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Asda has marked the official launch of its new homeware brand George Home with a multi-media ad campaign.

Retail sales fell 1.7% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis in March, according to figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG in their latest retail sales monitor.

Autumn Fair is "in great shape - and growing significantly" according to show organiser i2i Events Group.

A product training day with a difference was hosted by the Cookshop and Housewares Association (CHA) at Eckington Manor Cookery School in Pershore, Worcestershire, on March 24.

Mary Berry is still holding the top spot in 'The Mail on Sunday's list weekly bestsellers list of non-fiction hardbacks.

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is to hold the next event in its extremely successful 'Meet The Buyer' series - this time featuring one of the leading garden centre retailers: The Garden Centre Group.

Sales (excluding petrol) for Waitrose were 20.6% higher than last year in the week to April 5.

As trade builds towards the Easter peak, John Lewis finished the week to April 5 up 9.3% on last year.

John Lewis York opened its doors last week, on Thursday April 10. The 92,000sq ft department store, located at Vangarde Shopping Park in Huntington, is the retailer's 41st shop and the first John Lewis shop to open this year.

Following RKW's acquisition of the Tower brand, the housewares distributor has added a range of cookware products to the Tower range.