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Katie Smith of Cooking Marvellous in Shrewsbury has been named the Cookshop & Housewares Association Young Retailer of the Year for 2012.

With the deadline for applications now past, hundreds of towns are waiting to hear if they have been successful in their bid to become a so-called Portas Pilot.

The Zyliss Fast Cut Herb Tool has won a prestigious Red Dot award for excellence in product design.

The British Independent Retailers Association has confirmed its support of the international campaign to encourage consumers to shop at their local independent shops throughout this July.

The Sheffield-based electrical goods wholesaler and national distributor Inman & Co has been closed down after going into administration.

DuPont Consumer Finishes, with its Teflon non-stick coating systems for cookware and bakeware, is launching a new national award scheme to recognise excellence among the chefs, home economists and food technologists of the future.

Ikea has taken the crown from John Lewis as the nation's favourite retailer, according to a major new poll.

A brother and sister who inherited a fortune from the German coffee and general merchandise retail chain Tchibo are reported to want to buy WMF.

The new Tefal Fresh Express is receiving a boost from a major television advertising campaign.

Sainsbury's is adding further fuel to the nation's ongoing passion for baking with the launch of a new website dedicated to the craft.