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Costa Coffee has become the latest 'food to go' business to join the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

There are still some tickets left for a 'Kick-Start Conference', organised to celebrate the launch of Independent Retailer Month 2012 in July.

Award-winning housewares retailer Jarrold will be hosting a series of cookery demonstrations in its cookshop department this week.

Housewares chain Wilkinson opened a new store at The Galleries Shopping Centre in Washington, Tyneside, on May 24. It will shortly be joined by a branch at Falmouth in Devon on June 21.

Department store group John Lewis has revealed which housewares are currently selling well on its wedding lists.

Housewares manufacturer What More has announced a major milestone in its export endeavours.

Siemens UK has won the gold award in the 'Employee Recognition' category of the Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) Awards 2012, held recently in London.

Cookery book author, AGA doyenne and star of TV's The Great British Bake Off Mary Berry has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

CPLG, the licensing agent for The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), has announced details of a housewares licensing agreement for the award-winning ITV2 reality show with Ethos International.

A consumer press evening for 20 journalists was held on June 14 at London cookery school and events venue L'atelier des Chefs for the Lékué brand, exclusively distributed by JWP in the UK and Ireland.