayfair reported first quarter revenue growth of 7.4 percent year on year and claimed it had taken market share in the UK despite a contracting home furnishings category.

Ecommerce furniture retailer Daals has rapidly expanded its operational footprint, with headcount more than tripling as it emerges as one of the largest in the category.

Wool bedding specialist Woolroom has partnered with The Sheep Detectives on a promotional campaign ahead of the film’s UK cinema release on May 8, 2026.

Ecommerce retailer La Redoute reported lower UK sales and profits in 2025, with increased promotional activity weighing on margins. Growth in home products partially offset a sharper decline in apparel.

Ecommerce-led home platform Wayfair has announced its sixth physical retail store with a large-scale unit to open in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in late 2027.

Ecommerce-led home and living retailer Westwing plans to establish a dedicated UK warehouse as it accelerates its entry into the market, positioning the country as a key driver of future growth following its formal launch earlier this year.

The owners of defunct ecommerce furniture brand Sweetpea & Willow have created a new retail company, positioning the brand for an eventual return.

Direct-to-consumer brand Furniturebox will open its first physical retail space with a three-day pop-up at the Bullring Shopping Centre from April 10–12, expanding beyond its online-only model.

Upmarket bedding retailer Bedfolk reported a reduction in shareholder equity and a higher deficit last year as its earnings momentum stalled.

Debenhams Group has raised full-year expectations for a second time after reporting stronger trading at the ecommerce home, fashion and beauty retailer.

West Yorkshire ecommerce retailer Bedkingdom has appointed Katherine McNamee to the newly-created head of brand and creative role, coinciding with the business launching a refreshed brand identity and website.

An overseas private family office will see its £1.8 million investment in Larkbury London vaporised following the collapse of the online furniture business, new filings show.

A South West marketplace-led online furniture and beds retailer has secured approval for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with creditors, enabling it to restructure liabilities of about £5.1 million.

JD.com has launched a European version of its ecommerce platform, introducing a broad product range that includes furniture as the Chinese retailer seeks to expand beyond its domestic market and compete with established players such as Amazon.

Koala has set out plans to scale its UK operations following a 2025 market entry, as the Australian furniture retailer moves ahead with a $68 million (£36m) initial public offering on the ASX.

The company that traded the Divan Bed Warehouse business after its predecessor corporate entity filed for insolvency three years ago has also ceased trading. But the impact on creditors this time around is minimal.

The ecommerce group behind Britain's first online furniture retailer has bought back the equity stake held by investment firm BGF in a multimillion pound transaction.

The ecommerce furniture retailer behind the Oakworld brand has signposted a further year of expansion, with cash balances, inventories and retained earnings all increasing in the period to October 31, 2025.

The Ireland-domiciled trading company with whom UK consumer transact when buy furniture from ecommerce platform Wayfair has posted its first revenue rise in four years, new accounts show.

The CEO of Mattress Online says the beds market remains subdued and challenging but that the new financial year has begun well as it looks to build on a return to top line growth.

Westwing has formally launched in the UK, six months after The Furnishing Report revealed the incorporation of its British subsidiary.

Wayfair is preparing to launch its paid loyalty programme, Wayfair Rewards, in the UK in the coming months as part of a broader international rollout following its first full year in the US.

Ecommerce retailer Debenhams has raised about £40 million in an oversubscribed equity fundraise, up from the £35 million initially targeted earlier this week.

Ecommerce retailer The Very Group has extended its £1.77 billion UK securitisation facility to February 2029 and cut the coupon on its senior secured notes after reducing group debt with support from owner Carlyle.

US ecommerce retailer Mark & Graham has expanded its collaboration with British interiors brand Sanderson, adding personalised soft furnishings products to a partnership first launched last year.

Online card spending in home improvement fell as a share of total spend between 2019 and 2024, making it the only major retail category to see a decline over the five-year period, according to new official statistics.

Furniture Online made a material investment in stock last year in a period that saw the ecommerce retailer continue to generate six-figure returns.

Royalties generated by Frasers Group–owned online homewares retailer Amara fell sharply in its latest financial year in a period where the business adjusted how it recognises revenue.

Time4Sleep has carried out an internal reorganisation that ascribes a multi-million-pound valuation to the Yorkshire-based ecommerce bedding retailer, new statutory filings show.

Ecommerce furniture and homeware brand Laura James has agreed a build-to-suit headquarters at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal in Northamptonshire, taking a 217,785 sqft facility as it consolidates its UK distribution operations.

Online bedding retailer Soak and Sleep booked a seven-figure net loss according to newly-filed accounts, which also underscored substantial additional group backing.

The diversified ecommerce group behind the Furniture 123 online store booked higher profits last year despite a decline in sales.

Furniture and homewares retailer and wholesaler Nkuku enjoyed double-digit top and bottom line growth at trading company level last year ahead of the opening its new Redbrick showroom.

The Very Group said sales in its Home category rose 7.9 percent year on year over the key Christmas trading period, helping offset weaker performance elsewhere across the business.

The ecommerce and technology group behind the Olivia's furniture and homeware website halved its net loss according to new annual results.

An online bedding vendor selling via a store on ecommerce marketplace platforms such as Amazon has folded with large tax liabilities.

Ecommerce furniture and homewares retailer DUSK posted a sharp rise in revenue in the year to March 31, 2025, alongside a swing to a statutory loss after absorbing more than £16 million of one-off operational costs linked to rapid expansion.

Furniture and Choice reported a wider net loss after a sharp fall in revenue in the year to March 31, 2025, as reduced consumer spending weighed on demand for home furnishings.

Profits declined at Bed Kingdom owner Flair Furniture in the year to end February as higher operating expenses and interest charges offset a big increase in sales as it expanded and diversified.

Ecommerce retailer Luxury Flooring advanced into the premier league of flooring retail after revenue climbed by more than a quarter in the year to February 28, 2025.

The Competition and Markets Authority has opened an investigation into Wayfair’s use of time-limited promotions as part of a wider crackdown on online pricing practices across the UK homewares sector.

Global investment firm Carlyle has become the new owner of ecommerce retailer The Very Group, one of the UK’s largest sellers of furniture and home goods.

Wayfair said it intends to issue $700 million in senior secured notes due 2032 through its main US subsidiary, with proceeds earmarked to repurchase part of its outstanding 3.25 percent convertible notes due 2027 and 3.5 percent convertibles due 2028.

The previously-signposted insolvency of a prominent online sofabed retailer left search giant Google and HM Revenue & Customs facing losses of more than £1 million combined.

The company behind online retailer Luxury Flooring and Furnishings bolstered profits as turnover increased by more than a quarter in the past year.

Ecommerce conglomerate Wayfair said revenue increased high single-digits year-on-year in the third quarter as it captured market share despite weak housing activity. Excluding its exit from Germany, sales growth was even stronger.

Home was the strongest category for The Very Group in the year to June 28, 2025 after the ecommerce retailer refreshed its assortment with more than 10,000 new lines across furniture, accessories, textiles and outdoor.

Diversified ecommerce group Giomani Designs has incorporated a new operating company for its Cox & Cox furniture and homeware brand after nearly two years of trading it through the main Giomani entity.

The owners of Laura James, one of the UK's largest ecommerce furniture and home retailers, have promoted Matthew Talbot to chief executive.

The North West soft furnishings logistics and ecommerce company behind brands including Sleepy People, E-Bedding and Snug Bedding grew profit and built its cash reserves in the year to January 31, 2025.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds in dividends declared to shareholders in the furniture and homeware etailer that traded as MyDeco remain unclaimed, more than four years after its former holding company began a solvent winding up process.

Online retailer Furniturebox has secured a £1 million trade loan from Barclays Corporate Bank UK to finance product development, supply chain diversification and international expansion.

Victorian Plumbing said it is gearing up for the full relaunch of the MFI brand in the first half of 2026, following a limited soft launch through mfi.co.uk over the summer.

Laura James reported stronger results in 2024 with higher earnings as the ecommerce furniture and homewares retailer built on the solid foundations established the previous year.

Wayfair has approved a performance-based equity package for co-founder and chief executive Niraj Shah that could be worth more than $1 billion if the company’s share price multiplies over the next decade.

Ecommerce-led furniture retailer Roseland delivered high double-digit sales growth in 2024 as it brought losses close to flat at the EBITDA line.

Ecommerce brand Cox & Cox has introduced lower prices across its furniture and homeware ranges and unveiled a curated Stylist’s Edit, following feedback from more than 84,000 customers.

Revenue dropped below £220 million for the two principal business units of home shopping group Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH) in the year to March 1, 2025 as consumer caution held back demand.

The retailer behind the Atlantic Shopping online furniture brand says it has made cost savings that are expected to return the business to profit this year.

Furniture retailer Swoon Editions generated positive operating cashflow despite slipping to a net loss in 2024, helping the online brand to weather a tougher trading environment.

Debenhams increased gross merchandise value at its flagship brand by more than a third in the year to February 28, 2025, driven by its marketplace model spanning fashion, beauty and home.

The group behind Online Home Shop (OHS) said strong demand in furniture and garden ranges underpinned higher sales and profit in the past year, with the ecommerce retailer expanding both its core website and marketplace presence.

Westwing has tempered expectations of an imminent UK launch despite the clearest indication yet that the c. €450 million brand is planning to enter the British market.

Ecommerce retailer Furniturebox has introduced a new logo and updated identity to mark its tenth anniversary and transition from start-up to a national player.

The liquidator of the online furniture retailer behind the Luxsale brand has identified matters that could lead to potential recovery actions for creditors, according to his latest update.

Ecommerce home platform Wayfair delivered stronger earnings in the second quarter as net revenue advanced in mid-single digits and it returned to profitability.

Online home and lifestyle retailer Amara reduced amounts owed to its parent company Frasers Group during a year in which it made business model adjustments and significantly lowered staff headcount.

Delivery giant Wincanton has renewed its omnichannel logistics agreement with Nkuku, the c. £17 million homeware and furniture brand, for a further five years.

An ecommerce sofabed retailer that gained traction during the pandemic is trading through a different company under common control following the liquidation of its predecessor operation.

Furniture and home goods retailer Home Discount increased revenue by a third last year as demand continued to recover and new channels helped expand the company’s customer base.

Singapore-based online furniture retailer Castlery has entered the UK market, its first expansion into Europe as part of a wider international growth strategy.

Not On The High Street’s parent company recorded a substantial impairment on intangible assets in its latest financial year, contributing to an expanded net loss for the ecommerce firm ahead of receiving new funding from private equity backers.

Furniture retailer Danetti says it has achieved strong year-on-year growth in trading since the end of its latest financial year, as it rebounds from consecutive slides in the post-Covid period.

Two leading online retail subsidiaries of Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH) have issued new shares, raising millions in additional funding.

A company that ran an eBay store selling excess and returned furniture stock has folded, leaving the ecommerce giant Wayfair owed a large six-figure sum.

Home and gift marketplace Not On The High Street secured fresh equity capital this spring with the second of two share issues over the past nine months.

Digital-first furniture retailer Cozmo Home has been valued at almost £6.4 million following a new equity raise that brought in new cash from investors.

Stronger bedroom furniture sales helped The Very Group (TVG) mitigate weaker non-home categories but overall revenue slid compared with last year for the ecommerce giant.

The Manchester-based home and lifestyle ecommerce group behind brands such as Spinningfields and VonHaus returned to profit last year thanks to margin expansion and cost efficiencies.

Hopes of a return for rug suppliers owed cash by the now-closed company behind online brands including Iconic Rugs and The Rug Seller will depend on stock realisations, restructuring advisors have said.

Margin expansion and cost efficiencies aided Q1 profitability at Wayfair as the marketplace retailer completed its exit from the German market and reshaped its international footprint.

British ecommerce furniture and lighting sales declined for the second straight year in 2024, falling to their lowest level in over five years. They remain well ahead of pre-pandemic levels.

Lower furniture and home sales didn't stop French ecommerce retailer La Redoute returning to profit in the UK last year as it managed to find cost savings.

The Very Group (TVG), one of the UK's largest retailers of furniture and mattresses, says it will this summer refinance hundreds of millions of pounds of debt, with an extended maturity profile.

The retailer behind UK Flooring Direct and Flooring Supplies has put a larger loss down to one-off costs and heavier marketing spend driving traffic that ultimately wasn't in the market to buy flooring.

Ecommerce home retailer Wayfair will open its second large-format retail store with the launch of a 150,000sqft space in Atlanta, Georgia next year.

Wayfair plans to refinance $700 million of debt with the issue of new convertible senior notes due to be repaid in five years' time.

Ecommerce home goods retailer Wayfair is making 340 people redundant and closing one of its Technology Development Centres (TDC) in the US.

Premium-pitched ecommerce furniture and homeware brand Cox & Cox has appointed Jan Duckworth as its new managing director.

Happy Beds, one of the UK's largest ecommerce mattress retailers, returned to profit last year in a period when it also made large inroads into its outstanding liabilities.

The operating company behind the private equity backed ecommerce furniture and homeware retailer Charlested Home has changed its name.

Second-guessing the furniture market is as difficult now as at any point post-Covid according to Wayfair, as work to cut costs helped the ecommerce home platform make bottom line improvement last year.

Improving home sales in the back half of last year helped ecommerce retailer The Very Group (TVG) mitigate falling revenue in other categories. Lower costs boosted profitability.

Ecommerce retailer Furniturebox returned to profit last year on the back of wider margin and expansion overseas.

Ecommerce home platform Wayfair has launched its first UK-wide marketing campaign since it dropped out of the German market, a move that leaves the British Isles as its sole European focus.

A Far East based company now owns 100 percent of ecommerce furniture retailer Roseland following a previously-flagged equity issue last year.

Privately-owned furniture retailer Danetti has launched a brand-building campaign after appointing one of the industry's most experienced specialist agencies.

Entry-to-mid-market retailer Dako Furniture has taken a larger warehouse unit after outgrowing its existing premises.

Willow and Hall is now wholly-owned by an affiliate of furniture and homewares distributor Gallery Direct after it increased its stake in the upholstery and beds retailer.

Internet furniture and homewares retailer Olivia's has disclosed revenue for the first time after a group reorganisation by its Staffordshire based owner.

Expanding into the US and developing a physical store presence has helped UK digital-led bedding and homeware brand Piglet In Bed find big revenue growth.

Ecommerce retailer The Very Group said home sales trended up sharply in the final weeks of last year as the category built on a return to growth in the first quarter of its 2024/25 financial year.

Home furnishing giant Wayfair has stopped taking orders in Germany with immediate effect and will exit the market. The decision leaves the UK and Ireland as its sole presence in Europe.

The ecommerce group behind the Aosom and Homcom brands says an increase in sales has prompted it to reverse a decision to mothball one of its UK distribution centres.

Premium bedding retailer Bedfolk moved closer to profit for the second year straight year as it cut its trading deficit through 2023/24.

The vast Yorkshire ecommerce group that owns Furniture123, widely-cited as the UK's first-ever Internet furniture pureplay, returned to profit last year.

Furniture and Choice said it has found cost savings after a decline in revenue led to the online furniture retailer slipping to a trading deficit last year.



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