![]() Swaine-Hughes, who says the BHF is monitoring its stores for dumping via CCTV, is concerned that landfill sites may swell with newly abandoned items. “It’s a big concern when you think about how much we normally receive,” says Allison Swaine-Hughes, the retail director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF), which took in more than 185,000 sofas alone last year.Īcross Britain, councils have reported a spike in flytipping, including furniture. Public waste centres and charity shops have closed their doors, while many “freecycling” websites and for-sale pages of community forums have suspended trading. While online retailers have stayed open, the means of disposing of old furniture have all but disappeared. Ikea, which is preparing to reopen its stores, has doubled down online, slapping its new slogan, “Conquer the great indoors”, on desk chairs and storage solutions for tinned food.Īs the walls close in, many of us are sprucing them up. ![]() ![]() Revenues have doubled at Wayfair, the US furnishings giant. Other big online furniture retailers have reported similarly strong demand. Made’s Margot office chair in blush pink velvet and copper.
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