Tapi Carpets

Tapi was launched in 2015 by Martin Harris to be “a breath of fresh air” in the world of carpet and flooring retailing. In 2024, it bought rival Carpetright out of administration in a multimillion-pound deal and selected 54 stores to take over from the retailer. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Tapi and the home and DIY sector.

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News
John Lewis launches in-store partnership with flooring specialist Tapi
2025-01-17T00:01:00+00:00By George MacDonald
John Lewis has struck a partnership with floorcoverings retailer Tapi, which will open concessions in the department store group’s shops, Retail Week can reveal.
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Tapi has turned a profit for the first time outside of the pandemic
2024-10-01T16:38:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Tapi has turned a profit for first time outside of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite shoppers’ subdued appetite for big-ticket home improvements.
News
Carpetright customers owed £8m in outstanding orders
2024-09-18T06:29:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora
Carpetright owes nearly £8m in outstanding orders to 21,000 customers with the majority of them expected not to be refunded, the company director’s statement of affairs revealed.

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News

Bensons for Beds has snapped up Carpetright stores and will aim to rescue jobs

2024-08-07T11:44:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Bensons for Beds has snapped up almost 20 Carpetright stores in the wake of the carpet retailer’s collapse.

Opinion

‘There’s a grim irony in Carpetright’s collapse, but don’t blame founder Lord Harris’

2024-07-23T14:42:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Carpet king Lord Harris built Carpetright, then went into business against it. As Tapi takes control of Carpetright assets from the administrator, some may see Harris as a Brutus figure – but that would be wrong, says George MacDonald

Tapi has opted out of Ireland and the Channel Islands in the Carpetright buyout
2024-07-23T13:28:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Carpetright: full list of stores rescued from administration by Tapi
2024-07-23T11:45:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Tapi has bought Carpetright but many jobs and stores are still at risk
2024-07-22T13:03:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Exclusive: More than half of Carpetright’s stores could be at risk in a Tapi deal
2024-07-19T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Interview: How Tapi Carpets founder Martin Harris is tapping into a new era
2022-10-17T05:30:00+01:00By Rosie Shepard
Ranking: The top 20 retailers to work for in the UK in 2022, according to employees
2022-07-28T05:00:00+01:00By Grace Bowden
Tapi Carpets set to register first-ever profit
2021-01-07T12:48:00+00:00By Rosie Shepard
Tapi Carpets backers invest £16m as it eyes route to profitability
2020-06-08T16:06:00+01:00By Rosie Shepard

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