Wolverhampton charity Power Pleas is the recipient of a new electric wheelchair, thanks in part to help from Kuhn Rikon managing director John Margetts.
Read More »Denby is best at supply and retail
Denby Pottery has been named Tabletop Supplier of the Year for the second year running by AIS.
Read More »Housewares prices polarising, conference told
Middle-market cookware is being squeezed by value and top-end alternatives, delegates at this week’s Housewares Conference learned.
Read More »Garden centres ‘want bigger share of housewares’
"The garden industry is a potentially serious player in the housewares industry," according to leading garden industry expert, Neil Gow.
Read More »Worthit! and multi-channel improve Woolworths’ fortunes
Woolworths Group increased sales 8.5% to £2.97b in the year to February 2 2008, while profit before tax and exceptional items rose from £7.3m in the previous year to £14.9m. Pre-tax profit after exceptional items fell from £16.0m to £11.7m.
Read More »Be bold in building your brand, urges Sur La Table chief
Housewares retailers should be bold, take risks and believe in themselves, according to Kathy Tierney, ceo of Sur La Table – the fastest-growing cookshop chain in the US.
Read More »First Housewares Conference wins praise from delegates
More than 120 delegates packed into the ballroom of the Millennium Mayfair Hotel in London yesterday for the inaugural Housewares Conference - and gave the event a resounding thumbs up!
Read More »Heston services roadside restaurants
Outlandish chef Heston Blumenthal has signed a two-year deal with Channel 4 to present a series of programmes.
Read More »Now Jamie teams up with Neff
Built-in appliance brand leader Neff is teaming up with Jamie Oliver and Royal Worcester in a new promotion.
Read More »‘Pan amnesty’ set to boost sales and help charity
The Professional Cookware Company has launched a new-pans-for-old scheme.
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