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With millions of people in the UK following a vegetarian diet, and increasing numbers turning vegan, the vocabulary used to describe all things plant is also expanding. To celebrate National Vegetarian Week, which ran from May 13 to May 19, the Collins English Dictionary revealed some of its latest additions: …

Following the news announced yesterday (Thursday May 30) that ProCook is closing the Steamer Trading brand which it saved from administration in January, the housewares chain has shared more details. ProCook originally bought 27 of Steamer Trading’s 38 stores, along with the ecommerce business and head office team. Ten ‘underperforming’ …

A shopkeeper who has worked in the same hardware store for more than six decades is hanging up her apron for the last time today (Friday May 31) to enjoy a well-deserved retirement as the shop shuts after almost a century of service. Joan Muter, aged 84, is reluctantly closing …

Waitrose & Partners is set to introduce an ‘invisible door’ that, it claims, has the potential to save British retailers a combined £1.5 billion per year by reducing their energy bills. Wirth Research’s AirDoor concept prevents warm air being lost from the store during colder temperatures, and cold air being …

Housewares brand Swan has signed Lynsey Crombie aka ‘The Queen of Clean’ to promote its new floorcare collection in partnership with North American vacuum cleaner manufacturer Eureka. Lynsey has fast become one of the UK’s leading ‘cleanfluencers’ after making her debut on hit Channel 4 show ‘Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners’ in …

Amazon.co.uk has released its #SmileItsSummer Trend Report, predicting the experiences, services and products that will make Brits smile this summer. The independent report, commissioned by Amazon.co.uk and informed by Martin Raymond, co-founder of The Future Laboratory, used future-forecasting to identify six key trends for this summer: Fresh is Best The …

The organiser of next month’s co-located London trade shows Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical has revealed that a total of 100 products from exhibitors have been selected as ‘on trend’ by the event’s trend interpreter Scarlet Opus. The trend forecasting agency scoured exhibitors’ product portfolios to identify their top 100. …

IKEA has announced that a highly-anticipated rug designed by Louis Vuitton’s creative director in collaboration with the Swedish homeware giant is available to buy this morning (Friday May 31). The “KEEP OFF” slogan rug, designed by Virgil Abloh, is priced at £400 and is only available to purchase online on …

Housewares chain ProCook announced today (Thursday May 30) that it is closing the Steamer Trading brand. ProCook saved rival retailer Steamer Trading from administration in January, buying 27 of Steamer Trading’s 38 stores, along with the ecommerce business and head office team. Ten ‘underperforming’ stores which were not part of …

Housewares supplier Tramontina has opened its first warehouse in the UK. Located at Dukinfield – a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester- the facility will house an ever-growing product range which, along with its renowned Churrasco Collection of barbecue tools, includes the latest additions to its portfolio such as cookware, utensils …