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Cookware is amongst items that people buy in sales but never use – and which tot up to over £85 a head.

The cost of employee absenteeism caused by the freezing weather conditions could amount to at least £230m a day.

Lakeland is set to make its first foray overseas with a new store in Dubai.

VAT returned to its 17.5% level on New Year’s Eve, but major retailers are proving reluctant to be seen passing the additional tax on to customers.

JWP has been celebrating the success of its Poachpod, sales of which exceeded 1.2m pieces in 2009.

Most 2009 Christmas dinners were cooked by men - if the predictions of pre-festive-season research were correct.

The recession-led return to traditional comfort eating has boosted the popularity of the humble potato.

The organiser of Spring Fair is freezing exhibitor rates for the 2011 show, extending the initiatives it introduced for next year’s event.

The team behind the Dragons' Den television programme is looking for entrepreneurs from within the housewares industry to feature in its new series.

Laura Ashley saw like-for-like sales up 4.9% in the first 19 weeks of the second half of its year to December 12.