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The Gallery Direct furniture, beds and home accents group reported a net loss in 2024 after exceptional charges linked to the sale and leaseback of property, but it said the underlying performance improved.
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Family-owned sofa manufacturer Steed Upholstery has ceased trading and been placed into liquidation.
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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.
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Furniture supplier Julian Bowen has flagged the appointment of Stefan Warhaftig as chief executive as the Kirkby-in-Ashfield wholesaler supplier revealed lower sales and earnings for 2024.
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The owner of HSL increased capital expenditure to £2.1 million in 2024, nearly doubling outflows on new assets as it opened a Solihull store and launched its LIVHOME furniture and lifestyle brand in Aintree.
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Lincolnshire upholstered furniture manufacturer Lebus says changes at one of its largest customers impacted the top line last year, while profits declined on higher costs.
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Natuzzi has agreed a partnership with supply chain software provider Toolsgroup to modernise and automate planning across its global operations.
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The UK arm of Norwegian recliner and sofa maker Ekornes paid out seven-figure dividends in 2024, its first owner distribution in six years.
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DFS said shareholder feedback has partially driven its decision to hold off paying dividends as it works to bring down borrowings, with leverage still outside its stated target range.
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Upholstery market leader DFS swung back to profit in its 2024/25 financial year, supported by margin gains, stronger sales and lower finance costs.
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The md of heritage UK manufacturer Ercol Furniture says the business remains on track to achieve previously-signposted profit milestones this year with further progression to follow in 2026.
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Storskogen, the Swedish investment group that owns UK furniture wholesaler Julian Bowen, has issued new bonds to refinance debt maturing later this year.
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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.
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Efficiency measures and lower labour costs helped upholstered furniture manufacturer Whitemeadow deliver higher profits last year despite turnover falling in a difficult trading environment.
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Upholstery suppliers Ashley Manor and Alexander & James have entered administration after an unsuccessful effort to secure new ownership. Both companies have ceased trading, with factory closures taking place on September 15, 2025.
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Chinese sofa imports into the UK declined for the first time in over a year in July, but overall upholstered furniture shipments still climbed because of the ScS pivot to the Poltronesofà supply chain.
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Furniture manufacturers' combined turnover climbed at its fastest pace since August 2022 in July with official figures for June also revised upwards.
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Ashley Manor and Alexander & James, the sofa businesses majority owned by Thailand-listed TCM Corporation (TCMC), filed new notices of intent to appoint administrators in court yesterday afternoon (Sep. 9, 2025).
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Dunelm claims it has more than doubled its share of the UK’s upholstered furniture market in the past five years, helping drive further gains in its broader homewares and furniture categories.
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Summer transaction gave md outright ownership and provided exit for longtime custodian of the Celebrity Motion Furniture business.
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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.
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The company that for decades ran longstanding British manufacturer Royams, a pioneer in riser recliner upholstered furniture, filed for insolvency late last month.
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Vita Group said it saw continued weakness in most of its key markets in 2024, with the high cost of living, inflation, and interest rates conspiring to constrain consumer spending, particularly on larger domestic items such as mattresses and furniture.
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South Wales sofa manufacturer Ashwood Designs has appointed Robyn Hodgson and Dean Bates to lead sales for its newly-created Venti by Ashwood brand.
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The Chinese upholstery conglomerate behind the Kuka Home brand plans to build a new overseas production base in Indonesia as part of its international expansion strategy.
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Upholstery vertical Arlo & Jacob will open a new showroom in Chiswick, west London this month, taking its store network to 14 locations nationwide.
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Upholstery manufacturer Ekornes’ sales in the UK and Ireland fell 19 percent in the second quarter as tariff volatility and weaker economic growth weighed on consumer demand.
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Hilco is trying to find a buyer for West Midlands sofa maker Ashley Manor and its sister import business Alexander & James, disclosing until-now unreported trading data in the process.
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Upholstery vertical Sofas & Stuff is eyeing a potential step change in growth through small-format stores after early results from its debut unit showed sales running ahead of expectations.
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Furniture supplier GFW says it is on target for growth north of 25 percent in its current financial year after strong first-half trading, with record revenues reported in three of the first six months. That follows high single-digit revenue growth last year.
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Higher costs weighed on profits at Next Manufacturing, the UK retail giant’s Doncaster-based sofa manufacturing arm, which reported a widening annual loss despite close-to-flat sales.
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Ashley Manor and Alexander & James, two brands within the TCM Living group, have filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators as the group seeks restructuring options amid ongoing market challenges.
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The Chinese upholstery group behind the Kuka Home brand reported higher sales and earnings in the first six months of 2025 as its retail transformation in its domestic market and growth overseas contributed to gains.
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Bentincks increased profit last year despite lower sales, according to newly-filed amended accounts for the Gateshead-based upholstery manufacturer.
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La-Z-Boy said its first quarter performance was again held back by the shift of part of its UK wholesale business from ScS to DFS, as the American upholstery giant reported sales and profit lower than last year.
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Furniture Village has appointed Ian Oliver to its board as a non-executive director, bringing the former Sofa Brands International CEO back into the industry three months after he stepped away from executive duties.
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Humber Services, a Rotherham-based logistics operator that specialised in deliveries for companies spanning upholstery retailers to direct-to-consumer brands, has been placed into administration.
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TCM Living, the upholstery group behind the Alstons, Ashley Manor and Alexander & James brands, booked an additional goodwill impairment in the second quarter after missing performance targets.
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UK furniture factories returned to growth at the start of the summer after reporting consecutive year-on-year falls in the spring.
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Sofa Club has appointed David Lowe as finance director, bringing 15 years’ experience from TK Maxx and Homesense, part of the TJX Europe group.
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Upholstery retailer Sofology will open its previously-signposted 58th store on the August Bank Holiday weekend, bolstering its presence in northwest England.
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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.
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Poltronesofà, the Italian upholstered furniture retailer, grew annual profit mid single-digits in 2024 as it absorbed UK retailer ScS and expanded in France.
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Man Wah Holdings has appointed Ernst & Young as its new auditor after PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) resigned from the role, citing a failure to agree terms over its audit fee for the current financial year.
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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.
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John Pattison is rejoining upholstery chain ScS, marking a return to the business where he previously served as commercial director before departing in 2023.
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Sofa Clearance Outlet, the clearance retail arm of Sofology, has relocated to a significantly larger site in Warrington following four years of trading in Southport.
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A winding up petition filed against the ScS operating company by a £70 million recruitment agency has been withdrawn.
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Natuzzi's octogenarian founder and executive chairman Pasquale Natuzzi has assumed interim chief executive duties following the resignation of Antonio Achille.
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Upholstery retailer Designer Sofas Group has reported a double‑digit increase in order intake in the first 25 weeks of 2025 as the retailer prepares to open new stores in Milton Keynes and Belfast.
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Sleep Number said it will implement cost savings of $130 million this year as the 600-plus store bed retailer seeks to reset its cost structure following a boardroom overhaul supported by a longtime backer of British sofa retailing.
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Colefax Group reported a higher order intake at its Kingcome furniture business despite a fall in delivered sales in the year to April 30, 2025.
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Whitemeadow Furniture will see the retirement of longserving sales agent Jim Fraser this September, ending a 21-year association with the UK’s largest independently-owned sofa manufacturer.
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Roche Bobois says the timing of its previously-signposted London flagship store relocation to a premium site in Hampstead will happen before the end of 2025.
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Assets of Andrew Paul Furniture have been sold amid further details emerging of the impact on creditors from the insolvent restructuring of the Long Eaton sofa manufacturer.
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Upholstery supplier Tamarisk has named Deborah Dickinson as head of sales, further building out its senior leadership team as it seeks to grow its presence across the UK market.
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UK sofa production has fallen by nearly a quarter in two years, as new figures reveal a sharp drop in manufacturing output last year. Mattress production, by contrast, remained broadly stable.
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A fresh winding up petition has been lodged against the operating company of major UK upholstery chain ScS by a supplier seeking repayment of a debt.
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Industry and regulatory experts convened at SATRA’s Kettering headquarters last week for a British Furniture Association (BFA) event examining legislative developments affecting the furniture sector.
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JDP Furniture Group has concluded its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) over a year ahead of schedule after settling all creditor claims in full, driven by improved trading at its Celebrity Motion Furniture subsidiary.
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Shares in upholstery retailer DFS rose to their highest level in more than three years last week after the sofa retailer said full-year profit would exceed previous guidance.
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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.
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Frasers Group booked higher profits in the business unit housing its Sofa.com brand and Frasers department store chain despite a steep fall in revenue driven by a smaller store footprint and weaker demand in the luxury market.
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Upholstery market leader DFS said full-year profit will be slightly above the top end of its guidance range, driven by improved trading and cost discipline as order momentum continued into the second half.
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Sofology is introducing a new line of technology-enhanced seating this month as demand for smart sofas continues to rise.
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The Chinese furniture conglomerate that owns Norwegian recliner giant Ekornes expects to post a significantly reduced net loss for the first half of 2025.
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The group behind ecommerce-led upholstery brand Zofa has acquired a majority stake in Vale Bridgecraft, the heritage West Yorkshire sofa manufacturer.
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Upholstery imports into the UK continued to rise in May, with the buying pivot at ScS helping drive figures higher for an eighth month straight on an annual basis.
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Advanced Furniture has acquired the business and assets of Summit 1977 in a pre-pack deal following the Wiltshire-based upholstery manufacturer’s entry into administration last week.
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Swyft has partnered with heritage design house Morris & Co. to launch a furniture collection pairing its modern silhouettes with historic British prints.
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La-Z-Boy expects sales and adjusted operating margin for its current fiscal quarter to come in at the low end of its previously issued guidance, citing a more challenging consumer and macroeconomic environment.
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Andrew Martin International recorded a fall in annual profit last year, as lower sales and higher costs weighed on the interior design and furniture company's bottom line.
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One of Europe's largest independent retailers of Natuzzi-branded showrooms will open its 30th store in the UK and Ireland next month, with a new branch under its Designer Sofas fascia.
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UK furniture manufacturers recorded a second consecutive year-on-year sales decline in May, marking the first back-to-back monthly drop in a year, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.
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Seven-figure debt discharged by expanding upholstery retailer.
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Wade Group offloaded the risks of its defined benefit pension schemes last year through a buy-in arrangement with Aviva, ending annual scheme-related cash costs exceeding £200,000, new accounts show.
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The carpet manufacturing unit of the Thailand-headquartered group behind UK sofa brands Alstons, Ashley Manor and Alexander & James, has passed the one billion mark in recycled PET bottle use as it reaffirmed its long-term sustainability goals.
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The Cotswold Company said upholstery orders increased sharply in the year to February 28, 2025, contributing to higher volumes across its furniture ranges. The figures were published in a company-issued trading update covering the 52-week period.
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Mobus Fabrics, a key supplier of upholstery fabrics to UK sofa manufacturers, said its sales run rate was positive at the end of its financial year, positioning the company well for the current 2024/25 trading period.
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Upholstery chain ScS wrote off an intercompany loan of £8.25 million as a result of last year's decision to close Snug, the sofa-in-a-box brand it acquired in early 2023.
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The acquisition vehicle used by Poltronesofà to acquire ScS has reported a £32.7 million consolidated net loss in the first period since the holdco acquired the UK's second largest upholstered furniture retailer.
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Long Eaton sofa manufacturer Andrew Paul Furniture has ceased trading and will file for insolvency, with the loss of a contract to supply major customer Loaf compounding recent-year challenges.
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Italian upholstery conglomerate Natuzzi has charged Antoine Nicolay with boosting its UK and Ireland operations as part of a broader push to improve performance across key markets.
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Move extends protection from creditor action as efforts to find a buyer for the London-based business continue.
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A winding-up petition filed a week ago by a Midlands supplier against A. Share & Sons Limited, the trading company behind UK sofa retailer ScS, has now been withdrawn.
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Poltronesofà Belgium, the local subsidiary of the Italian sofa group that owns UK retailer ScS, reported a full-year loss as it absorbed costs related to the closure of multiple stores in the Flanders region.
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Hooker Furnishings reduced losses in the first quarter after opening a new warehouse in Vietnam, part of a wider programme of cost reductions it expects to eventually save $25 million annually.
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Louis Rose, co-founder of Sofa Club, one of the most impactful new upholstery businesses to have emerged in the UK in the past two decades, has died aged 35.
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Ireland has opened a consultation on whether to abandon its longstanding furniture fire safety rules, currently aligned with UK regulations, in favour of the European Union’s broader General Product Safety Regulation framework.
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Recliner manufacturer La-Z-Boy has written off the full value of goodwill from its UK wholesale and manufacturing operations following the loss of a key customer and a decline in regional financial performance.
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Raft, the London-based furniture company, has filed a second notice of intent to appoint administrators, extending legal protection from creditors while restructuring advisors continue efforts to find a buyer for the business.
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Upholstery retailer Sofa Club has signed on as the official sponsor of Can I Be Candid, a newly launched podcast fronted by fashion and lifestyle content creator Perrie Sian, who has built a social media following of 2 million.
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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.
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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.
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Upholstered furniture imports into the UK rose again in April, extending a seven-month run of year-on-year growth.
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British furniture manufacturing output slipped in April, ending two straight months of growth, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
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Privately-owned department store retailer Browns of York is to discontinue its floorcoverings offer in favour of an increased focus on furniture, citing rising demand.
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Upholstery sales in the UK, Irish and other European markets grew even faster than was first apparent, according to new figures released by recliner conglomerate Man Wah Holdings late last week.
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Maxfurn, the Netherlands-headquartered furniture maker and wholesaler, has expanded its UK and Ireland sales team with the appointment of Kyle Hutchinson as area sales manager for the North.
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John Brewster, who retired from Lebus Upholstery earlier this year, has returned to the business in an interim capacity.
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Omar Hoek, group CEO of The Vita Group, has been appointed to the board of directors of Europur, the European association representing flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers. His election was confirmed at the organisation’s general assembly being held in Benidorm this week.
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Modern upholstery brand Bolia International posted record revenue in the year to August as the Danish furniture retailer grew sales across all markets.
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Sarah Leach, who has been with Arlo & Jacob in an interim capacity for the past year, has been formally appointed group finance director at the East Midlands upholstery business.
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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.
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The owner of Julian Bowen, one of the UK's largest furniture suppliers, says the business has begun a recruitment process to find a new chief executive.
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Will Cawson, one of the highest-regarded design directors in the UK upholstery sector, has joined Ashwood Designs, the South Wales sofa manufacturer.
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Sales growth accelerated for direct-to-consumer upholstery and furniture brand Swyft last year amid ownership change and plans to expand internationally.
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Recliner giant Man Wah limited the impact of falling sales in China thanks to stronger demand in overseas markets such as Europe, where UK market leader DFS is a major customer.
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A continued upturn in the value of goods arriving from China, Italy, France and Poland boosted sofa imports at the end of the first quarter.
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Earnings improved at upholstery group TCM Living in the first quarter of 2025 as margin expansion helped negate another deep slide in sales.
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Arne Hjort Knudsen, who founded major European upholstered furniture manufacturer Hjort Knudsen in 1973, died peacefully May 13, 2025 after a short illness, the company has announced.
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The interim chief operating officer of Sofa Brands International has become interim CEO following Ian Oliver's decision to leave the upholstery group after over 20 years.
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March saw a welcome upturn in factory gate output as UK furniture manufacturers delivered their fastest year-on-year turnover growth in eight months.
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Margin expansion and cost savings helped limit the impact of lower output at privately-owned upholstered furniture manufacturer Leisure Furnishings last year.
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A drop in the value of the upholstery market has impacted efficiencies in British sofa factories, with one key productivity measure falling sharply on the arrival of 2024 data.
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Tamarisk Designs has appointed Suzanne O’Flynn as design director, bringing over three decades of luxury interiors and textiles experience to the family-owned British furniture maker.
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DFS, Britain's largest sofa retailer, is worth more now than at any time in the past two years as its share price rebounded further in trading on Wednesday.
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Shareholders in the Thai holding company that owns British upholstery group TCM Living have unanimously backed proposals designed to deleverage the diversified conglomerate.
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Ekornes, the Norwegian furniture maker behind the Stressless and IMG brands, grew its UK and Ireland sales in the first quarter, with revenue rising by over 25 percent compared with last year.
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Integration costs related to the SITS and Flexlux upholstery brands weighed heavily on Actona Group’s bottom line last year, with net profit falling sharply.
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UK manufacturers will no longer be required to affix display labels to new domestic upholstered furniture from the end of October, under amendments to long-standing fire safety regulations laid before Parliament this week.
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Upholstery manufacturer Hjort Knudsen, parent to British sofa maker Michael Tyler Furniture, has appointed James Thompson to drive its international commercial expansion. The former Ekornes executive has become chief commercial officer – international, effective today (May 1, 2025).
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A new initiative from the British Furniture Association (BFA) is drawing HR leaders from across the UK’s home furnishings industry to share ideas on workforce challenges.
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Sales jumped double-digit in the first quarter of 2025 for the upholstery giant behind the Kuka Home brand after a tougher 2024 that had been impacted by domestic market challenges.
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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.
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Steed Upholstery, the family-owned maker of high-end upholstered furniture based in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, is celebrating its 60th year in business.
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The company behind the Modulax, Up2date, and Medalounger upholstered furniture brands has acquired a vast factory in mainland Europe and plans to develop its UK business in partnership with the Mynett family, who for decades represented Natuzzi.
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New-to-the-UK cabinet and upholstery supplier Hooker Furnishings hopes a series of cost cuts can return the business to profit this year after a tough 2024.
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The planned rejigging of production at factories in the Far East hit Natuzzi delivered sales in the final quarter as the Italian upholstery giant repatriated some manufacturing back to its plants in Europe.
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Wider gross margin helped Lancashire foam and fibre interiors supplier Drury Adams cope with the impact of a softer market for its customer base of sofa and mattress makers last year.
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Buoyant Upholstery says the start of this year has seen increased demand but the Lancashire sofa maker struck a cautious tone as higher employment costs come into effect.
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New statutory filings by the Polish upholstery manufacturer that acquired a minority stake in Sofa Club have shed more light on its investment in the British retailer.
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Halo, the group behind the international furniture brand Timothy Oulton, has reorganised the ownership of one of its UK upholstery manufacturing assets.
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Upholstery and beds retailer Hometime Group is to expand in Northern Ireland with a new dual-fascia store opening on Good Friday.
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Another surge in Chinese sofa shipments helped prop up imports in the category in February as UK retailers and wholesalers continue to turn their back on Poland.
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Turnover at the UK furniture factory gate returned to growth in February, rising for the second month in three according to data released Friday.
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The Australia-headquartered investment firm that in February revealed it had taken a 10 percent stake in DFS has now increased an existing position in Nick Scali, its new-to-the-UK rival.
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A South Wales motion upholstery manufacturer has formally changed its name to mirror that of its trading brand following its sale to a compatriot components supplier last year.
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JDP Furniture Group continued to pay down debt and has kept to the terms of its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as a result of the previously-signposted strong performance of Celebrity, its sole subsidiary.
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The Yorkshire retailer behind brands spanning Carpet Monster to The Great British Sofa Company returned to profit last year as cost cuts outweighed the impact of lower sales.
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A longtime past and present backer of British sofa companies ScS and DFS has struck an agreement with one of the largest bed retailers in North America regarding an overhaul of its leadership.
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The CEO of Sofa Brands International (SBI) says earnings momentum has continued into the current 2024/25 financial period as it builds on improvement last year.
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All upholstery purchases at ScS are now carried out from Italy following the departure of one of the last-remaining buying officials from the UK chain.
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Experienced sofa industry executive Ashleigh Jane Ellis is joining Lebus Upholstery as commercial director.
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The sale of Sofas by Saxon by its founders to its employees has given the North West upholstery vertical a "stronger foundation for sustainable growth" but impacted its financial results in the near term.
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West Yorkshire furniture vertical High Seat Holdings has promoted Ben Waters to chief executive officer for its HSL and LIVHOME business units.
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Profits climbed for Warwick Fabrics last year on stronger gross margin and changes to the sales mix.
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Net profits halved for Roche Bobois last year as the premium French furniture brand booked lower revenue and higher costs.
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