Furniture Shops

While there are lots of chain furniture shops and many online retailers selling furniture, you may find local independent furniture stores in your area. Browse the relevant Yell.com directory to find a furniture shop near you!

Many furniture stores have their own specialisms and styles, but many offer a range of collections that change season to season. A good way to shop for modern furniture is to speak to the staff at your local furniture shop, let them know your tastes and see what they’re able to offer or order in.

The best way to shop for furniture is to recruit the experts — and speak to the staff at your local furniture store. They will be able to give you an idea of current styles as well as what could work in your home and each room. Independent furniture store staff are able to take a much more hands-on approach with sales to really guide you through your purchasing choices — and they can often be negotiated with on price.

Many large furniture shops are known to hold sales with prices that do not accurately reflect a heavy discount when compared with previous retail offers. There are now many websites that offer pricing information on large chain stores that sell furniture — so they are less likely to offer false discounts, or at least you will know when they do. Small, independent retailers are much more likely to offer genuine sales, and their prices can often be negotiated anyway.

Not all furniture shops choose to take part in Black Friday, so it is best checking ahead of time to see if it is worth you waiting for the day to purchase with them. If you are buying a piece of furniture from a mass manufacturer, use a search engine to first identify where stocks the brand and then to check onward if any of those stockists will be offering any Black Friday discounts or offers.

Credit options offered by furniture shops are often provided through third party financiers and have very high interest rates payable. If you are looking to buy a large or expensive piece of furniture but do not have the capital right away, it is often the case that you will be able to get a better deal on loaned money or finance through your existing bank or building society. It is always advisable to speak to a qualified Financial Adviser to discuss specific circumstances and transactions.

Many furniture shops now deliver at the weekend but this may need to be booked several weeks in advance. Online retailers may offer bookable delivery dates in advance but in the case of bricks-and-mortar furniture shops you may need to discuss and arrange this especially.