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As the economy faces deepening turmoil, new research indicates that the sector likely to be hit hardest by the crisis is retail.

The credit crunch will add extra fervour to spring cleaning this year, sending it to an all-time high.

This year’s DIY & Home Enhancement Suppliers Charity Shoot provides an opportunity to combine an exhilarating day’s shooting with valuable business networking.

Despite growing sales Argos has warned of tougher times ahead in its new financial year.

Smoothies and muffins are now so embedded in the British way of life that the government is using them to help measure inflation.

Dunelm has enjoyed the fastest-growing share within the homewares market and driven half-year profits up by 24%.

The £11.3b homewares market may be one of retail’s smaller sectors, but it has become an intense battleground, concludes Verdict’s new UK Homewares Retailers 2008 report.

PubChef of the Year 2008 Ross Williams has become the latest chef to promote IO Shen Mastergrade knives from Knife Wizard.

Almost half of men believe that a woman’s most important skill is being able to cook.

Electric sauté pans that cook food on any surface, replacing hobs, and electric tables that rise from the floor to either coffee or dining level – just some of the 50-year-old predictions for 21st century living that are now being revisited.