Paul Tanner – previously of Habitat, Lombok, Made and M&S, and now MD of contract seating specialist Hayche – reveals his take on business challenges past and present, missing out on a career in ecommerce, and looking up to ercol

Following negative purchasing experiences when searching for his own mattress, Michal Szlas, 25, launched bed-in-a-box company OTTY last year. Despite its infancy, the company has already enjoyed a number of accolades – such as receiving a Which? Best Buy award this January. Furniture News finds out more about the man behind the brand

If Millennial spend is coming of age, how can you better understand your now and future customer?

Reflecting Bulgaria’s relatively small population – just over seven million (and shrinking) – the country’s annual furniture fair is a modestly-sized event. Paul Farley was dispatched to Sofia’s Inter Expo Center to find out more