Natuzzi in Fyshwick will be rebranded later this year so it does not need to rely solely on selling furniture from the Natuzzi franchise based in Italy, according to spokesman Joel Carey.

Rebranding will help the store avoid becoming another empty shopfront in Fyshwick, a suburb now dotted with dozens of ''for lease'' signs.

Since the start of this year, customers at the store have had delays of up to six weeks added to already lengthy waits for their furniture.

Usually, it took about 22 weeks for the furniture to be made, packed and sent to a destination 15,000 kilometres away in Australia.

Mr Carey said some customers recently waited up to 28 weeks.

He said about six customers a month had their orders delayed because the economic downturn in Europe had slowed production.

Retail in Canberra had also been doing it tough, particularly in the ACT's most prominent industrial estate for retail outlets.

''If you drive around Fyshwick you see all the 'for lease' signs,'' Mr Carey said.

''It [trade] is slower than other years. People are more money-conscious.''

No more lengthy delays are expected for customers at the store, which will stock other brands after being renamed in the coming months.

It is not yet confirmed which new brands will be stocked.

In the past two years, a number of Natuzzi stores in Australia have closed.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission records show a number of Natuzzi business names have been cancelled, including stores in Chatswood and Castle Hill.

Late last year, there were reports a Tasmanian Natuzzi store shut its doors, leaving customers wondering if they were ever going to receive their orders.

The 53-year-old Natuzzi brand is Italy's largest furniture maker, with stores worldwide.