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Homeware high street sales deliver double-digit growth
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (264+ words) Homeware sales on the high street delivered another month of double-digit growth as overall sales increased. According to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker, total like-for-like (LFL) sales rose +3.18% for the week ending 9 August 2026. Homewares total LFLs surged ahead…...
Profit declines at online retailer
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (105+ words) Big Furniture Group Profit declines at online retailer Online furniture retailer My Furniture has reported a decline in profit. According to its latest filed accounts for the year ended 28 February 2026, year-end profit resulted at £420,000, down 22.3% from £541,000 recorded in the previous…...
Tile and flooring retailer secures new warehouse
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (220+ words) Tile and flooring specialist Tile Mountain has secured a new warehouse in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Acting on behalf of retained client, AVC Investments, Mounsey Chartered Surveyors has successfully completed the letting of Lymedale 66, a substantial refurbished industrial and warehouse premises at Lymedale…...
Homeware high street sales make strong return to growth
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (245+ words) Homeware sales on the high street returned to double-digit growth as overall sales increased. According to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker, total like-for-like (LFL) sales rose +2.47% for the week ending 2 August 2026. Homewares total LFLs surged ahead and grew…...
Westwing delivers Q2 sales growth; UK gets off to a strong start
1+ week, 5+ day ago (208+ words) Online European furniture business Westwing has reported a growth in second quarter sales. According to its latest trading update for Q2 2026, total sales rose 14% to €113m from €100m in 2025. Adjusted EBITDA resulted at €5.4m, down 13%% from €6.2m the previous year. As for the half-year period,…...
Dunelm launches 'Ask Dunelm' AI shopping agent
1+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) Home furnishings retailer Dunelm has launched ‘Ask Dunelm’, a new AI-powered shopping assistant designed to help customers discover products, styles and inspiration through natural conversation. Now live within the Dunelm App on iOS, ‘Ask Dunelm’ enables customers to describe what…...
Q2 sales up at Wayfair; over 21 million active customers
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (198+ words) Global online furniture retailer Wayfair Inc. has reported a growth in second quarter sales as customer numbers rise. According to its financial results for its second quarter ended 30 June 2026, total sales rose 7.5% to $3.5bn – an uptick of $246m from Q2 in 2025. US sales…...
DUSK.COM launches dedicated trade division
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (279+ words) DUSK.COM, the £195m online homeware and furniture retailer, has unveiled its expansion into the UK’s professional interiors market with the launch of DUSK Trade, establishing B2B as a strategic growth channel alongside its direct-to-consumer business. The launch represents the first phase…...
Sales grow at family furniture business
3+ week, 5+ day ago (163+ words) Family-run furniture store Andersons of Inverurie has reported a growth in sales. According to its latest filed accounts for the year ended 31 October 2025, total sales rose 4.6% to £11.3m from £10.8m in 2024. Pre-tax profit resulted at £441,000, down from £693,000 recorded the previous year. Stated…...
Speed Matters
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (249+ words) Jon Borkowy, director of IFD, talks about why fast fulfilment is becoming a retailer’s greatest competitive advantage. While product design, quality and value remain essential, availability is increasingly becoming the deciding factor in securing a sale. A customer who finds…...