Episode 29: Nick Bianchi, Director of the iconic furniture retailer Arighi Bianchi

Money Talks with Liam Halligan

Money Talks – a series of interviews with Liam Halligan, Economics and Business Editor of GB News.

In this episode, Liam talks to Nick Bianchi, Director of the iconic furniture retailer Arighi Bianchi, based in Macclesfield, around 15 miles south of Manchester. Nick is a direct descendant of Antonio Bianchi, a cabinet maker from Lake Como, who left Italy in the mid-nineteenth century to settle in this Cheshire market town, getting together with another Italian family to establish Arighi Bianci in 1854.

In this wide-ranging discussion, Nick discusses the advantages of running a family-owned business, how the company fared during lockdown, and Arighi Bianchi’s ongoing pivot towards online retailing.

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