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A new national accounts manager has joined the Rayware team.

Tableware supplier Creative Tops and its Hong Kong operation, Creative Tops Far East, have been acquired by Lifetime Brands, one of the largest tabletop, home décor and kitchenware organisations in the US.

Football superstar David Beckham is to be the new face of Sainsbury's, stepping into the role that Jamie Oliver is quitting at the end of this year.

The US kitchenware, tabletop and homewares chain Crate & Barrel has mothballed its plans to enter the UK market.

John Lewis is championing home-manufactured merchandise with the launch of a Made in UK identifier - and is looking to ramp up the number of UK-made products it offers.

Dozens more housewares products have now been added to the Best Sellers listings on HousewaresLive.net.

Forma House has taken advantage of a rare opportunity to feature product on one of the UK's biggest television shows, snapping up the chance to reach nearly 20m consumers.

John Lewis today announced plans to open a new 100,000sq ft department store in York as early as autumn 2013.

The Prince of Wales heard about plans for a significant boost to sales of Burleighware last week when he visited the historic Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, where it is made.

Retail employment suffered its sharpest quarterly fall in two years in the third quarter of this year, with the worst drops being experienced by non-food retailers.