Wednesday 21 July 2010

‘CORONATION STREET EFFECT’ CAUSES BUSINESS BOOM FOR COUSINS
A starring spot on Coronation Street has led to a business boom for Cousins Furniture as Corrie fans flocked to its stores in Manchester and Birmingham last weekend.

Friday 01 May 2009

Comfort at the seat of learning
Students at a Cannock school are sitting comfortably thanks to a donation of furniture for their sixth form common room. Family run business, Cousins Furniture Stores donated the furniture to Chase Academy to help spruce up their common room ahead of this...

Wednesday 04 March 2009

GOING BACK FOR THE FUTURE
Staff at a family run business are going back to their childhood to raise money for Comic Relief, the charity that helps to secure brighter futures for people across the UK and Africa. Comic Relief's mission this year is to get everyone doing something funny...

Thursday 15 January 2009

The credit crunch, Kylie and the next baby boom
Based on sales of their new luxury bed linen lines, family run business, Cousins Furniture, believe that Kylie and the credit crunch could contribute to the next baby boom. The tongue-in-cheek prediction comes as the company's buyer and merchandiser, Samantha...

Friday 09 January 2009

Romantic Gesture
A non-fattening romantic gesture for Valentines day is this gorgeous 'ROS' cushion by Moltex from a wide range of interior accent pieces available from Cousins Furniture store. With a froth of organza roses, the ROS is available in a choice of colours and...

Saturday 27 December 2008

Competitors take their seats
Contestants took their seats this morning in an 'endurance sitting' competition to win a sofa. Three men from Walsall, Redditch and Burton upon Trent are sitting on the sofa in the window of the Cousins furniture store in Tyseley, Birmingham and are expected...

Friday 26 December 2008

Furniture Flurry in Dudley
Boxing Day trading got off to a brisk start at a Dudley furniture store this morning with customers on the look out for sofa, dining and bedroom bargains. Cousins managing director Robert Shotton said: "I don't think that it's going to be a record day...

Monday 22 December 2008

Furniture Company Speeds Up Time in Sales Queue
A Birmingham/Manchester/Black Country home furnishing company is recommending that customers maintain a positive mental attitude and perhaps do it with a friend in bid to survive the queues this sale season. These are just two top tips issued for customers...

Monday 22 December 2008

Endurance competition gets comfy
A Midlands furniture store is offering customers the opportunity to win a £1000 sofa just for sitting on it. Cousins furniture store will be selecting five people to sit on a sofa in the window of their Tyseley store in Birmingham. The person who stays sitting...

Tuesday 16 December 2008

Family set to make TV debut
The wait is almost over for an Aldridge family as their television debut airs on television this month. The Taylor family from Aldridge recently won a competition to appear in a new TV commercial for one of the Midland's biggest furniture retailers, Cousins...

Monday 17 November 2008

Dining suite competition winner
Lucky Express & Star competition winner, Andrea Bowen was presented with her luxury oak dining suite by Director of Cousins furniture store, Edward Shotton. Dudley school teacher Andrea, attended the presentation with husband Mark and said: "We'll...

Thursday 06 November 2008

New appointment
The UK's largest family run furniture retailer, Cousins Furniture, has appointed Ms Samantha Gough as buyer and merchandiser. This is a new position for the company that has been created to allow for Cousins continued expansion into the lifestyle and accessories...

Wednesday 05 November 2008

Furniture store makes exceedingly good cakes
A Dudley furniture store is enjoying a crunch of a different kind as shoppers crunch their way through the homemade food in their award winning restaurant. Dudley Borough Council awarded the restaurant with a coveted 4 star award and for the second year...

Thursday 25 September 2008

Are you a man or a burrito?
In a survey conducted by Cousins Furniture store, it was found that 68% of male customers, who shared a bed, preferred sleeping on the left hand side and a whopping 79% of female customers questioned said that their partners hogged the bed, wrapping themselves...

Friday 05 September 2008

Bringing reality TV home
A Manchester home furnishing department store has noticed that customers seem to be recreating the style of the dining room from a popular reality TV show. The very distinctive red and white dining suite by Calligaris is on display in a room setting at the...

Monday 01 September 2008

NATIONAL TRUST INSPIRED
Available to order from all Cousins furniture stores, this gorgeous sofa is a part of the Trafalgar collection by Duresta. Inspired by original pieces and design details found in the collections of the National Trust, Duresta holds a unique licence to...

Thursday 14 August 2008

Search for TV sofa star is on
Two lucky people will get the chance to appear on television in a new commercial for one of the Midland's biggest furniture retailers. Auditions will be held at Cousins Furniture's Tyseley store this weekend to coincide with the anniversary of its opening. The...