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May 14, 2026 News

Sofa Club joins FIRA

Sofa Club, one of the UK’s fastest-growing sofa retailers, has joined the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA), reinforcing the company’s…

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May 14, 2026 News

MattressNextDay launches Lowest Price Promise

Award-winning sleep retailer MattressNextDay has launched a new Lowest Price Promise designed "to help shoppers secure better value on branded…

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May 12, 2026 News

Jessica Alexander installed as Furniture Makers' master

Jessica Alexander was last night (11th May) installed as the 64th master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and…

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May 12, 2026 News

Uncertainty hit retail sales in April

April saw UK total retail sales decrease by 3% YoY, against growth of 7% in April 2025, reports BRC-KPMG. Non-food sales decreased by 3.3% (by 4.0%…

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May 11, 2026 News

Shire's Fara Butt appointed NBF president

The National Bed Federation (NBF), the trade association representing British and Irish bed manufacturers and their suppliers, appointed Fara Butt as…

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May 11, 2026 News

Ergochair wins King’s Award for Enterprise

Ergochair, a Bristol-based manufacturer of bespoke ergonomic seating, has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of…

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May 08, 2026 News

aquaclean aims to boost brand awareness with consumer campaign

Media Bounty, the B Corp integrated agency, has today launched ‘there’s an easier way to protect your sofa’ for easy-to-clean sofa fabric brand,…

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May 08, 2026 News

Woolroom honoured with King's Award for Enterprise

Woolroom, a British sleep specialist known for its natural wool bedding essentials, has been honoured with the King’s Award for Enterprise in the…

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May 08, 2026 News

April's retail footfall highlights fragility of the sector's recovery, say BRC-Sensormatic

Retail is facing mounting pressure, as store footfall saw a sharp decline in April – against strong comparatives from last year, when easter fell in…

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May 07, 2026 News

Two-thirds of mattresses from outside the UK and EU non-compliant, finds NBF/EBIA

A new investigation, Project Phoenix, has uncovered that several major online retailers are selling mattresses that do not comply with UK fire…

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May 07, 2026 News

Airsprung in administration

Edward Williams and Ross Connock of PwC were appointed joint administrators of Airsprung Group plc and Airsprung Furniture Ltd on 1st May.

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May 06, 2026 News

Wayfair partnership delivers furniture assembly support

Wayfair has announced a partnership with same-day service platform Taskrabbit to bring furniture assembly support to customers across England and…

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