Fashion and interior designer Laura Ashley says it's bought a hotel in Hertfordshire for £5.8 million...
The company wants to turn it into a boutique hotel that will showcase gfabrics, wallpapers and furniture.
The retailer's just unveiled a 2-point-6 percent dip in profits.
Chief operating officer, Seán Anglim, said: "Our plan is to turn it into a Laura Ashley boutique hotel that will
showcase our products from fabrics to wallpapers and furniture."