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PHOENIX COMPANIES

MFI born again: Are Land of Leather and Focus DIY next?

Published 01.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 01.12.2011 06:00

 

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REGIONAL

Gautier franchisee selling Cheltenham store

Published 01.12.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 01.12.2011 06:00

 

The Cheltenham store of premium French furniture brand Gautier is being sold by its franchisee owner, the company has confirmed. The store represented the company's first in the UK and has been open less than a year.

 

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TRADE & INDUSTRY

Chancellor takes pity on retailers with rate rise deferral

Published 30.11.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 30.11.2011 06:00

 

Chancellor George Osborne has thrown a bone to British furniture and flooring retailers by telling them they can defer more than half of next year's business rate hike for up to two more years.

 

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DATA & RESEARCH

October furniture sales down 5.5% in Ireland

Published 30.11.2011 06:30 | Last Updated 30.11.2011 06:30

 

Furniture and lighting retail sales have still not bottomed out in Ireland, with a further 5.5 per cent volume decline in October compared to the same month last year.

 

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FLOORCOVERINGS

BCT creates £50m group with CP buy; Topps Tiles results

Published 30.11.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 30.11.2011 06:00

 

Devon tile manufacturer and distributor British Ceramic Tile (BCT) has acquired Yorkshire supplier Ceramic Prints for an undisclosed sum.

 

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UPHOLSTERY

China pioneer DeCoro starts sofa production in Cambodia

Published 28.11.2011 22:01 | Last Updated 28.11.2011 22:01

 

DeCoro, a longtime major supplier to the British upholstery market, is back in production with a plant in Cambodia, less than three years after it collapsed without warning.

 

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UPHOLSTERY

Natuzzi's European customers trade down in third quarter

Published 28.11.2011 22:58 | Last Updated 28.11.2011 22:58

 

Sales of premium branded Natuzzi sofas fell 18.9 per cent across its European markets between July and September, the company said in a third quarter trading update today (Nov.28).

 

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REGIONAL

Margins squeezed, but Sterling retail sales fall just 0.4%

Published 28.11.2011 22:30 | Last Updated 28.11.2011 22:30

 

Gross margin fell 80 basis points to 46.2 per cent as the Sterling Furniture group failed to maintain profits despite its sales performance riding the coattails of its 2010 efforts.

 

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Devon home furnisher targets larger store

Published 28.11.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 28.11.2011 06:00

 

Privately owned home furnisher Bideford Carpets and Furnishings is to move to larger premises if the proposed sale of its high street Devon store goes ahead.

 

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LEGALS

Somerset/Wilts bed manufacturer Norian assets for sale

Published 28.11.2011 06:00 | Last Updated 28.11.2011 06:00

 

Property and asset management specialist Edward Symmons has been hired to offload factory equipment and machinery belonging to Trowbridge and Bridgwater based bed manufacturer Norian, which went into administration a month ago.

 

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