2014 has been a great year for Smeg. In 2014, five Smeg products received recognition: the concept hob with bird motif designed by architect Guido Canali and the 45 cm wine cooler, both from the Dolce Stil Novo line, the stand mixer and ...
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The trade website for East Sussex-based upholstery brand Collins and Hayes has enjoyed a significant overhaul, mirroring the developments taking place at the manufacturer to widen its brand's audience and strengthen its appeal. According ...
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DFS reports "continued strong momentum" in its latest financial report, covering the 13 weeks ending 1st November 2014. The quarter saw continued momentum in sales and EBITDA for DFS, with group gross sales up 15.3% to £197m (2013 ...
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John Lewis' Home directorate had a record sales week and this was reflected in its year-on-year increase of +0.6%. With the final few shopping days before Christmas still to come, last week John Lewis achieved sales of £160.6m +6.5% ...
Tags: retail director, Christmas trade, Furniture
Mattress brand Dormeo UK has announced an ongoing commitment to support the homeless by regularly donating mattresses to the Bridge Trust, a registered UK charity for single homeless people. This year Dormeo has already donated over 150 ...
UK retailers have welcomed a historic and landmark European agreement to cap the anti-competitive cost of processing debit and credit card payments (interchange fees). According to the BRC – whose members have long campaigned ...
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Gallery Direct has announced its plans for an impressive 570 sq m double-decker stand, alongside 110 sq m further exhibition space at the January Furniture Show in Birmingham, to launch their striking new 2015 collections. The ...
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British designer Tom Schneider is the latest high profile name to be exhibiting in Hall 1 on stand F77 at this year's must-attend January Furniture Show, to be held 13-15 January at the Birmingham NEC. Passionate about creating ...
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Home24, Europe’s largest online furniture shop, has received €15.9m in its latest financing round. The investments by existing as well as new shareholders were effected via a capital increase and purchase of existing treasury ...
Oak Furniture Land, the UK’s fastest-growing furniture company, is launching a major new sofa brand with 57 showrooms across its retail network. SofaStore is the latest development from the clicks-to-bricks retail success story that ...
GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has decreased two points in December to -4. To read the rest of this article please register, we only need a few details and then you will have full access to all our content.
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The organiser of Spring Fair, i2i Events Group, announces that the Buyers Power List Awards will make its debut at the Spring Fair 2015 event. The awards are designed to recognise influential buying teams and individuals across all of the ...
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Substantial investment in its infrastructure, the addition of new product ranges and major increases in online sales have helped retailer Lee Longlands, which boasts stores in Birmingham, Cheltenham, Leamington Spa, Abingdon and Derby, ...
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Contemporary classic upholstery brand, Henderson Russell, has announced the appointment of Jason Blyth as MD. Jason has spent his whole working life in the upholstery industry after completing a degree in furniture production in 1992, and ...
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The chance for exhibitors at the forthcoming January Furniture Show to enter The Furniture Awards has now passed. Co-ordinating the award, Paul Farley, editor of Furniture News, comments: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the number of ...
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