M&S will be axing its large furniture range as part of a major shake up plans.
The high street retailer and supermarket chain will stop selling a vast majority of its own brand furniture over the coming months, according to reports from The Sun. Furniture items set to be pulled from sale include the chain's bulkier pieces such as beds, sofas, and wardrobes.
The retailer will stop selling larger furniture items in the autumn, although an exact date is yet to be confirmed. Going forward, M&S will be working with third-party brands to sell products on its website however, it has not confirmed which brands it could be selling. M&S already stocks garden furniture from Kettler and Royalcrafty but these items are only available online and it is understood that M&S will not be selling furniture from other brands within its stores
Going forward it will continue to sell smaller furniture items such as accent chairs, side tables and coffee tables. M&S said the change will help them focus on growing its "core" range. M&S introduced its first furniture range in 1986 and launched its Home Furnishings catalogue in the same year. Currently, M&S' home range includes bed, bath, cook and dine, home accessories and home fragrance ranges.
M&S will also be axing its "made to order" range. This allows shoppers to choose the fabric and the size of the furniture item to create their own bespoke piece. The retailer will stop taking orders for this service in three months time on July 31. All furniture will continue to be sold with M&S' 10-year guarantee until then.
An M&S spokesperson told The Sun: "While we have a fantastic range of home products, we want to bring even more newness and great value, stylish product to our customers’ homes. To do this, we will range fewer large, own-brand furniture products and expand our range of key pieces like accent chairs, side, and coffee tables; working with third party brands to complete our offer."
The news comes after M&S was recently left a bit red-faced after accidentally promoting a bottle of Aldi wine in one of its online furniture adverts. The bottle of wine featured in the online listing for M&S' Royalcraft Roma 4 Seater Garden Table & Chair set and was of course noted by Aldi's social media team.
The discount chain went on to share a cheeky post on X of the advert with the caption: "Marks & Spencer drink Aldi wine, pass it on". The post was viewed over one million times and garnered over 14,000 likes. In a statement released about the blunder, M&S said "Sometimes you regret asking guests to BYOB". The Mirror has approached M&S for comment.
