Martin Harris, whose flooring tycoon father Lord (Philip) Harris of Peckham set up Carpetright in 1988, was a former director at the firm before stepping away and setting up rival chain Tapi in 2015.

Tapi Carpets full-year losses widen to £15.3m. However, full-year revenue rise to £79 million Tapi Carpets blamed its deepening losses on the “period of rapid rollout” from 2018.

It has, however, reiterated plans to become the UK’s leading carpet and flooring operator within five years. Tapi closed its doors to the public on March 23 but started reopening some of its 137 ...

Three-year old floorings chain Tapi Carpets has laid off staff, as it is struck by the same torrid market conditions that hurt its rival Carpetright and other retailers.

Homebase has struck a deal for the first in-store concessions since the disastrous ownership of Wesfarmers came to an end earlier this year.

Martin Harris has been dashing about carpet shops too much to spend time with his three-year-old grandson lately. Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Tapi Carpets has recorded strong sales growth in its second half, leading to the retailer’s first-ever profit for 2020. The flooring specialist saw a 30% sales uplift year on year, which it attributed ...

Tapi and John Lewis have joined forces to introduce Tapi concessions within John Lewis department stores. The first concession has opened at John Lewis & Partners on London’s Oxford Street, with 16 ...

Tapi Carpets returned to profit in its latest annual results, marking its first operating profit outside of Covid. The carpet retailer saw profit spike by almost £10m for the year ended 31 ...

Tapi Carpets has embarked on a new partnership with publisher Hearst UK on the launch of 12 exclusively designed carpet collections under the House Beautiful and Country Living brands. The ...