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Jul 30, 2026 News

Stockport furnishings e-tailer benefits from MBI

DBL Capital has completed a management buy-in (MBI) of Stockport-based online homeware retailer Home Space Direct with a six-figure investment from…

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Jul 30, 2026 News

Dusk offers embedded furniture protection with Loxa

Online homewares and furniture retailer Dusk has partnered with Loxa, the embedded protection provider behind more than 40 UK furniture retailers, to…

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Jul 29, 2026 News

Fillings manufacturer appoints new head of finance

UK manufacturer of upholstery cushion fillings Fibreline has made a senior appointment to further strengthen its finance function and leadership team.

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Jul 28, 2026 News

PoS finance offer boosts Simba's AOV and customer base

Simba Sleep has seen its AOV grow by 50% and expanded its secondary credit approvals tenfold with Snap Finance UK, the mattress and sleep technology…

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Jul 28, 2026 News

Retailers keep prices low despite mounting cost pressures

Shop price inflation decreased to 0.9% YoY in July, against growth of 1.2% in June, report BRC-NIQ in their latest Shop Price Monitor. This was below…

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Jul 28, 2026 News

Bedkingdom backs Furnishing Futures to tackle furniture poverty

Bedkingdom has chosen Furnishing Futures, a non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming empty social housing into safe, healing homes for women…

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Jul 28, 2026 News

Ireland aligns with EU on furniture flammability

Ireland is to align its Furniture Safety Requirements with the EU's General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), its Minister for Enterprise, Tourism…

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Jul 28, 2026 News

MattressNextDay hits 100,000 recycled mattresses milestone

MattressNextDay has reached a major milestone after recycling its 100,000th mattress through its nationwide recycling scheme.

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Jul 24, 2026 News

Retail sales shone in June, reports BRC

Responding to the latest ONS Retail Sales Index figures, Harvir Dhillon, lead economist at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), says: “Retail sales…

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Jul 24, 2026 News

July sees largest consumer confidence jump since 2023

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index was up six points to -17 in July, as a 'Burnham bounce', sunshine and football success lifted the mood…

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Jul 22, 2026 News

Bensons launches workplace finance platform

Bensons for Beds has launched workplace finance provider Stream, following feedback through Great Place To Work and its Sleep Council that teams…

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Jul 22, 2026 News

Sofology partners with Calia Italia

Sofology has announced an exclusive partnership with Italian upholstery company Calia Italia, bringing a new collection of authentic made-in-Italy…

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