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Home Hardware Southwest has set the dates for this year’s trade shows.

UK housewares manufacturer Thumbs Up Bury is bucking the recession, investing heavily in new machinery and increasing its export drive.

Waterford Wedgwood looks to have found a buyer, with detailed talks now in progress with a New York-based private equity limited partnership.

Home products performed better than all other categories at Marks & Spencer in the 13 weeks to December 27, which saw group sales down 1.2% overall and UK sales falling 3.4%.

Three potential buyers have come forward with a view to buying part or all of Waterford Wedgwood, the group’s administrator says.

ReadyDry, the new fast-drying carpet cleaner from Bissell, changes the ground rules of carpet cleaning, claims the company.

Debenhams' like-for-like sales fell over Christmas, but the department store retailer saw shares rise this morning.

Loss-making tableware and crystal group Waterford Wedgwood has called in the receivers and some of its UK subsidiaries will be placed into administration today.

The UK television retail market grew from £220m in 1999 to £1.4bn in 2008, and is expected to grow further as the switchover to digital television continues.

John Lewis said that the first day of its clearance sale on Saturday December 27 produced a record day's trade.