Organisation: Land of Leather

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world

No payout for ‘toxic’ sofas

MORE than 300 customers who bought “toxic” sofas which they claim left them with rashes and burns will not receive compensation, a solicitor said yesterday.

news

Euro parity may be too little too late for freefalling retail sector

business

Three Irish, 30 UK Land of Leather stores to close

business

Fears for 850 jobs as Land of Leather in administration

business

850 jobs at risk as Land of Leather calls in administrator

business

Land of Leather shares suspended

Land of Leather talks end

Furniture retailer Land of Leather today said it was no longer in takeover talks after rejecting interest from a number of parties.

Tue, 09 Dec, 2008

London slumps on Wall St holiday hangover

The FTSE 100 Index slumped by 5% today after last week’s spectacular gains were erased by a post-holiday hangover on Wall Street markets.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2008

FTSE down by 2%

Miners and retailers were under pressure today as the FTSE 100 Index gave up some of the 500 points secured during last week’s rally.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2008

Retailers face claims over toxic substance in sofas

RETAIL giants Argos and Land of Leather could be faced with compensation claims as a result of selling sofas which contained a toxic substance that caused skin problems such as burns and allergies among some customers.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2008

ScS suffers bank holiday sales woe

UK sofa chain ScS Upholstery is set to slump to an annual loss after it today revealed worse-than-expected trading over the crucial bank holiday weekend.

Wed, 14 May, 2008

Sofa firm fined over lax insurance selling controls

UK sofa firm Land of Leather was today hit with a £210,000 (€266,000) fine by a finance watchdog for putting thousands of customers at risk from lax controls over the selling of payment protection insurance (PPI).

Mon, 12 May, 2008

Troubled beds firm facing administration

Bed retailer Sleep Depot is poised to go into administration after the failure of a financial rescue attempt, its biggest trading partner said today.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2008

Land of Leather hurt by weak consumer confidence

Furniture retailer Land of Leather remained in the doldrums today after revealing further gloomy trading figures.

Thu, 31 Jan, 2008

SCS pulls dividend after poor Christmas

Furniture chain ScS Upholstery said today it was scrapping the launch of four new stores and not paying a dividend after a slump in Christmas trading.

Mon, 14 Jan, 2008

More share misery for UK retailers

UK retail giants endured another torrid day on the stock market today amid concerns over the festive trading performance of some of the high street’s biggest names.

Mon, 07 Jan, 2008

Sofa firm hit by profits blow

Sofa retailer Land of Leather today warned of profits “significantly below” last year.

Fri, 04 Jan, 2008

Land of Leather to expand Irish operations

BRITISH furniture retailer Land of Leather is aiming to expand its Irish operations over the next couple of years.

Mon, 05 Feb, 2007

Land of Leather reaps benefits of advertising blitz

Sofa retailer Land of Leather today reported solid trading in its key January sales period after it opened five new stores on St Stephen's Day and bolstered its marketing campaign.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006

Land of Leather buoyed by investor response

Retailer Land of Leather will be valued at £77.6m (€112.9m) when it lists on the London Stock Exchange next Thursday, it was announced today.

Fri, 15 Jul, 2005

Land of Leather plans LSE listing

Sofa retailer Land of Leather announced plans today to list on the London Stock Exchange.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2005