19 March 2024, 07:22

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Mar 14, 2024 Resources

Upskilling retail sales teams (the right way)

Ready to refresh and revamp your furniture sales team? In this article, industry training specialist Adam Hankinson (Furniture Sales Solutions)…

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Mar 14, 2024 News

JLP returns to profit and looks to revitalise Home offer

The John Lewis Partnership, which comprises Waitrose and John Lewis, has reported a return to profit, publishing its unaudited results for the…

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Mar 14, 2024 Products

Outdoor living from Gallery Direct

With spring around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about outdoor furniture for this summer, says Gallery Direct, which offers…

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Mar 14, 2024 Profiles

Winner: The Furniture Awards 2024 (Best of British)

The Furniture Awards returned at this year’s January Furniture Show, to single out the suppliers setting the pace in their respective fields.…

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NEWS


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Mar 14, 2024 News

JLP returns to profit and looks to revitalise Home offer

The John Lewis Partnership, which comprises Waitrose and John Lewis, has reported a return to profit, publishing its unaudited results for the…

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Mar 14, 2024 News

Glencraft bolsters team and establishes Canadian retail partner

Social enterprise and luxury mattress manufacturer Glencraft has signed its first retail partner contract in North America. The contract,…

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Mar 14, 2024 News

Sleepeezee unveils new centennial uniforms

Sleepeezee has launched a new uniform for its staff in commemoration of the company’s 100th anniversary. As Sleepeezee marks its centennial…

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Mar 14, 2024 News

Store closures and openings up in 2023, says PwC

PwC has launched its latest figures for stores opening and closing across Great Britain, using research undertaken by the Local Data…


EVENTS


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Mar 12, 2024 Event Preview

Export focus among the seminars at new furniture components show

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will set out export opportunities for the British furniture sector at BFM’s Furniture Component Expo…

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Mar 05, 2024 Event Preview

Autumn Fair launches independent retailer-focused campaign theme

Autumn Fair has announced the launch of its new campaign theme, 'From the Show Floor to Your Shop Window', promising a celebration of newness and…

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Feb 23, 2024 Event Preview

Vietnam show to present new concepts

From 6-9th March, at SECC Ho Chi Minh City and White Palace (Pham Van Dong Street, also in Ho Chi Minh City), HawaExpo will introduce a new trade…

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Feb 22, 2024 Event Preview

Manchester Furniture Show – back by popular demand

Following a five-year hiatus, Manchester Furniture Show (MFS) is set to return to Manchester Central from 10-11th July this year. As the UK's…


PROFILES


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Mar 14, 2024 Profiles

Winner: The Furniture Awards 2024 (Best of British)

The Furniture Awards returned at this year’s January Furniture Show, to single out the suppliers setting the pace in their respective fields.…

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Mar 08, 2024 Profiles

Winner: The Furniture Awards 2024 (Design Innovation)

The Furniture Awards returned at this year’s January Furniture Show, to single out the suppliers setting the pace in their respective fields.…

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Mar 05, 2024 Profiles

M.A. Living invests to impress

Significant investment in property and machinery is enabling bedmaker M.A. Living to accelerate the development of new product and display it in…

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Feb 29, 2024 Profiles

Winner: The Furniture Awards 2024 (Global Player)

The Furniture Awards returned at this year’s January Furniture Show, to single out the suppliers setting the pace in their respective fields.…


INTERVIEWS


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Mar 12, 2024 Interviews

60 seconds with … Amy Curtis, Sleepeezee

To mark its 60th anniversary, The Furniture Makers’ Company looked to the future by highlighting 60 of the industry’s most promising young…

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Mar 08, 2024 Interviews

The path to equality – and equity

Today sees the return of International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements – and…

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Mar 01, 2024 Interviews

Getting personal: Mark Gannon, Image Furnishings

As the MD of both Sofa Source and Image Furnishings, Mark heads up an international upholstery empire, while finding time to organise the annual…

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Feb 23, 2024 Interviews

The Big Question: What’s the best part of your job?

What do you think? From emerging trends to the latest business principles, Furniture News is setting out to gauge the trade’s feelings on a…


TRENDS


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Feb 15, 2024 Trends

Dreams' Fabio Perrotta talks trends

Looking for a steer on the upcoming (and outgoing) furniture and interiors trends? In January's issue, Fabio Perrotta, Dreams' director of…

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Feb 02, 2024 Trends

Oak Furnitureland's Elena Mellowes talks upcoming trends

Looking for a steer on the upcoming (and outgoing) furniture and interiors trends? In January's issue, Elena Mellowes, the head of buying at Oak…

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Jan 11, 2024 Trends

Furniture trend forecast 2024/25

Looking for a steer on the upcoming (and outgoing) furniture and interiors trends? Furniture News has again collated insights from some of the…

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Jan 10, 2024 Trends

New IKEA report reveals correlation between homes and happiness

IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) has published its 10th annual Life at Home Report, one of the world's biggest annual studies into how people live and…


PRODUCTS


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Mar 14, 2024 Products

Outdoor living from Gallery Direct

With spring around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about outdoor furniture for this summer, says Gallery Direct, which offers…

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Mar 14, 2024 Products

ADP's "superhero" services

ADP Distribution is a family-run company based in the West Midlands, which boasts over 50 years' combined specialist experience in the visual…

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Mar 11, 2024 Products

The Iconic Collection, Carpe Diem Beds

Carpe Diem Beds describes its new range, The Iconic Collection, as "a harmonious blend of comfort, innovation, and Scandinavian…

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Mar 11, 2024 Products

Discover Lectra's latest flexible cutting solutions

Lectra has launched a new range of low-ply cutting equipment to help furniture manufacturers overcome the challenges of pull-mode…

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