The Clearance Zone

The Clearance Zone, home and garden furniture based in Hull

The Clearance Zone is a family-run furniture business operating from a store and warehouse of around 15,000 square feet in Hull, East Yorkshire, and from three other stores of approximately 10,000 square feet each in Bradford, Barnsley and Mexborough. The company sells home and garden furniture both in its local area and nationwide through its website.

A wide range for the home and garden

The company's offering spans several furniture categories. In the living room section there are sofas in various configurations — corner sofas, sofa sets, sofa beds and four, three and two-seater models — as well as armchairs and footstools. The dining catalogue includes tables, chairs and benches, while occasional and living room furniture comprises sideboards and wine racks, TV units, occasional tables, bookcases and shelving, hallway furniture, bar furniture, display cabinets and larder units, occasional chairs, office furniture and mirrors.

In the bedroom area, The Clearance Zone sells beds and mattresses, along with bedroom furniture such as bedsides, blanket boxes, chests of drawers, dressing table collections and wardrobes. It also has a dedicated marble furniture section, with marble dining sets and living and occasional pieces in that material.

Garden furniture and featured brands

The outdoor section brings together dining sets, corner sets, sofas, daybeds, loungers, parasols, accessories and covers, bistro sets, hanging chairs and aluminium sets, as well as all-weather fabrics and casual dining sets. Among the catalogue's references are products from the Maze brand, such as the Oxford Deluxe corner dining set with armchair and ceramic glass rising table, the Oxford dining set with rising table, the Oxford Royal corner dining set with ice bucket, the New York 2-seater aluminium sofa set, the Winchester sunlounger set and the Vancouver 3-seater sets, with and without rising table, in dove grey.

The catalogue also shows sofa ranges such as Fulford and Hampshire, and the Naples 1.6m dining set with bench. The store was advertising an end-of-season sale on garden furniture with discounts of up to 40%.

Direct importing and delivery and installation service

The company imports goods directly from various countries and also works with some of the UK's biggest importers, which according to its presentation allows it to keep costs low and pass those savings on to its selling prices. The Clearance Zone states that it delivers and installs its products with its own teams who know the catalogue and represent the brand.

Among the commercial terms it publishes are a price match promise on all garden furniture, free delivery on orders over £600 and the option to pay in three instalments via PayPal.

Retail network and customer service

The company keeps four stores open and serves customers both online and in store. Its presentation highlights the intention to offer a personal service to every customer, whether they buy through the website or at its premises, and cites customer retention as a central objective. The company states that it has thousands of Facebook followers and numerous five-star reviews which, according to its own account, back up its prices and service.

Customer testimonials collected on the site mention order confirmation, delivery updates and calls, punctual delivery, the variety of the offering, the attentiveness of staff and the relationship between quality and price. The company operates under the name Clearancezone Direct Limited.

Headquarters and stores

Hull store: 4 New Cleveland Street, Hull, HU8 7EX

Bradford store: Lower Ground Floor, Sticker Lane, Bradford, BD4 8DN

Mexborough store: Swinton Road, Mexborough, S64 9JB · Email: info@czliving.co.uk

Barnsley store: Peel Street, Barnsley, S70 2RL