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Homeware and fashion retailer Cath Kidston opened its new London flagship store on December 5.

Homeware and fashion retailer Anthropologie has opened its first English store outside London.

US homeware and furniture retailer West Elm, a member of the Williams-Sonoma portfolio of brands, opened its first European store in London on December 5.

Meyer and Dexam have been confirmed as the first two suppliers to host demonstration sessions at the 2014 CHA (Cookshop & Housewares Association) Independents’ Day.

Retail associations have reacted positively to Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, in which he announced a cap on business rate rises for next year of 2% and said that reform of the system is on the agenda for the 2017 revaluation, with a discussion paper coming out in Spring 2014.