ScS owner Poltronesofà is set to complete its £57m refurbishment programme of the retailer’s 96 UK stores next month.

It forms part of the group’s wider overhaul of the ScS business following its acquisition of the furniture specialist in January last year.

The transformation of the brand includes modernising its store estate on the style of the group’s 310 stores across Europe, as well as providing detailed training for all its salespeople.

Poltronesofà said the product and store overhaul has also been accompanied by a strategic focus on the core sofa offering, which saw it withdraw from flooring and dining last July.

It added that the 60 ScS stores that have undergone upgrades this year have delivered “significant sales increases”.

As a result, Poltronesofà said the UK brand was performing “in line with management expectations”, with a close to breakeven EBITDA performance on sales of £233m in the 11 months from the acquisition date.

ScS is also seeing a return to orders growth in the current year at its refitted stores and expects to be profitable in 2026.

Poltronesofà Group CFO Luca Mazzotti said: “The financial strength of the Poltronesofà business across Europe gives us the ability to invest for growth in the UK and we are already reaping the benefits of that investment.

“Over 30 years in business we have two burning obsessions – the quality of our products and delivering value to our customers. Now we are bringing those two obsessions to our UK customers with amazing store experiences and a superb new range of products and fabrics.

“Poltronesofà acquired ScS to enter a key market and support the next stage of its development, providing the capital needed to accelerate its ambitions. This significant investment – in product, stores and staff – shows us delivering on those promises.”