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Hugh Elliott

Designer Hugh Elliott offers an independent analysis of cabinet trends at Interiors 2010.

 

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Ikea profits drop to £17m; Sales up 1.1%

Ikea

Swedish furniture giant says global financial crisis will not have an impact on its own performance, and it expects to gain market share.

 

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Steinhoff owned furniture retailers in JV store

 

Harveys and Bensons for Beds to share store in the heart of central London.

 

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Interiors Monthly

 

Latest Family owned sofa chain grows sales by 77%; Profits climb to £4.2m

 

North west upholstery chain CSL says turnover grew to £72.5m in 2009 with pre tax earnings rising seven-fold to £4.8m.

 

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Retail Sales down 10% at Homeform; Profits to return this year

 

The parent company of retail chains Sharps Bedrooms, Moben, Kitchens Direct and Dolphin prevented losses deepening during the recession despite sales falling 10% to £148.2m.

 

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M&A Ex-Harveys boss Templeman latest name in frame to bid for DFS

 

The former leader of furniture store group Harveys, Rob Templeman, has been named as a potential bidder for upholstery retail giant DFS........Full Story

 

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DFS sales dip fails to prevent profits growth

Private equity groups ponder DFS bid


Consumer Online furniture order tracking climbs 500% in three years

 

Furniture independents that allow customers to track the progress of their order over the Internet have seen a massive five-fold increase in user uptake since 2008.

 

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Top 100 sub £1m furniture independents

Supply Online web portal for Britain's top furniture manufacturers

 

The furniture industry's livery company has launched a consumer web portal aiming to promote the country's elite furniture manufacturers.

 

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Retail Carpetright like for likes up 2.3%

 

UK and Irish sales at flooring chain Carpetright rose by 7.7% in the firm's third quarter, the 13 weeks to 30th January.

 

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Retail Sales dip fails to prevent 7% profits uplift for Walmsley's

 

Furniture retailer's operating profit improves 6.9% despite double-digit turnover fall.

 

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M&A Private equity groups prepare to make £500m bid for DFS

 

A host of private equity groups are circling sofa retailer DFS with a view to bidding a reported £500m for the company.........Full Story

 

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DFS profits increase despite sales fall


Upholstery Sofa boss: 'Consolidation not inevitable - We must protect independents'

 

The owner of sofa importer TCS says suppliers should do more to protect independent retailers, insisting that further market consolidation is not inevitable.

 

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Upholstery South Wales sofa manufacturer maintains sales at £10m

 

AshwoodAberdare based sofa manufacturer Ashwood Designs grew sales marginally during the toughest months of the recession.

 

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Imports FIRA to open furniture test house in the Far East in March

 

The Furniture Industry Research Association is to open a testing laboratory in Hong Kong after striking an agreement with a local test body and China's lead furniture industry trade association.

 

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Archive Review of 2009; Top stories from the past 12 months

 

Follow the links below to read the main stories that made the headlines during 2009.

 

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December


 

 

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