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Mar 27, 2024 Resources

April's issue: Understanding the Furniture Shopper

April’s issue features our first-ever consumer insights report – Understanding the Furniture Shopper.

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Mar 27, 2024 News

New sofa start-up aims to "put an end to fast furniture"

New sofa brand Keep has a mission "to bring about change to the furniture industry and put an end to fast furniture", says co-founders James…

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Mar 27, 2024 News

BFM report highlights £1.6b reduction in furniture trade deficit

Furniture imports dropped -13.9% in 2023, reducing the UK’s furniture trade deficit by £1.6b compared to 2022 – according to the British Furniture…

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Mar 26, 2024 Event Preview

Artichoke and Furniture Makers partner on third New Makers’ Conference

Sustainability and gender dynamics are two of the key topics being discussed at the third New Makers’ Conference, organised by luxury design and…

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NEWS


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Mar 27, 2024 News

New sofa start-up aims to "put an end to fast furniture"

New sofa brand Keep has a mission "to bring about change to the furniture industry and put an end to fast furniture", says co-founders James…

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Mar 27, 2024 News

BFM report highlights £1.6b reduction in furniture trade deficit

Furniture imports dropped -13.9% in 2023, reducing the UK’s furniture trade deficit by £1.6b compared to 2022 – according to the British Furniture…

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Mar 26, 2024 News

NCF Living completes regional retail park homewares line-up

Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that Metro Retail Park, a North East destination for homewares and furniture, is now fully let, following…

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Mar 25, 2024 News

Homewares industry one of the UK's most creative, finds report

A new report by brand communications agency Warbox has ranked industries in the UK based on their likelihood to invest in in-house creative roles -…


EVENTS


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Mar 26, 2024 Event Preview

Artichoke and Furniture Makers partner on third New Makers’ Conference

Sustainability and gender dynamics are two of the key topics being discussed at the third New Makers’ Conference, organised by luxury design and…

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Mar 22, 2024 Event Preview

Registration open for returning Manchester Furniture Show

The furniture industry’s summer show is back by popular demand – registration has now opened for the Manchester Furniture Show (MFS), which is making…

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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…


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 26, 2024 Interviews

Getting personal: Greg French, Westgarth

Ambitious innovator Greg is a director at Westgarth, a UK furniture agency working with premium brands from Europe and beyond (currently La…

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Mar 25, 2024 Interviews

Arighi Bianchi's MD on equality and equity in the furniture industry

To mark this year's International Women’s Day, Furniture News once again quizzed some of the industry's top female professionals about women's…

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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…


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 25, 2024 Products

Technology leads the way at La-Z-Boy

Smart sofas, new materials and an ambitious rebrand were the focus of La-Z-Boy UK’s stand at this year’s January Furniture Show.

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Mar 19, 2024 Products

Established business for sale (North Devon)

For sale due to retirement of the owner after 35 years, unique pine and oak furniture manufacturing business Home Pine is situated close to 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 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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