All Bensons for Beds articles – Page 2
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NewsBensons for Beds rescues Eve Sleep out of administration
Embattled mattress retailer Eve Sleep has been rescued out of administration by Bensons for Beds.
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NewsBensons poaches Costcutter director in executive reshuffle
Bensons for Beds has appointed Costcutter director Francesca Haynes to helm its retail division.
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NewsBensons for Beds appoints new chair
Bensons for Beds has appointed Ian Shepherd as the new chair of the business.
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NewsCovid-19: How retailers are stepping up to aid the vaccination effort
As the prime minister hinges the relaxation of the latest lockdown on the most vulnerable in society receiving a vaccine, what efforts are retailers making to hasten the process?
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NewsBensons bolsters tops team as it prepares to streamline store estate
Bensons for Beds has appointed a new chairman and strengthened its executive team in a bid to drive the business’ profitable growth.
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AnalysisBack from the brink – what’s next for retail’s Covid casualties?
The past few months have had a devastating impact on UK retail and swathes of chains have collapsed, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for some of these businesses. Retail Week takes a look at what the future holds for retail’s Covid casualties.
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NewsBensons for Beds bought by Alteri in pre-pack deal
Bensons for Beds and stablemate Harveys have fallen into administration, with the former being bought out by previous owners Alteri in a pre-pack deal.
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NewsSteinhoff sells Bensons for Beds and Harveys
Bensons for Beds and Harveys Furniture are to be sold by owner Steinhoff to specialist investor Alteri.
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NewsPoundland like-for-likes rise despite Steinhoff woes
Value variety store group Poundland has reported a rise in first-half like-for-like sales.
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NewsPoundland owner holds 'urgent' restructuring talks
Poundland’s owner Steinhoff has kicked off restructuring talks with its lenders to address the group’s “critical” debt position.
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NewsBensons for Beds and Harveys reshuffle top teams
Bensons for Beds and Harveys have restructured their leadership teams following the sudden departure of former group boss Stuart Machin, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsM&S poaches Steinhoff UK boss Machin as new food MD
Marks & Spencer has hired the current boss of Steinhoff-owned Harveys and Bensons for Beds Stuart Machin for the newly created role of food managing director.
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NewsSteinhoff first-quarter sales slump as scandal deepens
Steinhoff has posted a fall in its UK and overall first-quarter sales as chairwoman Heather Sonn warned that its accounting scandal could stretch beyond the €6bn already flagged.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are the January Sales in furniture dead?
For traditional furniture retailers, the January Sales have long been the equivalent of a toy shop’s Christmas.
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AnalysisInfographic: Christmas results and X-rated elves
Words and numbers, January 12, 2018: Theo Paphitis on the state of retail, Mothercare’s sales slump, good news for Next and Poundland’s naughty ads
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GalleryIn pictures: Bensons and Harveys get reupholstered
Last month, Bensons for Beds and Harveys unveiled new-concept stores on Wednesbury and Farnborough retail parks.
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AnalysisBensons' Machin: Firefighting amid the Steinhoff blaze
When Stuart Machin took the top job at Steinhoff-owned Bensons for Beds and Harveys last August, he knew he had his work cut out.
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NewsSteinhoff loses another executive as finance boss exits
Steinhoff’s finance boss has become the latest executive to step down from the embattled business in the wake of its accounting scandal.
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NewsPoundland parent: Financial ties to Steinhoff ‘severed’
Poundland parent company Pepkor Europe’s chief operating officer Sean Cardinaal said the subsidiary has financially “severed any kind of alliance” with Steinhoff through a newly secured £180m loan.
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NewsPoundland owner Steinhoff downgraded amid debt concerns
Poundland owner Steinhoff has been rocked by another downgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s amid fears the conglomerate may struggle to “sustain its European operations”.