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Jun 13, 2025 News

Slow start to summer shopping, reports BRC-Sensormatic

According to BRC-Sensormatic data, total UK retail footfall decreased by 1.7% in May (YoY), down from +7.2% in April.

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Jun 13, 2025 Event Preview

Tim Bloyce Memorial Cup returns this summer

The Tim Bloyce Memorial Cup, the five-a-side football tournament organised in aid of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company…

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Jun 12, 2025 News

Furniture Village opens its biggest store to date

Furniture Village has opened the doors to its largest and most impressive store to date, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Jun 12, 2025 News

MFI primed for UK relaunch

In its results for the six months ended 31st March 2025, bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group reported the imminent relaunch of MFI to the UK…

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NEWS


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Jun 13, 2025 News

Slow start to summer shopping, reports BRC-Sensormatic

According to BRC-Sensormatic data, total UK retail footfall decreased by 1.7% in May (YoY), down from +7.2% in April.

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Jun 12, 2025 News

Furniture Village opens its biggest store to date

Furniture Village has opened the doors to its largest and most impressive store to date, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Jun 12, 2025 News

MFI primed for UK relaunch

In its results for the six months ended 31st March 2025, bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing Group reported the imminent relaunch of MFI to the UK…

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Jun 12, 2025 News

Bensons opens on Guildford High Street

Bensons for Beds will open its latest UK store, on the High Street in Guildford, on Friday 13th June (tomorrow), taking on 6000 sqft of trading space…


EVENTS


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Jun 13, 2025 Event Preview

Tim Bloyce Memorial Cup returns this summer

The Tim Bloyce Memorial Cup, the five-a-side football tournament organised in aid of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company…

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Jun 12, 2025 Event Preview

Bluebone set to unveil new designs at MFS

Bluebone is looking forward to returning to the Manchester Furniture Show this July (6-7th at Manchester Central) where it plans to showcase "a…

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Jun 12, 2025 Event Preview

National Golf Day returns this July

The Furniture Makers’ Company has announced the return of its longest-running fundraiser, the National Golf Day, sponsored by Bensons for Beds.

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Jun 06, 2025 Event Preview

Furniture Makers organising fifth conference for HR professionals

The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry, is organising its fifth annual HR…


PROFILES


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Jun 02, 2025 Profiles

Meridian Upholstery levels up

Building on its background of commercial furniture production, Meridian Upholstery burst onto the UK furniture retail scene in 2022, and made such an…

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May 23, 2025 Profiles

Hartmann shines in Long Eaton showroom

Hartmann Möbelwerke has made a considerable investment in its permanent UK showroom in the Wade Business Centre in Wellington Street, Long Eaton,…

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May 23, 2025 Profiles

Three generations of Artistic craftsmanship

Artistic Upholstery is a family-run business that has handcrafted high-quality upholstery in Long Eaton for nearly 75 years.

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May 15, 2025 Profiles

Whitemeadow – comfort with character

Whitemeadow stands proud as one of the UK’s leading upholstery manufacturers, with a reputation built on three steady decades of craftsmanship,…


INTERVIEWS


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May 29, 2025 Interviews

Labour of love – meet Adam Thompson MP

The UK furniture industry hasn’t always enjoyed close ties to Government. Despite being part of a £41b sector that employs over a quarter of a…

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May 22, 2025 Interviews

Mind of the buyer: Suzanne Skinner, Sussex Beds

What does it take to be a furniture buyer? In this new regular feature, Furniture News explores the psychology and methodology of buying, and the…

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May 22, 2025 Interviews

Getting personal: Darryl Simpson, WJ Aldiss

Darryl is the MD of retailer W J Aldiss, which operates two regional furniture and furnishing stores in Norfolk. He has been in and around the…

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May 09, 2025 Interviews

Hypnos – all Cort up?

Last September, bedmaker Hypnos rounded out its senior leadership team with the appointment of Mark Cort as commercial director. Previously MD at…


TRENDS


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May 20, 2025 Trends

Furniture Makers announces 2025's Design Guild Mark holders

The Furniture Makers’ Company has announced this year's Design Guild Mark holders.

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Apr 23, 2025 Trends

Sliding patio doors – stylish, functional, and on-trend for 2025

As modern homeowners place increasing importance on open-plan layouts and indoor-outdoor integration, sliding patio doors have become much more than…

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Feb 27, 2025 Trends

2025’s top furniture trends – what’s in and what’s out

More homeowners are discovering surprising ways to blend functionality with natural elements – from integrated water features powered by a…

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Feb 19, 2025 Trends

Interior design trends, city by city

Consumers up and down the country are bringing in the new year by giving their home a facelift – but which trends are proving most popular going into…


PRODUCTS


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Jun 12, 2025 Products

ADP's impressive product roll-out distribution service

ADP Distribution has years of experience across several sectors, project-managing store roll-out distributions in commercial and retail settings.

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Jun 11, 2025 Products

How furniture delivery software enhances the customer experience

The furniture industry is under growing pressure to improve delivery standards as customer expectations continue to rise, says logistics solutions…

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Jun 05, 2025 Products

Presti’s Video brings products to life

The June issue's cover star, Paris-based startup Presti AI, is rapidly making waves in the furniture industry with its cutting-edge generative AI…

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May 20, 2025 Products

Gratus Bench awarded Christopher Claxton Stevens Prize

The Furniture Makers’ Company has announced that the Gratus Bench, designed and made by Joseph Robinson, has been awarded the Christopher Claxton…

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