Dunelm's revenue for its third quarter (ending 2nd April) grew by 5.9% to £229m, and total like-for-like (LFL) growth (combining LFL stores and home delivery) increased by 1.1%. Sales performance in the quarter reflected strong ...
Tags: Dunelem, LFL growth, Sales performance
Furniture retailer Lee Longlands has acquired four stores from the Furniture Barn Group with immediate effect. The Furniture Barn Group, which had been trading through administration since last year, previously had eight stores across the ...
For the second year running, Dreams' factory in Oldbury, West Midlands, has won an award for safety from the British Safety Council, which celebrates the success of organisations committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of its ...
Autumn Fair, organised by i2i Events Group, has been shortlisted for Best Trade Show in this year’s Exhibition News (EN) awards. Best Trade Show is the most hotly-contested of all EN Awards and this time around is open to any ...
Tags: Autumn Fair, i2i Events Group, Best Trade Show, Exhibition News awards
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index remained at zero in March, perhaps signalling Brexit fears. Two of the measures used to calculate it saw decreases this month, with one measure showing an increase and the remaining two ...
Tags: GfK, Joe Staton, Consumer Confidence Stalls
West Midlands-based company Furmanac is now officially a Zero To Landfill furniture manufacturer, having undergone a stringent process including a full audit trail. Purchasing director Harmz Pattar says: “At Furmanac, we are ...
Tags: Furmanac, Zero To Landfill manufacture, Waste-Prevention Status
Anti Copying in Design (ACID), supported by the Alliance for Intellectual Property, is set to deliver a one-day conference on 3D Printing - Opportunities & IP Challenges, at The Furniture Makers’ Hall, London on 14th April. 3D ...
Tags: Anti Copying in Design, ACID, Intellectual Property, 3D printing
Retailers suffered a quiet Easter weekend, with Ipsos Retail Performance reporting a drop in footfall of -2.9% across the UK, in comparison to 2015, when Easter fell a fortnight later. Dr Tim Denison, director of retail intelligence at ...
Data released by Local Data Company (LDC) and the British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that independents opened the fewest number of shops in Britain’s top 500 town centres since LDC records began in 2009. The number ...
Tags: Local Data Company, LDC, Bira, Independent Shops
Bed manufacturer Sealy is to sponsor weightlifting champion Zoe Smith as she trains to qualify for the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Zoe will be the main star of Sealy's World of Sport campaign, promoting the ...
Tags: Sealy, Bed manufacturers, Weightlifting champion, Zoe Smith
The Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installers (iKBBI) has joined The Furniture Makers Company as a corporate member, joining brands including iKBBI installation partners B&Q and John Lewis, as well as sponsor Blum. iKBBI CEO ...
Tags: iKBBI, Bedroom&Bathroom Installers, The Furniture Makers Company
An award-winning independent bed retailer has backed calls for a national sleep strategy and 'slumber number' to guide the public on how much sleep they should be aiming to get. The Royal Society for Public Health’s report Waking Up ...
Bournemouth-based retailer Beales has secured a rescue package in the form of a CVA, which will see rent cut at 11 of its 29 stores, reports The Guardian. In a process similar to that which took place at BHS earlier this week, Beales' ...
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Bed manufacturer Silentnight welcomed its local MP to the Lancashire site during National Apprenticeship Week (14-18th March), following the ongoing success of its award-winning apprenticeship scheme. Andrew Stephenson, Conservative MP ...
Tags: Silentnight, Bed manufactures, MP, Apprentice Award Presentation
100% Design, one of the UK's largest design trade shows, will returns to Olympia, London from 21st-24th September for its 22nd edition. Taking place during London Design Festival, the show will welcome hundreds of exhibitors and more than ...
Tags: 100%Design, Design trade shows, Olympia