Fiskars’ Kitchen Devils knife brand is launching the The Kitchen Crumpet Awards to encourage the public to go online, vote for their favourite chef and to win.
Read More »John Lewis signs up for Dublin
John Lewis has announced plans to open its first new shop outside the UK - a full-line department store in Dublin city centre.
Read More »Financial crisis rips into Williams-Sonoma sales
Major US kitchenware retailer and catalogue operator Williams-Sonoma says it is “reacting aggressively” to the economic downturn, which has progressively slashed sales over the past three months.
Read More »Top tea tips to cut kettle-boiling waste
With the average tea drinker boiling twice the amount of water needed for every one of the 165m cups of tea consumed daily, sustainable business organisation Envirowise is calling on office workers to become more resource conscious when making their brew.
Read More »41% will cut Christmas spending, says Mintel
Christmas retail sales this year will stagnate, showing 0% growth - a marked contrast to the average 5% growth in seasonal spending seen each year since the start of the millennium.
Read More »New JVL door mats are kind to the environment
New from JVL are these Ecoir door mats, which are both eco-friendly and bio-degradable.
Read More »Arthur Price chalks up best-ever sales
Arthur Price is bucking the downturn, having in September achieved its biggest-ever monthly sales performance in its trade division and opened over 120 new accounts.
Read More »Administrators secure buyer for remaining Rosebys stores
Administrators of the Rosebys group of companies have sold 77 of the textile retailer’s outlets nationwide, and all their stock, to a subsidiary of Edinburgh Woollen Mill.
Read More »Wrapit’s debts revealed but creditors will get nothing
Housewares suppliers owed money following the collapse of wedding list company Wrapit are unlikely to see any of it, according to its administrators.
Read More »HousewaresLive.net viewing figures break all records
HousewaresLive.net has chalked up yet another record-breaking week of viewing figures.
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