This week we look at the trading performance of retailers over a very challenging Christmas period, and the trends that emerged.
Read MoreIs converting vacant retail property to residential housing the answer for town centres?
Read MoreWe look at who has benefited from the `hometainment’ trend, and whether it is here to stay.
Read MoreAs we've had to spend so much time at home recently, people are spending money on improving their living spaces.
Read MoreThe long term impact of coronavirus on retailing has yet to be determined, but as we come out of lockdown, we take a look at five important trends that have already emerged.
Read MoreThe countries which relaxed lockdown first offer an interesting insight into how physical retail and hospitality might recover elsewhere.
Read MoreWhat might be the first things people want to buy when lockdown eases? We see three retail sectors that will benefit the most, in the short-term.
Read MoreMore and more retailers are selling wellbeing homewares, whilst also addressing the global sustainability call with environmentally friendly materials .... and it's working.
Read MoreCurrently, 25% of UK households use Smart home technology, compared to over 30% for the US and Scandinavia. UK penetration, however, is expected to increase to c.45% by 2024, when 12.6m households in the UK are forecast to be Smart
Read MoreThe demand for flexible and affordable living space has created a new shared living concept: Co-living.
Read MoreAmong the many headlines about a slowdown in retail sales, we shouldn't lose sight that household goods was the only retail sector that did not see a decline in sales in the last three months of 2019.
Read MoreThere is a growing trend of homeware and furnishing brands investing in hotels and hospitality businesses.
Gardening is enjoying a resurgence in the UK. Worth £4.6bn in 2018, up 5% from 2017, this market is forecast to increase by 14% to 2022. Gardening is enjoying a resurgence in the UK.
The laundry and surface care sector is a sizeable market with interesting opportunities.
Read MoreThe emergence of the furniture rental market, worth an estimated $742m in the US market alone last year, can be attributed as much to modern-day economic necessity as to shifting consumer attitudes.
Read MoreRecently there has been a proliferation of fast fashion retailers launching homewares ranges through private labels.
Read MoreSingle-product brands selling direct to consumers (D2C) is not a new phenomenon in the home and furniture market. But is it a sustainable business model?
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