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News Archive - February  2008


A new chopping board made from 100% recycled cardboard - and which is also completely dishwasher safe - is unique, claims the...


A harmless bit of fun or in seriously bad taste at breakfast time?


Nordicware president David Dalquist was interviewed on the US television channel 5 Eyewitness News earlier this month in a re...


Paton Calvert has refuted what it says are "opportunist rumours" being spread by competitors about the state of its business.


Asda has announced that it will create 9,000 new jobs this year - many through store openings that will include 10 more Asda ...
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TK Maxx's US parent The TJX Companies grew sales 7% in the year to January 26 2008.


First it was the swimming pool, and then it was the hot tub; now the latest garden must-have is the outdoor kitchen.


Filming has just begun on a new BBC MasterChef series.


A skillet, a blender and a rice cooker walked away with the three newly-introduced Best of the Best awards at this month's US...


Bakeware and utensils brands Bennett's, Fox Run, Dunnetts and WonderBake have come together under a new umbrella group, Utens...


Ethical trading is consumers' number one concern, according to a new survey of issues surrounding food shopping.


New Daihatsu cars and a Mini are being offered by Pyrex in two in-store promotions for 2008.


UK retailing faces one of its toughest years ever as the sector tries to swallow a dangerous cocktail of intense competition,...


The role of garden centres in housewares retailing is an increasingly hot topic in our industry, so The Housewares Conference...


Beleaguered Waterford Wedgwood has today warned of reduced sales and profits in advance of its annual financial results to Ma...


Brabantia is running its first television advertising campaign this spring.


US celebrity chefs will be out in force at next month's International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago.


Jamie Oliver's former house, used for filming the Naked Chef programmes, is up for sale.


Housewareslive.net is delighted to announce that Gaggia is the latest company to lend their support to this year's inaugural ...


The BHF Group's buying arm, The Direct Company, has topped the 20m turnover barrier.


Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson have been voted the dishes of the day in a poll to find the celebrities people would m...


Supermarket Morrisons has grown its market share.


The BHF Finance website has been revamped with a new look and content.


Police are hunting thieves who snatched 250,000 of diamonds from the Spring Fair on Sunday.


Difficult trading conditions at the end of last year look set to worsen in the first quarter of 2008, according to the KPMG/S...


In a bid to reduce its portfolio of smaller stores Tchibo intends to dispose of almost half of them.


This year's Exclusively Housewares will present "the show's strongest line-up so far", according to show director, Pam Plant....


The return of darker, grained woods will be the key trend in kitchens this year, according to kitchen manufacturer and retail...


JML has bought two more television shopping channels from Sky's Electronic Programming Guide.


Tesco is set to open a new Homeplus store in Preston.
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