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Marks & Spencer is to slash its dividend to shareholders by a third - from 22.5p to 15p per share - in the face of what executive chairman Stuart Rose described as "an uncertain economic outlook."
Read More »Lawsons celebrates 30 years
Independent housewares and hardware chain Lawsons will celebrate 30 years in Totnes later this month, having opened the branch in 1979.
Read More »Housewares companies triumph in the Industry Awards
Companies from across the housewares spectrum were celebrating on Friday as they walked away from the 2009 Industry Awards bearing a Gold or Silver accolade for their new product.
Read More »Knife shopkeeper gets curfew for under-age sale
A Llandudno shopkeeper has had a curfew imposed on him as a result of selling a knife, reports Hardware Today.
Read More »US court drops ‘toxic Teflon’ lawsuit
A US lawsuit against DuPont claiming that the company’s Teflon non-stick coating was harmful to health has been thrown out.
Read More »Three new appointments at Red Rose Cookware
Red Rose Cookware has strengthened its field sales team.
Read More »Record year for Co-Op sees sales up 15%
The Co-Operative Group has pushed sales up by 15% to top the £10bn mark, in a record year that has seen it “come into its own”.
Read More »Retail footfall rise enjoys a five-year high
April enjoyed the strongest year-on-year rise in retail footfall for over five years, according to figures just released.
Read More »John Lewis to launch up to 30 homewares stores
John Lewis is investing £6m in launching a new shop format focusing exclusively on the home sector, including kitchenware.
Read More »Cookware to expand as Swanage store moves into Woolies
Nixons Hardware of Swanage, Dorset is moving into the former Woolworths store in Station Road in the town.
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