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Tefal has launched a new recycling scheme with supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. The cookware company is urging the nation to exchange its old pots and pans from now until October 15 in a bid to encourage greater recycling. For the next three weeks, Sainsbury’s will offer customers the chance to recycle …

DKB Household will distribute premium German housewares brand AdHoc in the UK from January 2020. DKB’s parent company Diethelm Keller Group acquired a major stake in AdHoc Entwicklung und Vertrieb GmbH in June. AdHoc will be managed as an independent company within the Diethelm Keller Group. DKB Household global marketing …

Debenhams has opened two new stores in the Middle East, taking its store total in the region to 29 across eight countries. On September 5, the department store group launched a branch trading on 34,374sq ft in Oman within the newly-opened Mall Of Muscat. On September 4, the retailer opened …

Sainsbury’s is launching a new trial this week which, it claims, makes it the first UK retailer to reduce plastic packaging in fresh floral ranges on a large scale. The 12-week trial, which runs into December in 167 stores, marks another step towards the supermarket chain achieving its commitment to …

The latest Payment Survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), launched on September 19, shows that credit card spending overtook cash spending in 2018. Debit cards remain the most popular method of payment, accounting for almost three-in-five transactions. BRC said: ‘The use of cash payments has been falling steadily. Over …

Sales excluding fuel at Waitrose & Partners were down 0.9% last week (to Saturday September 21) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George said: “Rosé wine sales increased last week – perhaps encouraged by the unseasonably warm weather towards the weekend – and …

Total sales at John Lewis & Partners were down 12.4% last week (to Saturday September 21) on the same week last year. The department store group said the performance was due to warmer weather impacting sales of new season products. John Lewis & Partners trading director Simon Coble commented: “Home …

Faithfull scooped the Best Display Stand award at Home Hardware’s Autumn Trade Show, which took place on September 17 at NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. The company won a cash prize of £100, a certificate and a glass trophy. Faithfull donated its prize money to the Alder Hey Children’s Charity. Rebecca …

This week John Lewis & Partners will become the first UK retailer to sell Nestle’s KitKat Chocolatory range of bespoke and handmade KitKats including exclusive ‘Best of British’ bars. At a 2,000sq ft pop-up shop in the department store group’s flagship branch on London’s Oxford Street, customers will be able …

A prize draw held at Home Hardware Southwest’s Autumn Trade Show on September 17 at NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire raised £350 to be split equally between charities Cancer Research and Rainy Day Trust. Home Hardware Southwest said it would like to thank all members, suppliers and staff who generously contributed …