Paul Farley

According to Sprout Social’s 2024 Influencer Marketing Report , almost half of all consumers (49%) make purchases at least once a month because of…

Promising vendors vastly amplified audience reach, online marketplaces can seem an attractive proposition for furniture sellers – but this extra business…

Given the sheer concentration of furniture businesses within his constituency, and supported by his background in education and engineering, Adam, who…

Furniture News looks at the likely benefits and threats of the changes, and asks a handful of retailers for their views on this controversial catalyst of…

If a more diverse workplace is a more productive workplace, why is the UK furniture industry falling short when it comes to representing people from…

The three amigos in question – Mike Clare, Greg Suthern and Nick Worthington – have each played a defining role in today’s furniture market. Mike, Greg…

All will be made clear at next month’s January Furniture Show, but in the meantime, Furniture News’ Paul Farley shares an exclusive insight into an offer…

With the deadline for The Furniture Awards 2025 fast approaching, awards co-ordinator Paul Farley (editor-in-chief of Furniture News) shares a few tips…

“The furniture resale market is ramping up, with an increasing number of players becoming active within the market such as Rehome and Vinterior, alongside…

Furniture News’ Paul Farley knows that the Swedes make some of the best beds – but just had to ask Kevin Slade directly what it takes to be invited to…

In July's issue, Furniture News is dusting off its crystal ball to scry what the industry could look like a decade from now … The year is 2034. As the…

"There is a strong feeling that the IFFINA of yesterday has been bolstered strongly by the IFEX of today" However, following a cursory inspection of the…

Every day, Raft ’s Mick Quinn is grateful for the integrity of his FSC-certified Indonesian teak furniture and UK-manufactured upholstery – but then, with…

As artificial intelligence (AI) makes inroads across the industry, Furniture News looks at the reasons for and against its more widespread adoption, and…

Thanks to a change of heart and some serious financial backing, Hastings-based premium upholstery brand Michael Tyler Furniture (MTF) is looking at a…

However, says group MD David Baldry, following the loss of its Premier Inn contract, and the winding down of its Keen & Able transport arm, the move to…

In an industry first, Furniture News, supported by leading 3D furniture product visualisation platform Chaos Cylindo , presents a comprehensive report on…

Fishpools of Waltham Cross is one of the South East’s biggest retailers of quality furniture, and a destination popular with shoppers from Hertfordshire,…

Each March, it's the locus of the International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) , the ASEAN Furniture Show (AFS), The Decor Show and The Hospitality Show…

"It's another way of showing the customer that we are very capable of working with solid wood." Other products include a chest with laminated panels from…