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bentleyDesigns Bedroom, living and dining furniture distributor Bentley Designs posted record profits as it returned strongly to growth in 2013–14.

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General merchandise sales at Marks & Spencer were flat in the retailer’s first quarter despite a big improvement from its online business.

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healsWestbourneGroveExt Modern furniture and design retailer Heal’s has opened its new concept Westbourne Grove store in London.

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neptuneShowroom Neptune has posted double-digit growth for a fifth consecutive year, with the cabinet and upholstery group now nearly four times as large as it was five years ago.

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Floorcoverings retailer Carpetright will this month launch the first of a number of test stores as it looks to transition its brand image away from price.

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Rising demand helped Lincolnshire case goods wholesaler Classic Furniture to double profits in the year to end September.

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The BFC has lauded the work of Stevenage MP Stephen McPartland, saying he has done more than any other politician to champion the industry over the past half decade.

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sofaworksJasonT Sofaworks CEO Jason Tyldesley on the timeframe and costs regarding a rebrand, possible new names, new store plans and his view on trade brands. Sign in for more..

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Sentiment among furniture manufacturers remains positive despite lower-than-hoped-for output and order levels, according to trade association BFM.

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Home retailer Taskers says its new superstore at Hunts Cross — in the planning for more than two years — will open late Autumn and be nearly twice as big as first thought.

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wbhHQ PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has earned nearly £500,000 in fees since its appointment as administrator at failed cabinet maker Woodberry Brothers & Haines last summer.

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Furniture and electricals retailer Harvey Norman is to take over the iconic former Fultons store at Balmoral Plaza off Belfast’s Boucher Road.

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Dreams will this week open the first of six stores in the North East of England with plans to open 30 overall across Britain over the next year.

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The organisers of the January Furniture Show are to expand the available space to exhibitors in Hall 5 of the NEC following demand and market confidence.

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retailPark The pace of furniture retail sales growth slowed in Ireland in May, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Details: NEWS; June 30, 2015, 08:31 BST

BoConcept fascia The British furniture retail market is going from strength-to-strength according to urban furniture retail franchise operation BoConcept.

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Rising demand coupled with a proportionally lower cost base helped flooring market leader Carpetright to a big profits turnaround in 2014–15.

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sofaworksCO Upholstery chain Sofaworks has lost its IP court battle with Sofa Workshop owner DFS.

Details: NEWS; June 29, 2015, 08:12 BST

cormarTownCountry Carpet manufacturer Cormar made further inroads into the flooring market as it posted double-digit sales and profit gains in 2013–14.

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Pep & Co, the discount retailer run by the former boss of Asda and backed by a South African billionaire, will commence a quick-fire store launch programme this week.

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Value furniture and homewares retailer JYSK will have grown its UK footprint by a third with the opening of its fourth store in a year.

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dunelmCoJoBrow Former Apple, Dixons and Monsoon executive John Browett is to become chief executive at furniture and homewares retailer Dunelm.

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johnLewisBedroom Home traded double-digit ahead in the past week for John Lewis as it opened its new At Home shop in Horsham, Sussex.

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wesleyBarrellGuildford Premium British furniture manufacturer and retailer Wesley Barrell says it is investing in and expanding its routes to market following its takeover last autumn.

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Modern furniture and design retailer Heal’s has added a co-working café to its flagship London store on Tottenham Court Road.

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barkersNorthallerton Furniture and department store retailer Barkers of Northallerton enjoyed organic growth in the year to end January ahead of its planned expansion.

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Danish childrens’ furniture producer Flexa built on modest growth in 2013 with a stronger uplift last year.

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featherAndBlack New FD at Feather & Black, while Wade Group writes off intra-group debt. Director Oliver Spark — also joint md at Multiyork — provides a steer on trading. Sign in for more.

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Collins and Hayes md Matt O’Flynn has been confirmed as the new chairman of the Association of British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM).

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excel Exhibitions company UBM EMEA Built Environment says it plans to focus on niche events and has closed its May Design Series show.

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fairwayStAustell The trading climate remained weak in 2014–15 according to regional chain Fairway Furniture, one of the strongest independents in southern England.

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Dundee manufacturer JTC Furniture has written to employees warning it may need to make job cuts after a market-wide downturn in demand.

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Retail giant Marks & Spencer has restated its reported online sales total because it originally didn’t reveal the breakdown on returns between products bought online and instore.

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BoConcept fascia Underlying profits doubled as revenue continued to trend up for one of premium furniture design brand BoConcept’s largest franchisees in 2013–14.

Details: NEWS; June 19, 2015, 08:07 BST

Rising furniture sales in May completed 12 months of consecutive volume and value growth for the category, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Coop Danmark group retail director Michael Loeve has been appointed CEO of B&Q’s UK and Ireland operation, parent company Kingfisher has announced.

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hulstaShowroom Premium case goods producer Hulsta Furniture says it will continue to follow a path of investing in its own shops and concessions in the UK.

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Value variety retail chain Boyes posted strong top and bottom line growth as it took its store network past the half century mark in the year to end January.

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Furniture firms placed big orders beefing up production last year, to be the benefit of one of Europe’s largest machinery manufacturers.

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retailPark Consumer furniture and floorcoverings prices dropped again in May despite overall price deflation ending after just a single month.

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Italian furniture design company B&B Italia plans to built out its international sales base after agreeing to sell a majority stake to a European investment firm.

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Premium fabrics and furnishings group Walker Greenbank says it has capitalised on rising demand at the top end of the market so far this year.

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balta British investment group Doughty Hanson has agreed to sell its stake in major European carpets and flooring group Balta to a US private equity firm.

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Furniture retailer MADE has put together an interiors collection in partnership with home interest magazine Livingetc.

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Furniture test house FIRA International has announced the dates for furniture flammability training courses at its Hertfordshire HQ.

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rodgersYork Rodgers of York, one of the largest independents in the North of England, says major refurbishment and rebrand plans are scheduled for an autumn completion.

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Shopper numbers at out-of-town retail parks rose for a seventeenth consecutive month in May, according to the British Retail Consortium.

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Dids Macdonald has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to the design industry.

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healsWestbourneGrove Impairment charges pushed designer furniture retailer Heal’s to a bigger deficit in 2013–14 ahead of its announced store closure and opening programme.

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The last remaining exhibition stands for next month’s Manchester Furniture Show have been sold, organisers have confirmed.

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kozeeSleepYorks Bedding and fillings giant John Cotton Group has acquired properties belonging to the collapsed Yorkshire mattress manufacturer Kozee Sleep Beds.

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addspaceFurniture Profits fell at flat-pack furniture maker Addspace in the year to end September despite what it described as an ‘excellent’ increase in sales.

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British furniture manufacturers grew exports in April thanks to strong demand from the US and gains in key European markets.

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Argos said like-for-likes declined 3.9 per cent in the three months to end May with sales adversely impacted by market declines in key electrical and seasonal product categories.

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The Manchester Furniture Show is to support a local social enterprise furniture upcycling scheme that provides opportunities for unemployed young people.

Details: NEWS; June 10, 2015, 08:56 BST

Chinese furniture imports into Britain dropped 4 per cent in April as UK retail buyers and importers bought more from other Far East nations and Europe.

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Houseology — the premium ecommerce design store that rebranded from Occa-Home in April — has unveiled its new-look website.

Details: NEWS; June 9, 2015, 08:48 BST

ikeaSweetBriarRetailPark IKEA agreeing to take over a retail park store from the Dixons Carphone group in Norwich marks a sea change for the retail giant in the UK.

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Furniture performed strongly in a tough month for retail in May, according to the British Retail Consortium.

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ikeaSweetBriarSm Retail giant IKEA is to open a small-format store on a prominent retail park in the East of England, the Furnishing Report understands.

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Oak Furniture Land fascia co Rising sales and a 350 basis point gross margin improvement helped profits jump 55 per cent at Oak Furniture Land in the year to end September.

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East of England and online beds specialist Mattressman is on the lookout for new store space as it looks to take its profile national.

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home24 European online furniture retailer Home24 has raised another €120m in a funding round led by a leading Scottish based investment group.

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elysWimbledon Profits jumped nearly 10 per cent for independent stores group Morleys with strong top line growth at its Wimbledon and Enfield sites in the year to end January.

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johnLewisBedroom Big-ticket furniture and beds lines sold through as John Lewis’ Home directorate delivered 7.9 per cent year-on-year growth last week.

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bedworld04062015 Ecommerce retail brands Bedworld and Saso are back trading again through a different corporate structure after the previous one was liquidated.

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Heritage Long Eaton sofa group Steed Upholstery — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary year in 2015 — is to relaunch its Ashley House brand.

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Retailers Oak Furniture Land and sister brand SofaStore will sponsor Burnley Football Club throughout the 2015–16 football season starting from August.

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stollersWeb Revenue growth escalated at Barrow furniture retailer Stollers in 2013–14 with more to come this year as the privately owned firm celebrates its 110th anniversary.

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Investors bring cash but they also bring knowledge, contacts and experience.

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Darren Shapland will become chairman at online marketplace retailer Notonthehighstreet Enterprises later this month.

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kmFurnitureExt North Derbyshire furniture manufacturer KM Furniture has been placed into administration and its workforce laid off.

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GilliesBroughtyFerryExt Independent furniture and home retailer Gillies of Broughty Ferry enjoyed a third year of successive sales growth with all four of its stores making gains in 2013–14.

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Ecommerce furniture retailer Loaf is planning to open a showroom at a former furniture store in London’s emerging SW8 postcode.

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Beds specialist Dreams has reopened its Kings Lynn showroom featuring its new interior layout and store design.

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htl Revenue growth in Europe slowed at Far East leather source HTL in the first quarter of 2015 after having accelerated throughout last year.

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Home shopping ecommerce and mail-order group Shop Direct is to close its Woolworths website in under two weeks time.

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IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture and home retailer, says the opening of a new wind farm in Sweden has made it energy independent in the Nordic region.

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kozeeSleepYorks Administrators have laid off all bar 14 staff at collapsed Dewsbury mattress manufacturer Kozee Sleep Beds after failing to find a buyer.

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RiazAhmedScholefieldMill Beds and sofas manufacturer Sweet Dreams has acquired a historic mill for around £1m, which it plans to use for its growing upholstery arm Comfort Zone Sofas.

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Furniture stores in Ireland enjoyed robust growth in April, a month in which higher car sales drove an overall retail uplift.

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The Sleep Council has relaunched and upgraded its Sleep Biz website, a resource for retailers providing tools to help them sell more beds and mattresses.

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BoConcept, the international contemporary furniture retailer, has revised upwards its sales and profits forecast for 2014–15 because of stronger demand and lower-than-expected costs.

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tapi Tapi, the new flooring chain from ex-Carpetright director Martin Harris, has launched its first store in London with two more to follow shortly ahead of a national roll-out.

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Martin Harris — son of Lord Harris — has launched his new Tapi carpets and floorings chain, with a slew of ex-Carpetright colleagues joining him on the retailer's launch board.

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Brits haven’t been this bullish in nearly a decade, according to a consumer confidence survey by global research consultancy Nielsen.

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haloTomCat International design and distribution group Halo has taken action against a number of companies across China for copying some of its best-known furniture designs.

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