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News Promotion and closure at AHF
AHF has promoted Laura Chiddey to the post of commercial director. Laura worked as a buyer for DFS from 2006-16, and was the...
News Carpetright reports improved Q4 sales
Carpetright reports trading "in line with expectations' for the 12 weeks ended 20th April 2019, ensuring the business remains on...
News CMA blocks Sainsbury's-Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prohibited the merger of Sainsbury's and Asda merger after finding it would lead...
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News Promotion and closure at AHF
AHF has promoted Laura Chiddey to the post of commercial director. Laura worked as a buyer for DFS from 2006-16, and was the... -
News Carpetright reports improved Q4 sales
Carpetright reports trading "in line with expectations' for the 12 weeks ended 20th April 2019, ensuring the business remains on... -
News CMA blocks Sainsbury's-Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prohibited the merger of Sainsbury's and Asda merger after finding it would lead... 
News Retail employment continues to suffer, says BRC
Total retail employment fell by -2.4% YoY in Q1 2019, a higher reduction than the -2.2% seen in Q4 2018, reports the BRC.The figures are a result...
Events
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CIFF Guangzhou celebrates best edition yet
New venue, new experience for Singapore event
Milan fair reports visitor uptick
Profiles
Profiles From the ashes: The Hastings Sofa Company
Businesses rise and fall (with alarming regularity, these days). However, on an industrial estate in Hastings, East Sussex, sofa manufacture is...
Profiles RIP Matt O’Flynn – industry leader, radical, friend
Wow. Just three letters into the headline, and I’ve given away the punchline.I’m writing this on April Fool’s Day, so, in the...
Profiles Aspire looks overseas with support from DIT
Barnsley-based manufacturer Aspire Furniture is predicting a 50% increase in turnover thanks to support from the Department for...
Profiles Winner: The Furniture Awards 2019 (Accents Category)
The Furniture Awards are bestowed on the industry's champion suppliers at the January Furniture Show each year. Organised by...
Interviews
Interviews John Tranter on reshaping Sainsbury's shop-in-shop
In September 2016, Sainsbury’s completed its £1.4b acquisition of Home Retail Group’s Argos and Habitat businesses, making it the...
Interviews Award-winning strategies from the bed industry
With the bed industry’s ninth annual awards ceremony slated to take place during this year's Bed Show, bed industry specialist Jan Turner...
Interviews Disruptors disrupted
Each year, Furniture News asks some of the UK’s top retailers to share their views on some of the most significant industry developments, and...
Interviews A conversation with Tom Schneider
What began as a small artisan workshop in London grew to become a global supplier of some of the most interesting and exciting furniture designs in...
Trends
Trends Cabinet design directions from Antelope's Paul Galley
Product development is a costly process – even more so when such a high proportion of new designs fail to hit the mark. That means it really...
Trends Heimtextil Trend Council eyes new design directions
Preparations are under way for Heimtextil 2020, with the Trend Council that informs the international home and contract textiles fair ...
Trends In Design: Alessia seating range, Adele Marie Sison
Alessia, a modular seating range designed for modern living, was unveiled by Nottingham Trent University graduate Adele Marie Sison at last...
Trends In Design: Cameron Fry's Theodore Bench-Desk System
Cameron Fry, the owner and creative director of Liqui Group, led the development of this desk, which attempts to bridge the gap between the home...
Products
Products Floating bed, Levitas Design
Are your customers looking to create space in a small room – or a spectacular statement in a large one? Levitas Design is a British...
Products UK recliners, Nordic-C
Over the past 35 years, Nordic-C has developed business throughout mainland Europe – and this year it made its UK debut, at the January...
Products Artisan Furniture brings Granary to life
Online drop-shipping specialist Artisan Furniture, a London-based business that works with factories in India to offer retailers a plethora of on...
Products Uyuni Collection, Louis de Poortere
Inspired by the world’s largest salt flats in Bolivia, the Uyuni Collection of rugs by Louis de Poortere brings multi-layered effects...
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