13 Facts About MFI Group

MFI Group Limited was a British furniture retailer, operating under the MFI brand.

MFI Group was one of the largest suppliers of kitchens and bedroom furniture in the United Kingdom, and operated mainly in retail parks in out of town locations.

Also in MFI Group took full control of Hygena in 1987, buying Healey out for £200 million.

MFI Group Retail gained a new rival in October 1987, when Swedish furniture retailer IKEA began trading in Britain, and expanded over the coming years.

MFI Group Retail was the subject of a second management buyout in September 2008, but by this stage the British economy was sliding into recession, unemployment was rising and retail sales were falling.

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Early on 25 November 2008, the BBC first reported the possibility of MFI Group Retail going into administration, with MFI Group desiring a three-month rent free period from landlords.

MFI Group was unable to confirm what would happen to consumers with pending orders.

MFI Group was one of the largest suppliers of installed appliances in the United Kingdom with its own brand "Diplomat".

New and exclusive to MFI Group was its "Space Genie" range which were ingenious storage solutions for the kitchen and bedroom.

MFI Group sold beds directly from Silentnight, Rest Assured and Layezee, and sold dining furniture from The Chair Company.

MFI Group Retail had been criticised for the excessive frequency and length of its sales.

MFI Group Retail was known for being one of the first ever companies to be investigated by the BBC programme Watchdog.

In September 2007, MFI Group Retail was forced to withdraw a television advert featuring a woman slapping her husband in the face twice and shouting at him for leaving the toilet seat up.