Furniture was again the top-performing category and the main contributor to retail growth in February, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. After hitting a record of +16 in January, GfK’s Major Purchase Index ...
Tags: Furniture, retail sales
Natuzzi will open a new Natuzzi Italia store in Thurrock on 26th December. Situated across 896sqm of one of the UK’s principal furniture retail parks, the store will present 41 roomset displays and will be one of Natuzzi ...
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The Furniture Awards, a scheme which sets out to identify the best new products launched at the January Furniture Show, created by Furniture News magazine in partnership with the show’s organiser, will take place again this January. ...
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Swan Retail has launched a new method which places stock information, images and product options as well as the ability to take customer special orders into the palms of sales teams’ hands – an app for sales order processing. ...
Tags: furniture, furniture App
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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Tomorrow (Friday 12th December) is the deadline for January Furniture Show exhibitors to enter one of their new products or ranges in The Furniture Awards, a new award programme developed by Furniture News magazine in collaboration with the ...
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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Entries are steadily being submitted by exhibitors of the new January Furniture Show for The Furniture Awards, a new industry programme designed to give the stand-out releases of 2015 the recognition they deserve. Furniture News, working ...
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According to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, UK retail sales were flat last month, at 0.0% on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a ...
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To celebrate 25 years of furniture shows at the NEC, the all-new January Furniture Show has joined forces with Furniture News magazine to launch The Furniture Awards. The January Furniture Show will feature the UK’s biggest ...
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Furniture retail is a global $300+ billion industry, but only 3% of sales take place online. Visualization specialist Cylindo.com is releasing a solution set to eliminate the dismal online conversion rates typical for online furniture ...
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Heal's has promoted Campbell Thompson to senior buyer for furniture with immediate effect. Thompson's new role involves overseeing the overall furniture buying at Heal's, as well as his existing category, Cabinetry. Thompson joined Heal's ...
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Ian Brown has joined furniture care and repair specialist the Castalan Group as head of business development for furniture retail. Ian brings over 17 years of experience from his time as national sales manager at Guardsman, and has a ...
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Before buying furniture, asking yourself these questions may prevent hasty decisions. It would be sad to spend a lot of money, only to be overcome by buyer’s remorse as soon as the eagerly awaited purchase is delivered. ...
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Industry veteran Crystal Nguyen has joined full line importer Coaster as product manager of case goods. Nguyen will handle case goods product development. Coaster officials said she brings a wealth of experience to the company. "Crystal ...
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