Carpetright shareholders have rubber-stamped the group’s £60m fundraising, with the new shares to be listed on Friday.

John Lewis saw sales rise by 0.1% last week and said the performance had been hit by the Bank Holiday’s hot weather.

Martin West, former Headlam executive has become md of rug, mat and runner manufacturer William Armes.

An iconic furniture range by legendary designers John and Sylvia Reid, who designed the Minstrel range for Stag, is being reissued thanks to a collaboration between their son and the son of the original manufacturer.

Retail sales recovered from April’s weather hit performance in May, with the largest increase in almost five years.

Beds and bedroom chain Feather & Black has expanded with a store in Bath.

Ted Morgan, Brockway Carpets area business manager has been named as the 2018 winner of the company’s Roy Annable award.

September’s Designjunction exhibition is to move from its venue of Kings Cross in London to South Bank of the Thames.

House of Fraser’s CVA could be in doubt over concerns about its owner’s pledge to invest in the department store chain.