Furniture
News about furniture retailers, including Ikea, DFS and Dreams
Furniture retail news
Former Sun European partner Frank Maassen named But boss
Former Sun European Partners operating partner Frank Maassen has been appointed as director general of French furniture and electricals chain But.
Video: Furniture giant Ikea opens pop-up shops in London train stations
Ikea has opened pop-up shops in London train stations Liverpool Street and Waterloo as part of its ‘make more of your garden’ campaign.
Williams-Sonoma to land in UK with store on Tottenham Court Road
US homewares giant Williams-Sonoma is to open its first store in the UK on London’s Tottenham Court Road, Retail Week has learned.
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Carpetright eyes beds market share after Dreams contraction
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Department store Morleys hires finance director ahead of expansion
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Retail Week Jobs relaunches to target more senior executives
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Etailer Occa Home adds former Best Buy Europe boss Willett to board
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Sofa retailer CSL invests £1m to roll out iPads across stores
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Feather & Black boss Adam Black steps down
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Dreams founder Mike Clare vows to launch new 200-store beds business
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Food price inflation reaches lowest point in five months
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Dreams founder Mike Clare puts new Buzz Beds venture on ice
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Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse creates new senior roles
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Shortlist for PayPal etail awards 2013 unveiled
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Sofa specialist DFS backs Irish retail market and eyes expansion
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Sofa retailer DFS refinances after strong first half
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Ikea UK profits down as it invests to grow its market share
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Ikea partners with Marriott to launch budget hotel venture
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Dreams acquired by Sun European in £35m pre-pack administration deal
Furniture retail in depth
Retailers’ hotel ventures: What do retailers need to know?
Ikea’s new partnership with Marriott International is the latest example of a retailer venturing into the hotel business to strengthen its brand.
Analysis: Technology plays a part in improving customer experience
Technology is playing a central role in improving customer experience. Anna Richardson Taylor finds out how retailers are using it.
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Analysis: Is the Irish retail market down and out?
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Pay-later schemes: What retailers need to know
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Analysis: How Ikea changed furniture retailing forever
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Analysis: Homewares retailers move with the times
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Analysis: Ikea removes US self-checkout tills for being too slow
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Q&A: House of Reeves co-owner Trevor Reeves
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Retailers test-drive digital signage
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New directions in retail technology
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Russia: Retail opportunities and challenges
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Infographic: How the horse meat scandal engulfed retail
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Q&A: 'We'll end 2013 mid to high single digits up', says John Lewis boss Andy Street
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Q&A: DFS chief executive Ian Filby
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Analysis: Why have so few retailers entered Brazil?
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Retail Week on the Road: Midlands
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Retail Week on the Road: North East and Yorkshire
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Dunelm: What the analysts say
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Choosing the right multichannel strategy
Furniture retail story galleries
Store gallery: DFS comes to the high street
The newly opened DFS store on Tottenham Court Road shows how an edge-of-town format can be adapted for the city.
Furniture retailers
Comment: Retailers must maintain difference to make acquisitions work
Large retailers are buying smaller ones and there is good reason for them to do so, but they need to respect what they’ve acquired.
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Comment: Horse meat scandal will impact the entire retail sector
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Comment: No more horsing around for retailers as they put scandal to rest
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Comment: India remains challenging despite relaxation of rules
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Comment: Why in-store iPads may be rubbish
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Comment: A true brand is more than a fascia
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Comment: Building brands in the digital retail era
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Comment: Time for retailers to get a mobile strategy
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Diamond Jubilee: A PR campaign to remember
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Retailers must focus on delivery service
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As Clinton Cards collapses, what are the PR lessons from retail failures?
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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
