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Credit insurer Atradius is refusing to cover suppliers to House of Fraser.

The average US household spent $609 on housewares in 2008 - a 0.7% increase from the previous year.

John Lewis has named Andrew Murphy as its new director, retail operations.

Asda is reportedly planning to ramp up openings of its Asda Living format to reach its goal of being the retail leader in non-food within five years.

With less than four months to go before Scotland’s new non-domestic knife sales law comes into force retailers are still trying to find out what constitutes a non-domestic knife.

Founded in 1731, German manufacturer Zwilling J A Henckels has been supplying professional kitchen knives throughout the world. The company has grown considerably, offering a wide choice for the kitchen including professional tools and gadgets, professional knives, top quality stainless steel cookware and cast iron cookware. Just introduced to the UK is the new Zwilling J A Henckels Twin Pure collection of professional tools and gadgets.

Brabantia has introduced a new knife block to complement its line-up of kitchen knives.

Villeroy & Boch has laid out its plans for a major new consumer advertising campaign this year.

The Direct Company has continued its decade-long run of growth with an increase in turnover of over 12% in 2009 - despite trading through the worst year that many businesses can remember.

Pyrex manufacturer Arc International has sold its UK distribution business, Arc International Tableware UK.