Peter Stone has been announced as the new DIY sector director for the British Home Enhancement Trade Association.
Read More »Dining room’s days are numbered says survey
Family meals in the dining room are becoming a distant memory as British homeowners shun the room in favour of the kitchen.
Read More »New website will make Ambiente visits easier
Frankfurt's Ambiente fair has a completely redesigned website with a new layout and greater functionality.
Read More »Dwell could emerge as Habitat buyer
Homewares chain Dwell is said to be interested in buying beleaguered rival Habitat.
Read More »Scottish storage store ‘will be first of hundreds’
Australian homewares retailer Howards Storage World opened its first UK store on Saturday.
Read More »‘Creditable performance’ at Debenhams sees 13.7% profit rise
Debenhams announced today that it had achieved a 13.7% rise in pre-tax profit to £125.2m in the year to August 29 2009.
Read More »RTA md joins Hahn to develop exports
Former RTA Wine Racks managing director Carl Saunders has this week joined cookware supplier Hahn Trading Company as export director.
Read More »TV chefs and scratch cooking boost kitchenware sales
Driven by celebrity chefs and home cooking, the UK kitchenware market grew by 4% in 2008 to an estimated £828m at RSP - an 11.5% increase in value since 2004.
Read More »Shoppers queue all week for John Lewis at Home
Would-be shoppers have been queuing outside the first new John Lewis at Home store all week – even though the doors did not open until 10am today.
Read More »Argos and Homebase results ‘exceed expectations’
The performance of both Argos and Homebase was better than expected in the half year to August 29, Home Retail Group chief executive Terry Duddy said this morning.
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