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Sharps gets Clever
Fitted furniture chain Sharps has again turned to acquisition. The £135m retailer has bought loft and under stairs storage rival

Almost one in five jobs to go at Emma
Mattress is a box brand Emma – The Sleep Company is to lay off almost a fifth of its workforce

Degree apprentices praise FoF
Future of Furniture has received backing from the UK’s largest independent supplier of cushion fillings, including a video highlighting three

White: JLP ‘back on track’ and at ‘watershed moment’
Sharon White, John Lewis Partnership chairman says the John Lewis and Waitrose group ‘back on track’ after years of store

Loaf set for number 11
Loaf is to open its 11th store and fourth in London later this summer. The 3,500sqft store at 147 Chiswick

Village set for Lincoln opening
Furniture Village is to continue its expansion with a store in Lincoln. The 17,957sqft branch will open on the Valentine

Likewise sees higher half-year sales and market share gain
Flooring distribution group Likewise has told shareholders that it has continued to see strong sales growth, although the increases have

Rug price cuts drive fall in flooring pricing
Price cuts for rugs helped flooring retail prices fall by only the second time in a year, in May. Flooring

InvestIndustrial promises Oka investment if CVA gets green light
The owner of upmarket furniture and flooring chain Oka says it is willing to invest millions of pounds into the
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Autumn Fair gears up for ‘strongest’ home product offer
Autumn Fair will have its ‘strongest’ collection of homeware, interiors and lifestyle brands, according to show organiser Hyve. The

Champion crowned
Fitter of the Year 2026 will be decided at Harrogate From February to September, the Fitter of the Year challenge


