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Sustainability will be the most significant trend in products next autumn and winter, according to new research carried out by Spring Fair International.

Home cooking will benefit next year from a growing desire by people to simplify their lives.

Bakeware and utensils specialist Utensa has announced the appointment of two new members of its team.

Department store retailer Beales has opened a Salt & Pepper shop-within-a-shop at its Horsham branch - the first time the European concept has been seen in full in the UK.

The economic downturn is seeing shopping being transformed from a pleasant experience into a frustrating one, as some people can no longer afford the things they want.

Morphy Richards has been awarded the prestigious Which? Best Buy for its Advanced Finish iron.

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.

John Lewis has announced plans to open its first new shop outside the UK - a full-line department store in Dublin city centre.

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.

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.