Bensons for Beds
This coverage examines Bensons for Beds’ strategic developments within the UK retail sector, focusing on its store network, brand evolution, and market positioning. Reporting includes updates on store openings and closures, leadership changes, marketing campaigns, and the brand’s response to shifting consumer preferences in the home furnishings market. Insights are tailored for retail professionals overseeing operations, brand management, and strategic planning in the furniture retail sector.
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Apr- 2023 -18 AprilNews
Bensons for Beds sales rise 9% in Q2
Nationwide bed and mattress retailer Bensons for Beds has reported like-for-like sales for the quarter to end of March rose by 9%, building on the 7% like-for-like sales growth in the previous quarter. Further progress has also been made in its digital offer, with sales over the quarter in the…
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Jan- 2023 -27 JanuaryDIY
Bensons for Beds sales up 7% over Christmas
Bensons for Beds saw like-for-like sales rise 7% for the last three months of 2022, compared to the same period the previous year. The group has attributed its performance to its investment in its stores and online platform, following leadership changes made in the summer. Across the quarter, the retailer…
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Nov- 2022 -4 NovemberDIY
Bensons for Beds re-opens Eve Sleep’s UK website
Bensons for Beds has re-opened evesleep.co.uk less than three weeks after it bought eve Sleep’s brand and intellectual property. As it revealed in October, Eve Sleep is being retained by Bensons as a standalone brand. Returning in time for the key trading period, it said the website includes its six…
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Oct- 2022 -18 OctoberNews
Bensons for Beds buys Eve Sleep out of administration
Bensons for Beds has purchased the Eve Sleep brand for an undisclosed sum after the business entered administration yesterday (17 October). Under the transaction, Bensons will acquire Eve Sleep’s intellectual property, the evesleep.co.uk website and all creative, content and communication assets. Bensons intends to retain Eve Sleep as a standalone…
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Aug- 2022 -18 AugustSupply Chain
Bensons for Beds gets new funding as it appoints COO
Bensons for Beds has secured additional funding from owner Alteri Investors to drive its growth strategy and transformation plans further, whilst also appointing Gavin Chappell as its new chief operating officer. Alteri’s new investment comes two years after it first invested in Bensons. This time, Alteri’s funding will be specifically…
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Jun- 2022 -21 JunePeople Moves
Bensons for Beds appoints new CEO
Bensons for Beds has announced that its current chief commercial and digital officer, Nick Collard, will take over as CEO with immediate effect to “lead the company as it prepares for further growth”. Collard joined the company in July 2021 after holding board roles at Holland & Barrett International, DFS…
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Jul- 2020 -1 JulyHigh Street
Harveys collapses into administration as Bensons saved
Furniture retailer Harveys has collapsed into administration after the retailer’s parent company, Blue Group, called in PwC to financially restructure the business. Bensons for Beds, which is also owned by Blue Group, has been saved from the same fate after it was acquired by Blue Group owner Alteri Investors in…
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