2020 archive: Famous Names Furniture is listed as closed; the company was dissolved in 2023. This historical feature does not describe current offers or services.
This 2020 feature described changes at Famous Names Furniture in Buxton during the coronavirus pandemic.
The original feature said Frank and Angela Bennison founded the business in 2003 and that Sooze and Jen took over its running in 2018. Companies House records Suzanne Bennison’s appointment as a director in June 2018.
In 2020 the shop refreshed its frontage and launched a website. Sooze said: “During lockdown we had a lot more enquiries about our range and what was available online. It seemed a perfect time to launch our new website. There’s now a wider range of furniture available online which is great and customers can easily browse our stock before visiting our showroom. We can always reserve items if there’s something you really love – many of our items are one offs”.
“We’ll continue to expand the range and we have new stock arriving every week”, said Jen.
The original feature described ex-display items, returned orders, discontinued lines and sample pieces from high-street stores and major manufacturers, with advertised reductions at the time.
Payment options in 2020
The shop offered Klarna deferred payments in 2020. Buy now, pay later is a form of credit; see the Financial Conduct Authority for current rules.
The owners said the option was intended to give customers more flexibility.
Design trends in 2020
In 2020, Sooze said: “Social spaces in the home have become increasingly important – our lounge and dining areas for example have had to become multipurpose, coupling as office space or home schooling and so it’s given people a chance to change things up and think differently about the whole look of their home”.
“Hot trends include greys and neutral colours – which continue to be hugely popular, these shades give you plenty of flexibility to adds pops of bold colour or pattered accessories. Geometric patterns have been a continuing upward trend and that’s definitely set to continue – you see it on everything now from sofas, walls, cups, bedding and more”, says Jen.
“We love what we do and our customers are at the heart of our business. 2020 has given us both a chance to reshape the business and adapt to the changing times and make the shopping experience with us even easier”, says Sooze.
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