Feather & Black

Feather & Black

Company type	Private company
Industry	Retail
Founded	2004
Founder	Robbie Feather Adam Black
Headquarters	Surrey, England, UK
Number of locations	8
Products	Furniture
Website	www.featherandblack.com

Feather & Black is a British furniture retailer based in High Wycombe, England. ^[1] It has eight stores throughout the United Kingdom, and also sells online. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

The company was founded in 2004 by Robbie Feather and Adam Black. ^[5] Later, it was bought by the Wade Group. ^{[6] [7]} In 2017, the Swedish manufacturer Hilding Anders acquired 17 of the 20 Feather & Black stores. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Awards

Feather & Black has won the Gold Standard at the Direct Commerce Awards in the Home including Food & Drink category. ^[11] It won the House Beautiful Award in Best Furniture Range category. It was featured as the Best Luxury Topper Without The Price Tag by the Evening Standard. ^[12]

References

1. "New luxury bedroom furniture brand Feather & Black opens store in Bath". Bath Echo. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
2. "Feather & Black opens first store since £6.5m takeover". www.thefurnishingreport.com.
3. "Feather & Black furniture chain collapses". BBC News . 27 November 2017.
4. Stevens, Ben (28 March 2018). "Pre-tax profits more than half at DFS thanks to acquisitions". Retail Gazette.
5. Shah, Oliver (24 September 2017). "Furniture tycoon Charles Wade lines up Feather & Black sale". The Times .
6. "Feather & Black founder steps down as MD at bedroom retailer". www.kbbdaily.com.
7. "Modern Hero: Dan Wade of Feather & Black". The Idealist. 6 December 2016.
8. Armstrong, Ashley (27 November 2017). "Feather & Black falls into administration in further gloom for furniture retail". The Daily Telegraph .
9. "Hilding Anders buys Feather & Black". www.furniturenews.net.
10. "Fashion chain LK Bennett files for administration". Financial Times .
11. "Feather & Black celebrates win at the Direct Commerce Awards". www.furniturenews.net.
12. "10 Best mattress toppers in the UK". Evening Standard . 8 July 2019.