Furniture
News about furniture retailers, including Ikea, DFS and Dreams
Furniture retail news
Oak Furniture Land to increase store numbers
Oak Furniture Land is to more than double store numbers over the next 18 months after strong growth in the past year.
Shapland: Carpetright is in "good shape" for future
New Carpetright chief executive Darren Shapland said the retailer is “in a good shape” for the coming years as he prepares to steer it through continued tough trading conditions.
Home Retail cuts red tape with landmark agreement
Home Retail Group has signed a health and safety agreement with a local council that reduce red tape across the country.
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Sir Philip Green and the Westons slip down Sunday Times Rich List
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High street sales ease in April, says CBI
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Allied Carpets bought in pre-pack administration deal
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Ikea gets green light for new Reading store
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Infographic: M-commerce surges since 2010
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Food drives shop price inflation increase
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DFS EBITDA plummets in first half
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DFS to open first high street store on Tottenham Court Road
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In pictures: Tottenham Court Road shut down due to 'hostage situation'
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Habitat to open gallery at King's Road store
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Marks & Spencer sales hit by stock shortage
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DFS founder Lord Kirkham set to batter fish and chip market
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Feather & Black sales boosted by multichannel
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Government launches Portas Plus plans to rescue failing high streets
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Minimum wage frozen for young people, adult rate to increase 1.8%
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Dreams founder vies for control
Furniture retail in depth
Choosing the right multichannel strategy
Consumers can interact with retailers in an increasing number of ways. But how do they actually do so, and what channels are proving the most popular?
Russia: Retail opportunities and challenges
Mamas & Papas has become the latest UK retailer to unveil expansion plans for Russia, attracted by the scale of opportunity. But building a business in the country is not always straightforward.
Furniture retail story galleries
What are 2012's visual merchandising trends?
Although 2012 is still young, trends in visual merchandising are already becoming apparent. John Ryan walks the West End and the King’s Road to see what they are.
Furniture retailers
As Clinton Cards collapses, what are the PR lessons from retail failures?
In old black and white Westerns, the shopkeeper who runs the general store is at the heart of storytelling in the community.
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Go beyond the spin to focus on products and service
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Look hard enough, and retail’s glass is half full
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Grocery retailing isn’t just about price
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From crisis comes opportunity
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General retailers defy market and bad news
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Retail’s week of woe could be just the start
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Making your own luck
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The customer will be king in 2011
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A laughing matter
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The advantage of doing it yourself
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Getting management succession right
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Who said anything about retiring?
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The retail Arctic Explorers’ Club
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Watch and learn
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On consistency
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Hot off the press
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A nation of wimps led by chimps
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Selling up will be no easy task in 2010
