A homeware retail giant that seemed consigned to the history books looks like making a comeback after a £3million swoop by new investors.
Kitchens and furniture firm MFI became a favourite for homemakers across the UK since first opening in the mid-Sixties - only to collapse when recession hit in 2008.
Intense competition from DIY rivals such as Ikea was also blamed for MFI's failure, 44 years after starting out as a mail order service in 1964 as Mullard Furniture Industries.
Yet now its shops could be returning to high streets and retail parks following new investment from Lancashire-based online eCommerce company Victoria Plumbing.
That firm took over MFI in May last year and has now revealed plans for relaunches in the second half of 2026.
