BHETA member Charles Harrison has told HousewaresLive.net that he is seeking election as president of the trade association at its AGM in May.

John Lewis Partnership said today that it had delivered a “market-leading performance” in the year to January 30 2010, driving sales up by 6.5% and pre-tax profit by 9.7%.

Homewares retailer HomeSense is to open its largest UK branch to date, in May.

The Ideal Home Show is capitalising on the boom in home baking by launching a nationwide search for the UK’s Home Baker of the Year.

Fashion and homewares designer Cath Kidston is reported to be negotiating to sell her business in a deal that values the company at approximately £100m.

Distribution of the Australian Women’s Weekly cookery books, currently handled by Australian Consolidated Press (UK), is to change hands.

The value of retail sales rose 2.2% on a like-for-like basis last month over February 2009, when sales had dropped 1.8% owing to snow and consumer caution.

The man behind the hugely-successful Poundland business is launching a new mid-market variety chain whose offer will include kitchenware and other housewares.

Dunelm saw pre-tax profit soar by 69% to £46.2m in the half year to January 2.

Matalan founder John Hargreaves could get a £250m dividend in a deal that would allow him to re-negotiate the company's debts.

Top housewares companies were honoured at a special dinner held during the recent AIS spring show.

New to DKB Household’s range of Zyliss kitchen tools and gadgets is this citrus juicer.

Recently-unveiled additions to DKB Household’s Zyliss kitchen tools and gadgets range include this Smart Slice food slicer.

Zwilling J A Henckels has always been recognised for supplying top quality professional kitchen knives. Now it offers a lot more, including top quality cast iron cookware, top end stainless steel cookware and a large range of professional tools and gadgets along with the knives, the latest addition to which is the Zwilling J A Henckels Twin Profection range.

Founded in 1731, German manufacturer Zwilling J A Henckels has been supplying professional kitchen knives throughout the world. The company has grown considerably, offering a wide choice for the kitchen including professional tools and gadgets, professional knives, top quality stainless steel cookware and cast iron cookware. Just introduced to the UK is the new Zwilling J A Henckels Twin Pure collection of professional tools and gadgets.

Brabantia has introduced a new knife block to complement its line-up of kitchen knives.

For many years, German manufacturer Zwilling J A Henckels has been engineering superb quality professional kitchen knives. Today, it supplies much more, including quality stainless steel cookware, cast iron cookware a diverse range of professional tools and gadgets and professional kitchen knives. The latest piece from Staub (a Zwilling company) is a metallic-look titanium casserole.

German manufacturer Zwilling J A Henckels has been supplying quality professional kitchen knives throughout the world since 1731. It now offers a wide choice of products for the kitchen including cast iron cookware, quality professional kitchen knives, top end tools and gadgets and superior stainless steel cookware.