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NewsLive video shopping boosts Bensons for Beds order value
Bensons for Beds’ average order value online has shot up in the six months following the implementation of live video call shopping.
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Bensons for Beds kicks off new store opening drive
Bensons for Beds is to open 40 new stores over the next two years, following strong sales in the quarter to the end of March.
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Bensons for Beds posts sales boost as Eve Sleep beds in
Bensons for Beds has reported a sales boost for the last quarter of 2022, driven by strong growth online.
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Opinion
‘As Next snaps up Joules, expect more retailers to go shopping for distress deals’
The current economic environment means the recent rash of acquisitions could continue, but such deals can turn a crisis into a shared opportunity, writes Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald
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Bensons for Beds paid just £600,000 to rescue Eve from collapse
Bensons for Beds acquired direct-to-consumer mattress retailer Eve Sleep’s brand and intellectual property for £600,000, according to the administrator’s report.
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Opinion
'Welcome to Web -1.0, where pureplays struggle and stores are stars'
Never mind the metaverse and Web 3.0 – as ecommerce players fall on tougher times, retailers must focus on creating genuinely multichannel models, writes Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald
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Bensons for Beds rescues Eve Sleep out of administration
Embattled mattress retailer Eve Sleep has been rescued out of administration by Bensons for Beds.
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Bensons poaches Costcutter director in executive reshuffle
Bensons for Beds has appointed Costcutter director Francesca Haynes to helm its retail division.
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Bensons for Beds appoints new chair
Bensons for Beds has appointed Ian Shepherd as the new chair of the business.
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Covid-19: How retailers are stepping up to aid the vaccination effort
As the prime minister hinges the relaxation of the latest lockdown on the most vulnerable in society receiving a vaccine, what efforts are retailers making to hasten the process?
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Bensons bolsters tops team as it prepares to streamline store estate
Bensons for Beds has appointed a new chairman and strengthened its executive team in a bid to drive the business’ profitable growth.
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Analysis
Back from the brink – what’s next for retail’s Covid casualties?
The past few months have had a devastating impact on UK retail and swathes of chains have collapsed, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for some of these businesses. Retail Week takes a look at what the future holds for retail’s Covid casualties.
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Bensons for Beds bought by Alteri in pre-pack deal
Bensons for Beds and stablemate Harveys have fallen into administration, with the former being bought out by previous owners Alteri in a pre-pack deal.
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Steinhoff sells Bensons for Beds and Harveys
Bensons for Beds and Harveys Furniture are to be sold by owner Steinhoff to specialist investor Alteri.
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Poundland like-for-likes rise despite Steinhoff woes
Value variety store group Poundland has reported a rise in first-half like-for-like sales.
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Poundland owner holds 'urgent' restructuring talks
Poundland’s owner Steinhoff has kicked off restructuring talks with its lenders to address the group’s “critical” debt position.
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Bensons for Beds and Harveys reshuffle top teams
Bensons for Beds and Harveys have restructured their leadership teams following the sudden departure of former group boss Stuart Machin, Retail Week can reveal.
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M&S poaches Steinhoff UK boss Machin as new food MD
Marks & Spencer has hired the current boss of Steinhoff-owned Harveys and Bensons for Beds Stuart Machin for the newly created role of food managing director.
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Steinhoff first-quarter sales slump as scandal deepens
Steinhoff has posted a fall in its UK and overall first-quarter sales as chairwoman Heather Sonn warned that its accounting scandal could stretch beyond the €6bn already flagged.
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Analysis
Analysis: Are the January Sales in furniture dead?
For traditional furniture retailers, the January Sales have long been the equivalent of a toy shop’s Christmas.
