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Autumn Fair International welcomed over 1,500 exhibitors and almost 30,000 retailers from 80 countries.

The Great British Bake Off effect has been whipping up demand for home baking products at Waitrose, which have soared by 12% at the supermarket chain.

The cooler weather in the early part of the week to September 21 "certainly hit the mark for our autumn assortments," according to John Lewis.

Fenwick, Leekes and Philip Morris are among the first independent retailers selected to join housewares supplier Brabantia's new exclusive Platinum Partners scheme.

Hot on the heels of Kitchen Craft's website redevelopment (using HTML5 technology), the housewares supplier has found themselves included on the home page of Cart Craze, which 'showcases the best designed ecommerce and shopping cart websites from around the world'.

Denby Group has appointed Ruth Posey as national sales manager for the UK and Republic of Ireland for its brands of Denby, Burleigh, Poole and Hartley Green.

A record number of 371,000 Cookshop catalogues have been ordered by Home Hardware Southwest retailers.

Lakeland has opened the doors to its first store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the Mall of Dharhan in Dammam, Eastern Province.

The kitchen's role in the home has changed dramatically over the years, according to new research from B&Q.

Waitrose has announced that it will again be working alongside Delia Smith.