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{{Short description|British furniture retailer}}
{{Short description|British furniture retailer}}
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| name = Furniture Village Limited
| name = Furniture Village
| logo = File:Furniture Village logo 2.png
| logo = File:Furniture Village logo 2.png
| former_name = Kiteshield plc (October{{endash}}December 1988)<ref name="CompaniesHouse" />
| type =
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| founder = Peter Harrison<br>David Imrie
| founder = Peter Harrison<br>David Imrie
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| foundation = 1989
| foundation = 1989
| slogan =
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| location = [[Slough]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| location = [[Slough]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| locations = 50+
| locations = 50+
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'''Furniture Village Limited'''<ref name="CompaniesHouse">{{Cite web |date=1988-10-20 |title=FURNITURE VILLAGE LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02307708 |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=[[Companies House]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms & conditions - Furniture Village |url=https://www.furniturevillage.co.uk/customer-service/about-us/terms.html |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Furniture Village}}</ref> is a British [[furniture]] [[Retailing|retailer]]. It has over fifty stores throughout the United Kingdom, the first of which was opened in [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]], and also sells online. The company is headquartered in [[Slough]].<ref>[http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/f33d3433015f53f3d573116a7a132479/compdetails "Furniture Village Limited"], [[Companies House]]. Retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref> It is the largest privately owned furniture chain in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Cadogan sells">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2745062/Cadogan-sells-Furniture-Village.html |title=Cadogan sells Furniture Village |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=8 December 2009}}</ref> Their target market is the upper end of the price range for the moderately rich.<ref name="Peter Harrison">[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12779001_ITM "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.</ref> Their advertising has attempted to establish quality, rather than price, as the distinguishing point from competitors [[DFS Furniture|DFS]].<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9444735_ITM "Furniture Village to emphasise quality."], Marketing, 29 June 2005.</ref>
'''Furniture Village''' is a British [[furniture]] [[Retailing|retailer]]. It has over fifty stores throughout the United Kingdom, the first of which was opened in [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]], and also sells online. The company is headquartered in [[Slough]].<ref>[http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/f33d3433015f53f3d573116a7a132479/compdetails "Furniture Village Limited"], [[Companies House]]. Retrieved 5 March 2011.</ref> It is the largest privately owned furniture chain in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Cadogan sells">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2745062/Cadogan-sells-Furniture-Village.html |title=Cadogan sells Furniture Village |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=8 December 2009}}</ref> Their target market is the upper end of the price range for the moderately rich.<ref name="Peter Harrison">[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12779001_ITM "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.</ref> Their advertising has attempted to establish quality, rather than price, as the distinguishing point from competitors [[DFS Furniture|DFS]].<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9444735_ITM "Furniture Village to emphasise quality."], Marketing, 29 June 2005.</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 20:17, 27 January 2024

Furniture Village
IndustryRetail
Founded1989
FounderPeter Harrison
David Imrie
HeadquartersSlough, England, UK
Number of locations
50+
ProductsFurniture
Websitewww.furniturevillage.co.uk

Furniture Village 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.[1] It is the largest privately owned furniture chain in the United Kingdom.[2] Their target market is the upper end of the price range for the moderately rich.[3] Their advertising has attempted to establish quality, rather than price, as the distinguishing point from competitors DFS.[4]

History

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.[2] In August 2002, Furniture Village bought three Conroys stores from the administrators to give it a presence in North East England.[5] Also in 2002, the company launched an upmarket retail brand, the London Furniture Company,[6] but this was unsuccessful and closed in 2005.[7]

Awards

Furniture Village has won trade magazine Cabinet Maker's awards for small, medium and large retailer of the year.[3] It won the National Interiors Retailer of the Year award for 2007.[8] 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.[9]

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.

References

  1. ^ "Furniture Village Limited", Companies House. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Cadogan sells Furniture Village". The Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2009.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Furniture Village to emphasise quality.", Marketing, 29 June 2005.
  5. ^ "Conroys orders to be honoured.", Cabinet Maker, 16 August 2002.
  6. ^ "Furniture Village boss quits amid ad review.", Marketing Week, 9 October 2003.
  7. ^ "Upmarket test for Furniture Village.", Cabinet Maker, 11 November 2005.
  8. ^ "Meeting demands pays off.", Cabinet Maker, 26 January 2007.
  9. ^ "NBF awards champion best in bed industry".
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