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After 13 years with Faversham House Group, Housewares Magazine has been bought by a new publishing firm.

North-east retailer La Cookshop of County Durham has opened a second store, in Northumberland.

Villeroy & Boch 's new tableware collections - Lina and Artesano Original - have both been awarded 'honourable mentions' from the Red Dot design awards.

By Robin Clark, Managing Director of R G Bennett & Co

Last weekend 56 towns and more than with over 1,100 retailers across the UK launched the 'Enjoy an Independent Easter' campaign to encourage more shoppers, especially families, to visit their town and village centres and participate in 'Indie Easter Egg Hunts'.

The Forum of Private Business is urging small firms still not ready for the biggest change to the PAYE tax system since its introduction in the 1940s not to ignore the issue and act now.

London kitchenware and hardware store Bert & Betty closed its doors on Saturday March 2 , following four years of trading in the south-east of the capital.

Following the recent merger between the Rainy Day Trust and the Pottery and Glass Trades' Benevolent Fund, Exclusively Housewares has become the latest major brand to sign up as a partner of the charity.

Steamer Trading Cookshop is expecting to open its 30th branch in the late summer, in Glasgow - the largest city in Scotland.

Housewares retailer Lakeland plans to swell its store total by as much as 50% over the next five years, to around 100 UK stores.