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Check its Wool urges Campaign for Wool as it marks 15th anniversary
The Campaign for Wool will celebrate its 15th anniversary next month, calling on consumers, designers and specifiers check the materials

New look for LOFA online
Outdoor furniture trade association LOFA has debuted a fresh look for its website ‘geared toward the evolving outdoor living industry.’

Furniture Village appoints Oliver to board
Furniture Village has recruited Ian Oliver, Sofa Brands International ceo as a non-executive director. ‘I’m honoured to be joining the

Sleeptember looks to educate and boost market
A month-long consumer marketing campaign will look to boost the bed market with Sleeptember next month. The Sleep Charity and

Cotswold Bed Company secures funding deal
Bed retailer The Cotswold Bed Company has secured a five-year finding deal that will boost its manufacturing. The company has

Household furniture inflation rises
Inflation for furniture continued its rollercoaster pattern in July, with the rate jumping by almost a third. The CPI rate

Smooths pushes flooring inflation away
Flooring deflation fell away in July as deflation among smooth flooring increased. The CPI rate for flooring dropped from 0.4%

Consumer confidence in making major purchases jumps
Consumer confidence rose sharply in the past month reaching its highest level since last October, but is still negative. S&P

McCarthy to present AW26/27 trends
BDA London will present its trend forecasts for AW 2026/2027 at the Autumn Fair. Across three days at next month’s
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Triple score
September will see three shows held concurrently From 2–5 September 2026, the SECC, Ho Chi Minh City will host VIFA

One month on – relive the best of SOLEX 26
It is already a month since SOLEX 26 opened its doors: it feels like only yesterday that the NEC welcomed


