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Grunwerg has relaunched its Global website in preparation for the knives’ 25th birthday celebrations next year.

BHETA chief executive David French has announced that he will be leaving the association after a period that will see it review its plans to join the BJGF and relocate from Northampton to Birmingham.

Meyer Group commercial director Mike Thomas has retired after more than 25 years with the company.

The economic climate resulted in a 20% decline in the number of visitors to this month’s Tendence exhibition, with those from abroad falling by about a third.

Housewares are amongst market sectors being targeted by Sainsbury’s in a major new online assault on the non-food market, launched this week.

Hitchen cookshop Colanders has launched a new e-commerce website which it says offers a choice of kitchenware that compares with that of any major department store or other leading site.

John Lewis has kicked off one of the biggest retail recruitment campaigns in Poole this year as it looks for staff for its first new homewares store.

More than 90% of retailers say retail crime has increased over the last 12 months, and more than four-fifths believe the rise has been caused by the recession.

John Horton has been appointed managing director of Amefa (UK), with immediate effect.

This month’s annual Oswestry Food and Drink Festival has notched up another triumph – and the town has cookshop retailer Yossi Gliksman to thank for coming up with the idea in the first place.