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The Unforgettable Don Johnson

He may not be the 1980s cop from Miami Vice, but Plymouth’s Don Johnson makes an unforgettable impression on everyone he meets.

Don is probably one of the city’s most well known salesmen, working in the furniture industry for more than 20 years. It’s not just his enthusiasm, excellent product knowledge and customer care but the jokes just keep on coming too.

Yet he’s never...

Plymouth Furniture Store 'moves house'

Moving house is always stressful but imagine a move that involved around 60 sofas, 40 beds and at least 20 dining tables at the last count.

That’s the task facing Ryan Long and his team as they create a series of ‘rooms’ within Furniture World’s latest store in Plymouth which opens its doors next week.

‘I guess it’s a bit like moving house maybe 50 times over,’ Ryan reflected,...

Vispring hosts former employee at its factory

Local employer, Vispring, hosted former employee Beatrice Denby, who visited the factory in Plymouth for the first time, at the age of 87.

Beatrice worked as a payroll clerk at Vispring for two years after leaving the army in 1945, aged 19; in those days, the factory was based in Willesden, North London. The luxury bed maker moved its operations to Plymouth in 1971, after the London...

New independent furnishings store opens in Topsham

An Exeter-based independent retailer has opened a new furnishings store called ‘CASA’ located opposite Topsham’s quay area, formerly known as ‘Brights of Nettlebed’.

Family-owned Queenstreet Carpets & Furnishings based in Alphington, has been operating in Exeter for nearly 50 years. The expanding business run by brothers, Gary & Mark Dixie opened ‘CASA’ its second furnishings...