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Housewares supplier Joseph Joseph has won an HSBC Global Connection Award for Mid-Market Enterprises (MME).

Housewares distributor RKW has named Donna Lima as its new area sales manager for the East Anglia region.

Kitchen appliance specialist Britannia Living is celebrating the 2014 World Cup in Brazil by launching a selection of recipes from competing nations.

Independent Retailer Month is a campaign that runs annually throughout July to highlight the role that smaller independent retailers play in the communities they serve, the local economy they contribute to, and in the retail sector as a whole.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is 'seriously disappointed' that the Government's plan to charge for carrier bags has ignored the advice of the retail industry and predicts that the initiative it will create overly complex system that will confuse shoppers.

This year's Exclusively Housewares show, which took place on June 10 and 11 June in London, has been declared 'a tremendous success' by show organiser Brooke House Exhibitions.

Branded small domestic appliances distributor EPE Group has established Trade Direct Electrical Appliances: a new distributor of branded small domestic appliances to the electrical wholesale and B2B sectors.

Housewares supplier Pyrex is encouraging the nation to 'bring out their best bakes and take a moment to enjoy some homemade family time' during Pyrex National Baking Week, which takes place from October 13 to October 19.

Total sales for Waitrose were 4.6% higher than last year -excluding petrol - for last week (to 7 June);

The team behind two-day London trade show Exclusively Housewares, which wrapped up on Wednesday (June 11), has reported hearing "good things about this year from our fantastic, hard-working exhibitors".