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MG moves into to the next lane
A Cumbrian flooring retailer has made its first move into dedicated retail premises. MG Carpets in Barrow-in-Furness, which occupied a

Object Carpet rolls out the recyclable red carpet
Object Carpet and the Berlinale Film Festival have combined to introduce a full recyclable red carpet for the 15-25 February

Dunelm celebrates furniture success with shareholders set to reap rewards
Dunelm has hailed its performance in the furniture market, particularly upholstery, as it set out plans to return more than

Dunelm profits set to top £200m
Dunelm is expected to reveal profits of more than £200m this week, and provide a guidance on how the interiors

Flooring sees deflation in January
Retail prices saw deflation in January, after months of double-digit and near-double-digit increases. Prices fell by 0.5% for carpets and

Deflation returns to furniture
After months of double-digit increases – including two in the past year – deflation has returned to retail household furniture

FMC further swells corporate ranks
The Furniture Makers’ Company has further added it its growing corporate membership. Sealy UK has become the latest company to

Hammett plans furniture and lighting push
Interior designer and interiors architect Laura Hammett is to tackle the furniture and lighting sectors later this year after the

Online sales sees decline accelerate
The value of online sales dropped in January, with the fall doubling from 2023. Sales fell by 7% in 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


