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Cookshop chain Steamer Trading has scooped a major award, being named Emerging Retailer of the Year in the prestigious Retail Week 2009 Awards.

A big supplier of glassware to UK companies, the Slovak lead crystal manufacturer, Slovglass Poltar, has successfully come out of administration.

The East of England Co-op chain has taken knives off the shelves of its 135 stores.

Bentalls is one of five retailers to be named as Global Honorees in this year’s Global Innovator Awards, sponsored by Chicago's International Home + Housewares Show and the International Housewares Association.

Sales of egg cups, egg poachers and omelette pans could be on the up this year, as eggs are predicted to be the only food market that will see double-digit growth in 2009.

Premium tableware supplier Villeroy & Boch is to streamline its operation, but has promised that it will not be shifting its main production out of Europe, despite the tough trading conditions.

Cookshop chain Steamer Trading is taking over the two Marchants Cookware outlets - a move which will take Steamer into two counties where it currently has no presence.

Department store retailer Beales saw like-for-like sales down 4.5% in the 19 weeks to March 14.

Roz McGuinness is now the contact for exhibitors in the Kitchen & Dining sectors of both Autumn and Spring Fairs.

Hardware chain Robert Dyas has called in a business turnaround specialist, fuelling rumours that the retailer is encountering financial problems.