Soft furnishings & Accents

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; September 8, 2026, 05:48 BST

The former UK distributor of global lighting brand Megaman collapsed after its parent company withdrew financial support following years of losses, administrators have revealed.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; August 18, 2026, 05:49 BST

Riva Home returned to profit as sales jumped by more than a third, with the home furnishings supplier saying the benefits of consolidating its operations in Leeds were now feeding through to performance.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; August 8, 2026, 05:29 BST

Soft furnishings supplier Sanderson Design Group saw UK brand sales decline in the first half, contrasting with double-digit growth in North America and at its British manufacturing operations.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; August 3, 2026, 00:01 BST

Kingcome Sofas increased sales during the past financial year, although orders and profitability came under pressure as trading conditions in the UK's luxury furniture market deteriorated.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; July 21, 2026, 05:45 BST

Fabrics supplier Ashley Wilde is pressing ahead with a major warehouse investment that it says will transform the business and its operations.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; July 7, 2026, 05:13 BST

Furniture, lighting and giftware supplier Pacific Lifestyle returned to profit last year on the back of margin expansion and revenue growth, partially fuelled by M&A activity.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 8, 2026, 05:48 BST

Rising costs including the near £2 million impact of foreign exchange differences negatively impacted earnings at Flair Rugs last year despite success in overseas markets.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; May 29, 2026, 00:01 BST

Premium furnishings group Colefax said it plans to buy back up to £2.55 million of shares through a reverse bookbuild process, months after completing a tender offer as the company continues returning cash to shareholders.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; May 20, 2026, 00:02 BST

His Majesty King Charles III visited Sanderson Design Group’s Voysey House headquarters in Chiswick, London on Monday (May 18, 2026), as the interiors group marked 100 years since its Sanderson brand first received a Royal Warrant.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; May 19, 2026, 05:47 BST

Prestigious Textiles increased capital expenditure more than four-fold through 2024/25 as the furnishings fabrics group invested heavily in property and infrastructure despite reporting lower profits and sales.

Details: DEALS & FINANCE; May 11, 2026, 05:50 BST

One of America's most prominent lighting retailers has acquired Pooky, the circa £40 million British decorative lighting businesses created by Sofa.com co-founder Rohan Blacker.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; May 11, 2026, 00:01 BST

Luxury soft furnishings and upholstery group Colefax said annual profits are set to come in ahead of market expectations after stronger-than-expected US trading helped drive growth in its core fabric division.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; April 30, 2026, 05:00 BST

Sanderson Design Group returned to profit through 2025/26 as cost reductions and improved manufacturing performance outweighed broadly flat sales.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; April 23, 2026, 05:47 BST

Household furniture prices remained below year-earlier levels in March as the early weeks of the Middle East conflict failed to have an immediate impact on supply chain costs.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; April 13, 2026, 05:45 BST

Furnishings textiles supplier Warwick Fabrics reported weaker profits last year despite higher sales, as increased administrative costs and adverse foreign exchange movements weighed on earnings.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 24, 2026, 05:42 GMT

Pretax losses widened for decorative lighting supplier Searchlight Electric last year as higher costs and thinner margins combined with a fall in revenue against a backdrop of headwinds in the retail sector.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 17, 2026, 00:01 GMT

Sanderson Design Group is to launch a new collaboration between its Zoffany brand and American interior designer Michael S. Smith, introducing a range of fabrics designed for both indoor and outdoor use.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; March 15, 2026, 21:01 GMT

Prestigious Textiles has brought sister company PT Blinds into its Bradford headquarters, consolidating the two businesses under one roof for the first time as part of an expansion of its Cross Lane site.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; March 2, 2026, 05:49 GMT

Pagazzi Lighting has appointed administrators for a second time in less than three years, closing 11 stores and making 70 redundancies after what restructuring advisers described as sustained poor trading and mounting cost pressures.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 17, 2026, 05:47 GMT

The owner of soft furnishings businesses including Decora Blinds and Evans Textiles says longstanding group chief executive Stuart Dickson has retired as part of what it described as a planned succession process.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; February 11, 2026, 05:50 GMT

Pooky lifted profit and bolstered cash to almost £10 million last year as the decorative lighting brand expanded further into the US and continued to invest in product, infrastructure and overseas operations.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 11, 2026, 05:00 GMT

Sanderson Design Group has appointed Charlotte O’Sullivan as group digital and innovation director as it steps up investment in its direct-to-consumer channel, which more than quadrupled in size last year.

Details: ECOMMERCE; February 11, 2026, 05:00 GMT

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.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; January 30, 2026, 05:49 GMT

Bedding company 100% Comfort has confirmed a long-planned transition in its leadership structure, with Nick Worthington moving into a non-executive director role and Greg Suthern now leading the business as sole CEO.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; January 29, 2026, 05:49 GMT

Kingcome Sofas increased sales in the six months to October 31, 2025, as the upholstery maker remained profitable despite softer order intake in the UK market, parent company Colefax Group said on Wednesday.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 22, 2026, 00:51 GMT

The Dartford group behind home and giftware importer Lesser & Pavey posted flat revenue last year but saw profits halve on higher costs.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 19, 2026, 05:48 GMT

Fabrics and wallpaper group Osborne & Little cut its net loss in the year to March 31, 2025 as efforts to reduce overheads mitigated falling sales in major markets including the UK, a trend that has continued into the new financial year.

Details: COMMUNITY; January 9, 2026, 05:36 GMT

Soft furnishings company Tyrone Textiles has partnered with The Sleep Charity by donating a percentage of sales from selected Enhanced Living blackout curtains to the organisation.

Details: ECOMMERCE; January 6, 2026, 05:21 GMT

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

Details: FLOORCOVERINGS; December 31, 2025, 05:40 GMT

Phoenox Textiles increased capital investment sharply in 2024/25 as the fourth-generation rug and mat manufacturer moved towards the final phase of its longrunning programme to modernise UK production.

Details: FLOORCOVERINGS; December 30, 2025, 05:41 GMT

North London rug supply group Asiatic Carpets reported a sharp decline in net assets after distributing near eight-figure dividends in the year to March 31, 2025.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; December 24, 2025, 05:46 GMT

Property disposals and higher revenue helped mitigate rising costs for major Dunelm supplier Cleland McIver in the year to September 30, 2025.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; December 1, 2025, 05:32 GMT

Sofa and curtain fabrics supplier Fryett’s reported lower revenue for the year to February 28, 2025 after reduced credit insurance availability for some customers contributed to a double-digit decline in turnover.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; November 11, 2025, 05:43 GMT

Sofa fabric supplier Ross Fabrics has rebuilt its stock position after resolving supply-chain issues that curtailed deliveries of key product lines in its 2024/25 financial year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; November 8, 2025, 00:23 GMT

Soft furnishings group Riva Home said consolidating manufacturing and office operations during a year of “reorganisation and strategic change” has put the business on a profitable growth trajectory.

Details: ECOMMERCE; October 16, 2025, 05:48 BST

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.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; October 16, 2025, 05:25 BST

Half-year profits matched the prior year for Sanderson Design Group after the fabrics, wallpaper and soft furnishings supplier's cost-cutting programme offset lower sales in its core UK market.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; October 15, 2025, 05:45 BST

Pillows, quilts and bedding supplier The Fine Bedding Company recorded a deficit last year after taking a high six-figure stock write down.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; October 14, 2025, 05:03 BST

Colefax Group, the soft furnishings distributor and owner of brands including Kingcome Sofas, has announced a tender offer allowing shareholders to sell up to 15 percent of the company’s issued share capital.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; October 7, 2025, 05:46 BST

Comfy Quilts achieved an eighth successive year of growth last year as the bedding manufacturer and distributor saw turnover hit the nine-figure threshold for the first time.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; October 2, 2025, 05:44 BST

Restructuring advisors at Kroll have enlisted agents to find a buyer for the business and assets of a now-insolvent £2 million manufacturer of cushions.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; September 23, 2025, 05:38 BST

Colefax Group, the soft furnishings and upholstery manufacturer, said sales in its fabric division rose in the first 19 weeks of its financial year, but warned that new import duties in the US and on Indian goods will add millions to annual costs.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; September 8, 2025, 05:49 BST

Upholstery fabrics and furnishings group Romo booked eight-figure profits last year — the first full year period since a family-led buyout executed in the first half of 2023.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; August 27, 2025, 00:29 BST

Higher costs led to a sharp fall in profitability at Joseph Joseph last year despite the kitchen and housewares brand achieving broadly flat sales.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; August 8, 2025, 05:40 BST

Sanderson Design Group is planning to cut annualised central overheads by a further £1 million as part of a new cost-saving initiative, the luxury furnishings group said in a half-year trading update Thursday.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; August 6, 2025, 05:48 BST

Furnishings fabrics supplier Ashley Wilde increased earnings by more than a quarter last year on export growth and lapping exceptional charges that had depressed its result in 2023.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; August 6, 2025, 05:40 BST

Rug and mat giant Kleen-Tex has promoted Lee Fox to chief operating officer as the international manufacturer accelerates its expansion across global markets.

Details: FLOORCOVERINGS; July 31, 2025, 00:02 BST

A historic north London distributor has rebranded in a move that better reflects its "deep-rooted expertise in the world of wholesale rugs."

Details: FLOORCOVERINGS; July 25, 2025, 05:49 BST

Victoria's decision to end large-scale woven rug manufacturing at Balta’s Belgian factories will lead to more 500 jobs going under a restructuring programme driven by cost and demand pressures.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; June 27, 2025, 05:50 BST

Dunelm soft furnishings supplier Cleland McIver made substantial capital investments in its latest financial year as part of a wider plan to consolidate its operations and expand future capacity.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 26, 2025, 00:58 BST

Furnishings supplier Sanderson Design Group said trading remains in line with board expectations after its order intake improved and its latest product collection saw strong early sales.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 17, 2025, 05:45 BST

Pacific Lifestyle reported a skinny six-figure loss for 2024 after experiencing tighter margins, bad debts and rising costs, despite sales inching higher compared with the previous year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 16, 2025, 05:30 BST

Preston-based fabrics group SMD (Holdings) reported lower revenue and profit in the year to September 30 as investment in marketing and point-of-sale activity weighed on margins.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 12, 2025, 05:45 BST

Shares in Dexelance, the furniture investment group formerly known as Italian Design Brands, have slumped to their lowest level, shaving a third off the company's value compared with this time last year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 4, 2025, 05:20 BST

Caldeira reported higher profits last year in a period that saw the cushion and throw manufacturer reduce debt and securing new major accounts in both the UK and US.

Details: ECOMMERCE; May 19, 2025, 12:14 BST

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.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; May 1, 2025, 05:03 BST

Sanderson Design Group posted a £15.2 million net loss for the year to January 31, 2025 following a downturn in UK sales and a £16.3 million impairment of goodwill linked to its Clarke & Clarke brand.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; April 28, 2025, 21:25 BST

Design, wholesale and retail company Designers Guild has raised funds after selling its intellectual property and archive to Dunelm and then licensing them back from the national homewares and furniture retailer.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; April 3, 2025, 05:43 BST

North West lighting supplier Searchlight Electric continued to work down its historic overstock position last year, generating cash in a soft market.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; March 27, 2025, 05:48 GMT

Restructuring advisors have fleshed out details of the previously-signposted insolvent restructure of the soft furnishings chain Julian Charles.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 26, 2025, 05:33 GMT

Rug wholesaler Flair Flooring Group booked record profits last year on wider margins and a fourth straight year of revenue growth.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 13, 2025, 05:45 GMT

The group behind decorative lighting brands Där, David Hunt and J&M Parker grew earnings last year on margin expansion and lapping one-off costs.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; March 11, 2025, 05:47 GMT

The corporate reorganisation of the company behind the Julian Charles Home brand came to a head late last week as restructuring advisors were called in.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; March 3, 2025, 05:49 GMT

A retailer operating multiple ecommerce brands selling products ranging from rugs and home accents through to furniture and artificial grass has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators ahead of an expected restructure of its liabilities.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; February 28, 2025, 05:50 GMT

National home furnishings retailer Julian Charles Home has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators with a prominent buyout company with multiple furniture interests well placed to step in.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 18, 2025, 05:40 GMT

UK furniture and furnishings exports grew at a faster pace than imports last year but the trade gap still widened because of the disparity between goods arriving into the country and those leaving.

Details: FLOORCOVERINGS; February 18, 2025, 05:31 GMT

The West Yorkshire manufacturer behind the Hug Rug, Howler & Scratch and Rug Guru brands says it is close to completing its nine-year plan to keep manufacturing in Britain.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; February 11, 2025, 05:43 GMT

A series of cost-saving initiatives will not be enough for Osborne & Little to prevent a second straight deficit this year but the fabrics and furnishings group is hoping to be profitable in 2026.

Details: TRADE & INDUSTRY; February 6, 2025, 05:30 GMT

Furniture and furnishings industry news in brief.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 2, 2025, 13:39 GMT

Furniture, outdoor living and home accents wholesaler Pacific Lifestyle has announced the acquisition of Tobs, the garden furniture and housewares importer.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; January 30, 2025, 05:46 GMT

Pooky Lighting, the designer, maker and retailer owned by Sofa.com co-founder Rohan Blacker, continued to find profitable growth last year in a period that saw it invest heavily in new assets and stock.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 24, 2025, 05:40 GMT

Lighting, occasional furniture and home accents supplier Porta Romana continued to achieve high margins last year despite a slowdown in output driven by elevated interest rates worldwide.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; January 23, 2025, 05:26 GMT

Half-year EBIT advanced on factory efficiencies for Kingcome Sofas but the high-end upholstered furniture company said it entered the second half with a weaker order book.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 22, 2025, 05:46 GMT

The future of the circa £12 million turnover Evans Textiles business has been secured after one of its suppliers completed a prepack asset buyout.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 21, 2025, 05:30 GMT

Sanderson Design Group shares suffered a sharp fall after weak UK sales at the beginning of January prompted the furnishings group to downrate its full year earnings guidance.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 13, 2025, 05:40 GMT

Window dressings retailer and importer Home Curtains UK has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators and says it is working on a solution that may preserve parts of its business.

Details: ECOMMERCE; January 10, 2025, 05:44 GMT

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

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 7, 2025, 05:47 GMT

Asiatic Carpets, the large north London rugs wholesaler, recorded lower profits last year as the impact of rising costs outgunned higher output.

Details: FLOORCOVERINGS; January 1, 2025, 19:50 GMT

Phoenox Textiles, the manufacturer behind the Howler & Scratch and Rug Guru brands, found top and bottom line growth last year as investment paid dividends.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; December 30, 2024, 05:47 GMT

Cushions-to-curtains manufacturer Evans Lichfield has ceased production at its Staffordshire factory with its activities moving to other group facilities in West Yorkshire.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; December 28, 2024, 08:27 GMT

Housewares retailer Sophie Allport saw losses widen in the year to March 31, 2024 as the cost-of-living crisis and inflation hampered turnover.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; December 23, 2024, 05:50 GMT

One of the UK's largest privately-owned soft furnishings suppliers has sought protection from creditors, a court filing late last week shows.

Details: TRADE & INDUSTRY; December 17, 2024, 05:46 GMT

Two new Scottish stores and other furniture and furnishings industry news in brief.

Details: TRADE & INDUSTRY; December 4, 2024, 00:01 GMT

Furniture, furnishings and bed industry news in brief.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; December 3, 2024, 05:47 GMT

Sofa and curtain fabrics wholesaler Fryett's mitigated higher costs and lower sales through 2023/24 thanks to wider gross margin achieved after it increased its share of the cut-length market.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; November 18, 2024, 18:00 GMT

Upholstery and furnishings group Belfield says it is proposing to exit the soft furnishings market with an expected wind-down of its Belfield Home business by the end of January.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; November 6, 2024, 05:44 GMT

A launch into new product categories and wider gross margin helped profits rise last year for NLC Group, the lighting conglomerate that shares ownership in common with Gallery Direct.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; November 5, 2024, 05:39 GMT

A property sale and stronger profits has left household textiles supplier Rapport Home with a large cash pile it says it may use to make strategic acquisitions.

Details: TRADE & INDUSTRY; November 5, 2024, 05:32 GMT

Industry news in brief.

Details: TRADE & INDUSTRY; October 22, 2024, 00:38 BST

Furniture and furnishings industry news in brief.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; October 8, 2024, 05:05 BST

A Lancashire retailer of filled bedding and bed linen has ceased trading with debts of nearly £1.5 million, mostly owed to its owner and the U.K. tax authorities.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; September 27, 2024, 05:50 BST

Fashion-to-furnishings retailer Next has made a debt and equity investment in ecommerce homeware brand Rockett St George in a transaction that apes an earlier tie-up with Swoon.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; September 27, 2024, 05:50 BST

Closing a loss-making overseas subsidiary was a drag on the bottom line for the Gallery Direct group last year, but it still proved a more robust period for the furniture, mattress and home accents distributor.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; September 18, 2024, 05:50 BST

Direct-to-consumer and wholesale mattress company Emma Sleep has exited multiple European consumer markets as part of a reorganisation process.

Details: TRADE & INDUSTRY; September 9, 2024, 05:00 BST

Furniture, flooring and furnishings industry news in brief.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; September 6, 2024, 05:49 BST

Soft furnishings supplier Ashley Wilde saw profits fall by almost 90 percent last year as it booked one-off costs associated with the disposal of a Scottish fabrics producer it had acquired five years ago.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; August 23, 2024, 00:12 BST

A North of England company that majors in high-end wool bedding such as pillows, duvets and toppers has put itself up for sale ahead of its owners' planned retirement.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; August 14, 2024, 05:47 BST

Cushion, seat pads and soft furnishings manufacturer Caldeira deleveraged after achieving strong profits last year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; August 6, 2024, 05:49 BST

North London-based rug wholesaler Rama Carpets bolstered an already-strong balance sheet with another robust six-figure profits haul last year.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; July 31, 2024, 12:02 BST

Premium upholstered furniture manufacturer Kingcome Sofas booked record profits in the past year as it benefitted from low operational gearing and an order book unwind.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; July 10, 2024, 05:49 BST

John Cotton Europe, part of the privately-owned John Cotton Group, has acquired the rights to the Dunlopillo brand in 12 countries across Central Europe.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; July 9, 2024, 05:46 BST

New suffix for bedding, window dressings and household textiles supplier.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; June 29, 2024, 05:20 BST

Dunelm supplier Cleland McIver booked record sales for the third straight year in 2022/23 though higher operating costs weighed on the bottom line.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 27, 2024, 08:07 BST

High-end interior design and furnishings supplier Sanderson Design Group has warned on profits after already challenging U.K. trading conditions deteriorated further in the past two months.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; June 25, 2024, 05:45 BST

The North West furnishing fabrics supplier behind the ILiv brand generated more than £3 million of operating cashflow last year, helping it pay down debt in a period when profitability was stronger.

Details: DEALS & FINANCE; June 22, 2024, 16:50 BST

The owner of lighting and interior hardware retailer Dowsing & Reynolds has successfully restructured the business following a prepack administration process.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; June 20, 2024, 05:45 BST

Fabrics and furnishings supplier Sanderson Design Group has agreed a £2.3 million cash transaction that secures the pension benefits of 119 retired and deferred scheme members.

Details: LEGAL & RESTRUCTURING; June 12, 2024, 05:45 BST

The owner of a circa £7 million turnover lighting and interior hardware retailer with 70 staff is targeting a restructure after moving to get protection from creditors on Friday.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; June 11, 2024, 05:46 BST

Northern Ireland supplier Ulster Weavers returned to profit last year after saying earlier restructuring work combined with overhead repositioning had led to a strong result.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; June 5, 2024, 05:48 BST

The balance sheet value of Pooky Lighting reached eight figures last year as the emerging direct-to-consumer brand found further top and bottom line gains and readied its international expansion.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; May 3, 2024, 05:30 BST

London Persian Rug Company has opened what it has described as the first ever large-scale warehouse in central London majoring in Oriental and Persian rugs.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; May 1, 2024, 05:41 BST

The direct-to-consumer company behind the Kally Sleep bedding brand booked a heavy accounting loss in the period that saw its investment in rug seller Woven head south.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; April 29, 2024, 05:21 BST

HMRC and a Manchester based bedding supplier face large six-figure deficits following the insolvency of a textiles supplier with a U.K. registered office in the North West of England.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; April 26, 2024, 05:30 BST

£19 million Suffolk kitchen and housewares supplier returns to profit in 2023.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; April 25, 2024, 05:45 BST

The allure of its brands and design archive helped Sanderson Design Group maintain profits in the past year as licensing gains offset weakness elsewhere in its business.

Details: BEDS & MATTRESSES; April 9, 2024, 05:45 BST

The disposal of the longtime East Anglia factory site of a bedding supplier that unexpectedly closed in 2022 leaving large debts owed to creditors has landed the former owners a seven-figure windfall.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; April 9, 2024, 05:45 BST

The group behind the Där Lighting, David Hunt, and J&M Parker lighting brands became employee-owned last year following an under-the-radar transaction.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 30, 2024, 19:23 GMT

Flair Rugs bolstered its market position through 2022/23 with double-digit sales and profits growth despite rising administrative costs.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 26, 2024, 05:45 GMT

Sanderson Design Group has signed a collaboration agreement with a major William Morris archive in the U.S. that will result in previously unseen designs by the Arts and Crafts pioneer being brought to a wider audience for the first time.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 21, 2024, 05:44 GMT

Profits declined but remained class-leading for kitchen and housewares supplier Joseph Joseph last year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; March 18, 2024, 18:23 GMT

Sanderson Design Group (SDG) is to move its headquarters 13 miles east to a smaller West London building that has historic resonance and reduces its requirement for external showroom space.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; February 22, 2024, 05:44 GMT

The Rug Company, the private equity backed rug supplier targeting wealthy consumers and interior designers, will next month open its fourth London showroom.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; February 21, 2024, 05:47 GMT

Pooky Lighting, the highly-profitable lighting brand launched a decade ago by Sofa.com co-founder Rohan Blacker, has launched in the U.S. market.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; February 16, 2024, 05:50 GMT

Upholstered furniture fabrics supplier Mobus has promoted Sam Thornber from sales manager to sales director.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 14, 2024, 05:47 GMT

Profits fell sharply for soft furnishings supplier Rapport Home Furnishings last year, but a strong focus on working down stock levels helped to boost liquidity.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 8, 2024, 14:00 GMT

Fabrics and wallpaper supplier Sanderson Design Group said a strong performance from its high-margin licensing business has continued to mitigate the impact of challenging U.K. trading conditions.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; February 5, 2024, 01:03 GMT

The Gangani family, who sold home textiles supplier Bridstock Gate back in 2017, is to relaunch its flagship bedding brand after re-acquiring the intellectual property (I.P.) rights last year.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; February 1, 2024, 23:51 GMT

Evans Textiles, one of the U.K.’s leading soft furnishings and window hardware suppliers, booked a net loss last year as it wrote down the value of its investment to nil in a bedding business it bought seven years ago.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 23, 2024, 22:59 GMT

The West Yorkshire rug and mat manufacturer behinds brands such as Howler & Scratch and Rug Guru plans to invest another £3 million on factory upgrades having spent a similar sum last year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 23, 2024, 05:39 GMT

A second straight sharp rise in revenue helped filled bedding, bedlinen and soft furnishings supplier Richard Haworth to maintain profits last year, despite input cost pressures.

Details: EVENTS; January 22, 2024, 23:29 GMT

Organisers have opened pre-registration for Scottish Interiors Showcase, the long-running accessories, fabrics, finishings, flooring, furniture, lighting and wallpaper exhibition.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; January 10, 2024, 18:35 GMT

Designers Guild, the designer, wholesaler and retailer of diversified home products spanning furnishing fabrics to upholstery, booked a £2.04 million net loss in the year to March 31, 2023 on lower demand and higher costs.

Details: FURNISHINGS & ACCENTS; January 9, 2024, 16:00 GMT

A drop in revenue and continued pressure on costs impacted profitability at the Osborne & Little furnishings fabrics and wallpaper group in the six months to end September last year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; January 3, 2024, 22:57 GMT

North West lighting supplier Cascade says it is putting liquidity before profit as it grapples a tough market backdrop that has seen falling demand combine with rising costs.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; December 27, 2023, 16:17 GMT

A large positive swing in gross margin helped rug wholesaler Asiatic Carpets shrug off the impact of output falling to more normal trading levels through 2022/23.

Details: ECOMMERCE; December 8, 2023, 05:44 GMT

The ambitious ecommerce homewares retailer that rescued £2 million furniture retailer Shabby in early 2022 slipped to a deficit in the first full year since completing the asset buyout.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; December 7, 2023, 22:29 GMT

The integration of an acquisition and a new startup soft furnishings manufacturing venture helped North West fabrics group Panaz grow through 2022/23. But rising costs meant profits flatlined.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; December 4, 2023, 23:57 GMT

Upholstery and curtain fabrics wholesaler Fryetts said it continued to perform well through 2022/23 despite the recent economic uncertainty, with net margins remaining in double-digit percentages.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; November 30, 2023, 23:50 GMT

The insolvent restructure of the Pagazzi Lighting retail business earlier this autumn resulted in the closure of three of its stores, administrators have said in a new report.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; November 6, 2023, 08:25 GMT

Upholstery and furnishings group Belfield said strong credit control helped narrow its operating cash burn last year in a period where the industry-wide chronic shortage of foam led to production disruption and inefficiencies.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; November 2, 2023, 08:25 GMT

Premium lighting, homeware and occasional furniture supplier Porta Romana delivered class-leading profits in the year to end April on the back of sales growth and its ability to pass on price rises to customers.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; November 1, 2023, 08:25 GMT

Risings costs and weaker sales hit profits at Riva Home ahead of the Yorkshire soft furnishings supplier's buyout of upmarket fabrics producer Voyage Maison earlier this year.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; October 31, 2023, 08:26 GMT

The Fine Bedding Company found trade tougher through 2022/23 but still allocated six-figure resources to both capital expenditure and charitable endeavours.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; October 30, 2023, 08:40 GMT

Retail and wholesale brand Habitat is to create a range of tableware and kitchen products based on Sanderson's National Trust collection of fabrics, after the parties signed a licensing agreement.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; October 20, 2023, 08:45 BST

U.K. sales returned closer to pre-pandemic levels for high-end Italian designer lighting company Artemide last year, but at a cost to margins.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; October 18, 2023, 08:40 BST

Wider gross margin helped the North West supplier of bedding and household textiles under brands spanning Dorma to Content by Conran find a big performance boost through 2022/23.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; October 12, 2023, 18:00 BST

Half-year profits advanced for Sanderson Design Group (SDG) as the premium interior design and furnishings supplier enjoyed the benefit of new licensing agreements.

Details: UPHOLSTERY; October 12, 2023, 08:41 BST

Profits declined but remained class-leading at global fabrics giant Romo last year ahead of a transaction that saw of one of the founder's great-grandsons buy out another.

Details: RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION; October 9, 2023, 07:50 BST

Lighting, home accents and furniture retailer Pagazzi has effected a corporate reorganisation that looks to have secured its future.

Details: SUPPLY & WHOLESALE; September 11, 2023, 08:35 BST

Alessi, the Italian designer homeware company, saw revenue drop back at its wholly-owned U.K. operation in 2022. Sales still remained ahead of the preceding seven years.

Turnover was down 12 percent to £4.26 million at Alessi (U.K). in the 12 months to December 31, 2022, with the business unit delivering profits down 5.7 percent to £78,693.

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Alessi (U.K) revenue: 2013–2022 (£m)

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The Italian company's products are sold via its own channels as well as through third parties spanning department store retailer John Lewis to design retailers including Heal's and SCP.

Net assets for the U.K. subsidiary increased to £1.12 million (2021: £1.05m), which largely reflects £1.3 million of historic shareholder equity funding.