Furniture Village
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| Formerly | Kiteshield plc (October–December 1988)[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Peter Harrison David Imrie |
| Headquarters | Slough, England, UK |
Number of locations | 50+ |
| Products | Furniture |
| Website | furniturevillage |
Furniture Village Limited is a British furniture retailer. It has over fifty stores throughout the United Kingdom, the first of which was opened in Abingdon, and also sells online. The company is headquartered in Slough.[2] It is the largest privately owned furniture chain in the United Kingdom.[3] Their target market is the upper end of the price range for the moderately rich.[4] Their advertising has attempted to establish quality, rather than price, as the distinguishing point from competitors DFS.[5]
History
[edit]The company was established in 1989 by Peter Harrison and David Imrie in partnership with Cadogan Estates. Cadogan Estates sold its 70% stake in the chain to its management, led by Peter Harrison, in December 2001.[3] In August 2002, Furniture Village bought three Conroys stores from the administrators to give it a presence in North East England.[6] Also in 2002, the company launched an upmarket retail brand, the London Furniture Company,[7] but this was unsuccessful and closed in 2005.[8]
Awards
[edit]Furniture Village has won trade magazine Cabinet Maker's awards for small, medium and large retailer of the year.[4] It won the National Interiors Retailer of the Year award for 2007.[9] Furniture Village has won The National Bed Federation (NBF) award for Multiple Bed Retailer of the Year 2014/15. The award was presented at a gala dinner following the UK's largest bed exhibition, The Telford Bed Show, where the UK's leading bed retailers and suppliers were in attendance.[10]
In June 2020, they won the Retail Family Business of the Year. The company was also named Bed Retailer of the Year 2020/2021 by the National Bed Federation. They have not won anything since.
References
[edit]- ^ "FURNITURE VILLAGE LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 20 October 1988. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Furniture Village Limited", Companies House. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Cadogan sells Furniture Village". The Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Sofa so good: Furniture Village founder Peter Harrison has underpinned the success of his brand with lucrative property strategies. Christine Eade sits down for a chat.", Property Week, 9 July 2004.
- ^ "Furniture Village to emphasise quality.", Marketing, 29 June 2005.
- ^ "Conroys orders to be honoured.", Cabinet Maker, 16 August 2002.
- ^ "Furniture Village boss quits amid ad review.", Marketing Week, 9 October 2003.
- ^ "Upmarket test for Furniture Village.", Cabinet Maker, 11 November 2005.
- ^ "Meeting demands pays off.", Cabinet Maker, 26 January 2007.
- ^ "NBF awards champion best in bed industry".