Oak Furniture Land
| Private | |
| Industry | Furniture Retail & manufacturing |
| Founded | Chippenham, United Kingdom (2006) |
| Headquarters | Swindon, United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom. |
Key people |
Jason Bannister (Managing Director) |
| Products | Living room, bedrooms, small office/home office, dining room, furniture |
Number of employees | 650 (2013)[1] |
| Website |
www |
Oak Furniture Land is a privately owned British designer, manufacturer and retailer of fully assembled hardwood cabinetry furniture, sofas, beds and mattresses for bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, nurseries and small office/home offices. The company has 68 stores across the UK, and its headquarters in Swindon in Wiltshire, England.[2]
History
Oak Furniture Land was launched through its website on Boxing Day, 2006.[3] The company started in 2003 by selling on eBay. They opened up their first shop on an airfield in the Cotswolds. However their first store on a retail park was in Cheltenham,[4] with turnover of £85m and a profit of £9.2m in the year to September 30, 2012.[5] Oak Furniture Land has been listed in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 League table 5 times - 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
In late 2012 the business moved its national distribution centre to a 302,000 sq ft building in South Marston near Swindon, Wiltshire.[6]
In 2014 the company launched a dedicated sofa brand - SofaStore.com, with a stand-alone website and a concession in all but one (Ipswich) of the company's 68 furniture stores.
In an interview with The Sunday Times on the 10th January 2015[7] Mr. Bannister stated that his chain has sales of £194m.
April 2015 the company owner, Jason Bannister "shortlisted in the London and South region of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award run by international accountancy firm EY."[8]
June 2015 Oak Furniture Land became the principal sponsor and Home Shirt sponsor for Burnley F.C..[9][10][11]
Showrooms
Oak Furniture Land products are sold exclusively through its own retail outlets - online and a growing network of stores.
On Boxing Day 2015, Oak Furniture Land opened its first store in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of stores to 68.[12]
Delivery
Deliveries to customers are organised so that all items – assembled cabinet furniture, sofas, beds and mattresses - are delivered at the same time, by Oak Furniture Land's Home Delivery team. A standard free delivery service is offered on all orders or for just £39 your order will be delivered by a premium two man delivery service into the room of the customer's choosing.[13]
References
- ↑ "Swindon-based retailer Oak Furniture Land to take on new staff". Swindon Advertiser.
- ↑ "OFL Showrooms/". Oak Furniture Land.
- ↑ "Online retailer to mogul/". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "Online shops move into the High Street/". BBC.
- ↑ "Oak Furniture Land reports record sales and profits". Retail Week.
- ↑ "£22m property investment deal puts Oak Furniture Land centre under new ownership". Swindon Business News.
- ↑ "How I Made It: Jason Bannister, founder of Oak Furniture Land". The Sunday Times.
- ↑ "Swindon bosses join the battle for Britain’s top entrepreneur award". Swindon Business News.
- ↑ "Burnley's Sean Dyche looks to new season in Championship". ITV News.
- ↑ "Dyche: Exciting start for fans". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Oak Furniture Land is Clarets new shirt sponsor". Burnley Express.
- ↑ "Furniture retailer opens first Northern Ireland store". Insider Media Limited.
- ↑ "Oak Furniture Land: From eBay trader to retail mogul". The Daily Telegraph.