Household furniture retailer MFI is set to return to the British high street after nearly two decades since it collapsed into administration.
Owner Victorian Plumbing said the brand will relaunch in the second half of 2026.
The bathroom specialist said MFI’s product range fits with its existing customer base and that it will invest £3m into people and property ahead of the brand’s return to market.
The MFI brand and domain name was acquired by Victorian Plumbing when it snapped up its rival Victoria Plum out of administration last year.
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The furniture retailer collapsed into administration during the 2008 financial crisis. At its peak, MFI operated over 200 stores and delivered more than 50 million items per year across the UK.
The retailer was founded in the 1960s and became synonymous with the growing trend for buying flatpack furniture.
Victorian Plumbing chief executive and founder Mark Radcliffe said: “I am very excited about the upcoming re-invention of MFI, allowing us to tap in to more of the £20bn UK Homewares market.
“Our dedicated and ambitious team, decades of e-commerce knowledge and best-in-class proprietary software, together with the recognisable MFI brand, will help to deliver our strategic ambition over the medium-term.”
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