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Furniture retailer, John Lewis of Hungerford, launches Christmas ad

Furniture retailer, John Lewis of Hungerford, launches Christmas ad

Furniture retailer, John Lewis of Hungerford, has launched its Christmas advertisement, created by TMW Unlimited. And, while this John Lewis ad is full of the heartstring-tugging, tear-jerking spirit of Christmas, this time there’s not a penguin in sight. The ad is set

02/11/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Habitat focuses on furniture in new ‘Home Alone’ TV campaign

Habitat focuses on furniture in new ‘Home Alone’ TV campaign

Following on from the success of it’s first TV campaign, iconic British design brand Habitat once again teams up with creative communications agency Portas for its second advert in the ‘Habitat Voyeur’ series, ‘Home Alone’, shot by acclaimed photographer and

17/09/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Vitra UK announces harmonisation of retail and furniture divisions in UK

This year Vitra UK will bring together the three divisions of Vitra Home, Vitra office and VitraShop, operating as a single entity once again after more than 30 years apart. Vitrashop is a holistic retail design and installation solution group formed of three

03/03/2015 | Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More
IKEA Group posts 5.9% rise in total sales to €28.7bn in 2014

IKEA Group posts 5.9% rise in total sales to €28.7bn in 2014

The IKEA Group net income amounted to €3.3bn for the financial year 2014. According to the retailer, market conditions continued to improve with strong performance in China and North America, and an upward trend in Europe. There were 716m visits

28/01/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
IKEA smashes record for post-Christmas sale period, retailer reports

IKEA smashes record for post-Christmas sale period, retailer reports

Home furnishings company IKEA today announces a successful trading performance for the first 16 weeks of the financial year, which saw the company break its own record for sales performance for the post-Christmas sale period. The first 16 weeks of the

12/01/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Retail sales in October were mixed bag, BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor reveals

UK retail sales were flat, at 0.0%, on a like-for-like basis from October 2013, when they had increased 0.8% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were up 1.4%, against a 2.6%

11/11/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
French discount retailer, Cdiscount, expands into home decoration

French discount retailer, Cdiscount, expands into home decoration

Cdiscount is expanding its operations with moncornerdeco.com, a speciality website that is claimed to be the perfect blend between online store and interior design webzine. Thoroughly in step with the latest trends, Cdiscount said moncornerdeco.com offers unique products at preferential prices and magazine

07/11/2014 | Discount retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
IKEA UK announces annual sales of £1.41bn and plans to invest £27m in lowering prices

IKEA UK announces annual sales of £1.41bn and plans to invest £27m in lowering prices

Home furnishing retailer IKEA has announced total sales of £1.41bn in the UK for the financial year ending 31 August 2014, an increase of 11.3% on the previous year. Following an ambitious pledge last year by UK country retail manager,

03/11/2014 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Fashion posts record low performance in September, BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor reveals

UK retail sales were down 2.1% on a like-for-like basis from September 2013, when they had increased 0.7% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.8%, against a 2.4%

14/10/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Argos launches marketing campaign for new home and furniture brand, Heart of House

Argos launches marketing campaign for new home and furniture brand, Heart of House

Argos is heralding the launch of Heart of House, its first ever home and furniture power brand, with a through-the-line campaign, kicking off with TV advertising on 25 August 2014 and running across press, digital, social and PR. The campaign, which was

21/08/2014 | Retail News | Read More

Home categories bounce back in July, BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor finds

UK retail sales were down 0.3% on a like-for-like basis from July 2013, when they had increased 2.2% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were up 1.3%, against a 3.9%

12/08/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Heal’s appoints new heads of home and fabric and design plus brand champion

Since Will Hobhouse took the helm as chairman last year, Heal’s has appointed key industry figures to oversee the development of some of the brand’s core departments. Michelle Alger has been appointed head of home with responsibility for all non-furniture

09/09/2013 | People, Retail News | Read More

UK shoppers shake off austerity and push up spending, reports Barclaycard

Consumer spending in the UK continued to grow strongly in July 2013, according to Barclaycard’s monthly analysis of UK spending.   Total spending for the month was up 4.8% on the same month last year, driven by spending on groceries, petrol

12/08/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

North East furniture retailer, Barker & Stonehouse, to open first London store

Barker & Stonehouse, one of the UK’s leading independent furniture retailers, is to open its first London store this summer.  The new £1m showroom will be in Battersea in South West London and is scheduled to open in early July

14/05/2013 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

UK high street sales continue to stall, latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey reports

Retailers saw sales volumes remain flat in April, defying expectations of growth, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey, which had 62 respondents from the retail sector, saw little support to sales growth from the Easter

24/04/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Retail sales grow but momentum slows, CBI Distributive Trades Survey reveals

Retailers saw sales volumes continue to strengthen on a year ago in the first half of February 2013, although the pace of growth slowed once again, the CBI said today (Tuesday). The CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, which covers

26/02/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Former Adams Childrenswear CEO, Cotterell, takes up the reins at Dwell

Former Adams Childrenswear CEO, Cotterell, takes up the reins at Dwell

Aamir Ahmad is to step aside from his role as managing director at furniture retailer Dwell but will retain a significant financial interest in the business. Ahmad will be replaced by Rebecca Cotterell, formerly CEO of Adams Childrenswear and British Shoe Corporation.

14/11/2012 | People, Retail News | Read More
Home furnishings e-tailer, Wayfair, reports record growth under unified brand

Home furnishings e-tailer, Wayfair, reports record growth under unified brand

Online home furnishings retailer, Wayfair.co.uk, has reported record growth one year after the company consolidated multiple homeware sites and launched under the unified Wayfair brand.  Wayfair said it has experienced significant growth over the past year, in the UK and

05/11/2012 | Online retailers, Online retailing specialist, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Online sales growth to cut home store numbers by 4,000 by 2015, study shows

Online sales growth to cut home store numbers by 4,000 by 2015, study shows

Increasing online sales, combined with low levels of retail growth and the shift in market share from homeware specialists to retail generalists, will take their toll on store numbers and selling space with a predicted 4,000 fewer home retail stores by

11/10/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Heal’s ties with top affiliate network to boost online brand presence

Furniture retailer Heal’s is partnering with a leading affiliate network, Rakuten LinkShare UK, to increase its presence across the web over the festive period.  Heal’s said it wants to align itself with publishers to drive sales and echo the brands’ values and

17/09/2012 | Online non-food retailing grocers, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News, Rival retail news | Read More
Furniture store, Barker and Stonehouse, lifts website service with live chat

Furniture store, Barker and Stonehouse, lifts website service with live chat

Furniture retailer Barker and Stonehouse has installed live chat software on its website to improve customer service in the fastest growing area of its business. According to the retailer, the website generates more revenue than any of its bricks and

31/07/2012 | Online non-food retailing grocers, Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News, Rival retail news | Read More

Retail market for consumer durables in trouble across Europe, study shows

Trade credit insurer Atradius has released the latest edition of its Market Monitor report, focusing on the market for consumer durables in retail markets around the world.  In many countries, the retail industry – especially the sector dealing in consumer

26/03/2012 | Data Time, Reports | Read More
Ikea: garden furniture sales up 400% over Bank Holiday

Ikea: garden furniture sales up 400% over Bank Holiday

Ikea claims its sales of outdoor furniture rose by more than 400% over the Bank Holiday weekend, as Brits enjoyed a lazy weekend in the sun. Spring bank holidays have become renowned as the time of year when the UK

05/05/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News, Rival retail news | Read More
Homebase freezes VAT on furniture until 21 January 2011

Homebase freezes VAT on furniture until 21 January 2011

  Homebase is freezing the VAT rate on furniture at 17.5% until the 21 January 2011. The offer excludes Schreiber fitted bedrooms. According to the retailer, most furniture still displays prices including the 17.5% VAT rate. For those products, which

07/01/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News, Rival retail news | Read More
VAT increase may fuel price war on non-food, says Knight

VAT increase may fuel price war on non-food, says Knight

Barry Knight, head of retail at Grant Thornton UK LLP, talks to Retail Times editor, Fiona Briggs, about the likely impact of the VAT hike on retail sales Fiona Briggs (FB): Who will the VAT increase actually hit? From experience,

07/01/2011 | Opinion Time | Read More

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