Clarion Events, the organiser of over 10 retail trade exhibitions including Top Drawer, Home and Craft, has announced a new partnership with iZettle, a leading provider of mobile payment services and apps. With a philosophy of making ...
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has revealed that DFS is the Official Team GB Homeware Partner for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. DFS, and its 3400-strong UK workforce, has pledged its support for Team GB athletes who will compete for ...
Italian soft furnishings exhibition Proposte will host non-European exhibitors for the first time in its 22-year history. According to the show's general manager and president of the board of directors, Massimo Mosiello and Piercarlo ...
Tags: soft furnishings, exhibition, Furniture
At the end of 2014, Hastings-based upholstery manufacturer Collins and Hayes will bid farewell to Bruce Cowen, who has worked for 32 loyal years as the company's area sales manager and, more recently, its agent in the South-west of England. ...
Tags: upholstery manufacturer, Furniture
The Vale Bridgecraft upholstery brand has promised a a raft of activities in 2015, through which it aims to create a greater presence in both the trade and consumer marketplaces. The unique show centre model created by Vale Bridgecraft ...
Major furniture supplier Furniture Link International, owner of the UK brand Wilkinsons Furniture, has rebranded its business to VIDA Living. Group MD Niall Wogan says: “As we were able to more clearly define our business and its ...
Tags: Wilkinsons Furniture, VIDA Living, Furniture
In a week which saw trade fuelled by Black Friday and price matching of competitor events, John Lewis delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on last year and up 56.8% week on week to deliver the biggest ever week for sales in its 150 ...
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Robert Shotton, owner of retailer Cousins Furniture Stores, has been confirmed as the final judge for the 2015 edition of The Furniture Awards, a new programme created by Furniture News magazine in partnership with the January Furniture ...
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January Furniture Show, taking place between 13-15th January at the Birmingham NEC, will host more than 300 exhibitors across four halls plus the Pavilion. Co-organiser Laraine Janes says: "Since we announced last January that a ...
Tags: new-format furniture, Furniture
Publishing its submission to HM Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on 3rd December, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), has highlighted the consensus across the business world that the business rates system is in need of fundamental ...
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British upholstery group Sofa Brands International has today launched research showing that almost half of the UK population wrongly believe that Britain’s manufacturing industry is on the decline. The research also shows that one in ...
Tags: Goods, Sofa Brands, Furniture
Serene Furnishings has appointed Alan White as representative for Serene Beds and Serene Living in Scotland. Alan is a widely respected and well-known figure in Scotland’s furniture trade, having worked in the industry for 28 years, ...
Tags: furniture trade, Furniture
GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has stayed at the same level this month at -2. Two of the five measures used to calculate the Index Score saw decreases this month, two of the five measures stayed at the same level and the remaining ...
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The UK retail and property sectors are poised to hear whether the Chancellor will use his final chance to make meaningful reforms to the business rates burden in his Autumn Statement, according to the British Council of Shopping Centres ...
Tags: Property Sectors, Retail, Furniture
When textile designer Caroline Allison was asked to create the new Scarlet & Argent collection for 231-year-old Yorkshire mill Hainsworth she had a lot of history to draw on. The 29-year-old designer is the great-great-great-great-great ...