Retailers around the country are either benefiting from or lobbying for some of the longest trading hours in history, with a view to cash in on the Christmas dollar.

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Less than half of Australia's small businesses are adequately prepared to deal with a further round of family friendly workplace laws that will take effect next month.

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High end furniture brand Meïzaι has announced plans to expand its range. Meïzaι Sales and Marketing Assistant Jessica Ilett confirmed the brand would begin promoting a new collection, named dBodhi, early next year.

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Decorative panelling specialist Newdecor has signed up to the upcoming edition of Decoration + Design (D+D) in Sydney. A first time exhibitor at the trade fair, the brand will utilise its exposure there to raise awareness of its profile among interior designers, architects and home decoration specialists.

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Outdoor furniture specialist DJM Trading is to showcase its latest range of outdoor commercial furniture at the Australian International Furniture Fair in Sydney in February.

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Furniture and artefacts specialist LS Comms Sourcing is to showcase new ranges at the forthcoming Decoration + Design trade fair, amid a period of dramatic growth, as LS Comms partner Alan McNeish confirmed.

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HARVEY NORMAN has buoyed the sense of festive cheer for the furniture retail industry by forecasting a 40 per cent increase in its latest half year pre-tax profits, compared with last year's lacklustre Christmas trading period.

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V. Grace will unveil its high end bed linen and home textiles range for the first time at the Decoration and Design (D+D) fair. Established in 2000, the high end label had recently re-branded from its former "Vivian Grace" name to a more contemporary logo, founder Linda Martin confirmed.

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Retailers have been put on notice with regard to the risks of misleading pricing strategies, after two bedding and furniture retail brands were hauled up by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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Melbourne based outdoor furniture specialist Sakkho has launched a differentiated product range based on its signature ‘tile' components and designed by local design identity and independent Sakkho partner Mark Lancman.

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