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INDUSTRY NEWS FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES EUROPE
Small and Independent
Stores Rules Industry in
Asia
A new report prepared by
Canadean and published
by Market Publishers Ltd
o n t h e A s ia-Pa cif i c
u p d a t e s t h a t h o m e
furniture and housewares
retail channel, apart from
J a p a n , i s h i g h l y
fragmented and primarily
s e r v e d b y s m a l l ,
2013 Paves Way for INTERIORS LONDON independent, family-run stores.
Show
I N T E R I O R S Nitori Co., Ltd. was the top performer among the
UK team has leading home furniture and housewares retailers
decided to launch an additional boutique edition in t he region. T he company's st rong
show for London. The INTERIORS LONDON performance was driven by the high scores
show will provide the mid to high end contract received for scale and growth and operational
and design led retail sector with an edited efficiency pillars. Nitori was also the strongest
version of the long-established show. The event performer under the financial performance
will be a presentation of the best of British and pillar. However, the company's performance was
international design displaying an array ranging comparable to the channel average. The weakest
from latest launches, unique designs and cutting- of all was BALS CORPORATION, whose poor
edge products. performance was driven by the low scores
received across all the pillars.
The first edition of show will be held from May,
19-21, 2013 at the London Excel. INTERIORS UK
Brand Director, Tony Crinion commenting about
the launch said, “As a leading global design
capital, we felt London was the ideal location for
a boutique, version of INTERIORS UK. With
hand-picked, up and coming exhibitors who are
shaping the future of the design industry,
INTERIORS LONDON is set to make its mark on
the interiors calendar in 2013 and beyond.”
Furniture & Accessories Europe 2012
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