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John Lewis has revealed plans for a flexible format department store in Oxford city centre.

For the second year running, Kenwood is running its Disaster Chef competition: a nationwide contest to find the nation's most useless cooks and transform their culinary skills.

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is to hold a members' forum on Thursday September 26, featuring Matthew Canwell, director of buying at Lakeland, as guest speaker.

Breville Group Limited (Australia) has launched a new brand of small appliances in the UK, produced in partnership with three-Michelin starred chef Heston Blumenthal.

Small electricals company Magimix has appointed Jonathan Burrage as managing director of Magimix UK.

Following a successful second show in Manchester, the Cake & Bake Show has further reason to celebrate after picking up two industry awards last month.

Cookshop chain Kitchens is encouraging customers to celebrate Real Bread Maker Week, which kicked off on Saturday May 11 and runs until Friday May 17.

Three of Britain's top chefs - Tom Kitchin, Theo Randall and Michel Roux Jr - are going back to catering college in a new TV series that starts tonight on BBC2.

Footfall in non-food stores across high streets, shopping centres and retail parks rose by 1.7% in April over March, but suffered a decline of 8.7% year-on-year, according to figures released by Ipsos in its latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI).

John Lewis has announced plans to develop its vocational qualifications programme through the 'University of John Lewis'.