Our cover star this month is Staingard as the company continues to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. With milestone moments in mind, this edition also features Dreamland’s 50th year, Dreamy’s rebrand and Vizana Comfort’s expansion.
June features a first look at the upcoming Manchester Furniture Show, as well as insights from Milan, High Point and INDX Beds. We caught up with West Midlands Upholstery on good foundations, while GIE shares an update on its strong position. Snap continues the conversation on finance, we explore the Annaghmore journey and Gallery Direct highlights how to drive outdoor sales with in-store displays.
Birlea unveils the Russo range, Limelight introduces its new Oak range and IFD talks about the importance of reliability. We look at the people powering Guardsman, Beehive expands popular collections and Purecare continues the wellness message behind its products. Shire Beds’ Fara Butt marks her Presidential role at the NBF, Loren Williams details more about its new range, we look at the latest Sealy developments and TOKABO continues is expansion.
Furnilytics highlights shifting dynamics in Germany, FurnitureTexts details targeted SMS marketing, we explore why product integrity matters and also uncover the latest sofa retailer rankings online. RetailSystem continues the conversation on disconnected systems, while Empire Delivery talks about the importance of logistics. We caught up with Willis & Gambier, Higgys, Sofa Source, Avriio, Image, Asiatic Carpets and Circus on their respective updates.
George Cooper, Head of Communications and Corporate Membership at The Furniture Makers’ Company, talks about his role, people he admires and why more work needs to be done to entice young people into the industry in our latest Big Interview. Meanwhile, Lloyd Bellis, Director at Furniture Outlet, talks about recent investments, a clear vision to expand and the call for stricter fire regulations in our Retail Focus feature. James Wilson, aka The Sleep Geek, and George Sinclair share their respective industry insights, Dermot Hession sits in the Agent hotseat and letters from China, Vietnam, Ireland and USA detail respective market updates.
This month also features a hot topic with the reform of the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 under review on how it regulates the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture. As the consultation for views on the reform closes this month, we share opinions from the trade. Furniture Sales Solutions rounds off the edition by diving into how most customers tell salespeople exactly how to sell to them.
That’s enough from me, so enjoy our latest magazine. If you have any news you want to shout about or if you’re keen to get involved with the industry’s leading publication, drop me an email on dan@bigfurnituregroup.com. We’d love to share your story.
