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DATA & RESEARCH

Furniture manufacturers' prices rise in November

Published 12.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 12.12.2011 06:00

 

Factory gate furniture prices rose for a second month in a row in November, despite a 0.2 per cent fall in the price of goods across all UK manufacturing sectors.

 

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RETAIL

Furniture retailer Dwell to expand into Wales

Published 12.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 12.12.2011 06:00

 

Dwell, the modern furniture and homeware retailer, is to open its first store in Wales when it launches in Cardiff next March.

 

The company is planning a 5,343sq ft store in St David's Shopping Mall in the Welsh capital in the Upper Grand Arcade alongside apparel retailers Monsoon and Pumpkin Patch.

 

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MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY

Mail order delivers for Kingstown Furniture Group

Published 09.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 09.12.2011 06:00

 

Strong growth from home shopping retailers helped Hull based furniture manufacturer and distributor Kingstown to boost its top line in the year to end March, but margins came under pressure.

 

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INTERNATIONAL

Denmark's JYSK prepares for landmark 2,000th store

Published 09.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 09.12.2011 06:00

 

Global furniture retailer JYSK has underscored its belief that property in the UK is too expensive, saying high rents are preventing the company from growing as fast as it would like.

 

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UPHOLSTERY

Top end upholstery maker Steed targets export growth

Published 09.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 09.12.2011 06:00

 

FGPremium East Midlands sofa manufacturer Steed Upholstery is to step up efforts to crack the export market in 2012 after making inroads into high street showrooms in Russia this year.

 

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NATIONAL

Oak Furniture Land sets 25-store target by 2013

Published 08.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 08.12.2011 06:00

 

Emerging hardwood cabinet chain Oak Furniture Land has set an ambitious target of more than doubling its store estate within the next two years.

 

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REGIONAL

Martlesham closure sees sales soften at Glasswells

Published 08.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 08.12.2011 06:00

 

GlasswellsThe planned closure of its leasehold store in Martlesham was a contributing factor as sales and profits declined in the year to end February for East of England furnishing giant Glasswells.

 

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INTERNATIONAL

BoConcept downgrades forecasts but UK improves

Published 07.12.2011 08:19 | Last Updated 07.12.2011 08:19

 

An improving UK performance failed to lift spirits at integrated international furniture retailer BoConcept, which has downgraded its full year prospects as a result of the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis.

 

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UPHOLSTERY

UK and Europe sends Boss Design sales up 26% to £27m

Published 07.12.2011 07:10 | Last Updated 07.12.2011 07:10

 

BDPremium UK furniture maker Boss Design boosted sales by more than a quarter in the year to end March, thanks to a strong performance in its home market and across the rest of Europe.

 

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DATA & RESEARCH

Want to be green? Focus on design and raw materials

Published 07.12.2011 06:22 | Last Updated 07.12.2011 06:22

 

Product design and choice of materials are the key factors determining the carbon footprint of furniture products, but companies hoping to trumpet their own environmental credentials may have to wait a little while longer before being able to do so.

 

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