This month has two industry events not to be missed. Both #INDX Furniture and the January Furniture Show (#JFS) return to inject some fresh hashtag#designs into the market. We take a look at what’s on show as well as drilling down with some exhibitors to find out more.

On that note, our cover star this month is Gallery Direct Ltd who are unveiling over 500 new products with a selection being showcased during INDX. We detail Siren Furniture Ltd’s return to JFS, alongside Bentley Designs following a recent trip to the latter’s in-house event. There’s also a recap of our visit to West Midlands Upholstery as well as a full write up of our tour of Sealy UK & Ireland’s UK factory.

We also caught up with La-Z-Boy UK, Sofa Connections, SHIRE BEDS LTD, Birlea Furniture, SleepSoul, Sofa Factory (BENTINCKS LTD), Sofa Source International, Avriio, Image Furnishings Limited, IFD Indian Furniture Direct, PICK4U LTD, Loren Williams, Davis Fabrics, Harrison Spinks, Papaya Trading Limited, Enchanted House Beds Retail, Indus Valley Furniture Limited, Nectar Sleep UK, #Cofra, GIE Furniture Wholesale and GFW Limited - The Furniture Warehouse, plus much more, on their respective updates.

Simpson Packaging Group announces its further expansion into the furniture market, while Purecare® Home details the reaction from its #Sleep Study. We also found out more about a complete service, care and warranty ecosystem partnership, while learning more about the benefits of RouteSystem. Bedrock celebrates 25 years; we dive into the John Lewis & Partners trends report and UK Liquidators provides some wise words for company directors, while La Romantica Beds marks its 20th hashtag#anniversary.

Wayne Hollis, Managing Director at Celebrity Motion Furniture Ltd, talks about the rise of motion furniture and #apprenticeships in our latest Big Interview. Chris Obrien, Director of independent furniture retailer Ashbrooks, talks about recent investments, import challenges and too much product choice in our Retail Focus feature.

RetailSystem.com highlights its unique integration with QuickBooks Online, James Wilson, aka The Sleep Geek, talks about how to build the perfect sleep shop, and George Sinclair champions the power of a bricks and mortar bed store. We also sat down with Lewis Stockford in our next Meet the Agent/Rep feature, while Natalia Samodina returns with further legal insight. Letters from China, Vietnam and Ireland detail respective market updates, Furniture And Choice shares some of the latest trends, BOUTIQUE explains how smart brands win without lowering prices and Furniture Sales Solutions rounds off the edition by revealing what the customer really means when they ask about a hashtag#sale ending.

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