en-gb The latest from HousewaresLive.net http://www.HousewaresLive.net Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:54:48 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=12 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=12 by Jane Oliphant - Retailers could be forgiven for feeling pretty angry about the way government is going about tackling the problem of knife crime. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:54:48 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=10 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=10 by Jane Oliphant - Here we go again, I thought, when I read the recent national press reports on a possible link between non-stick cookware and people with thyroid problems. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:21 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=9 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=9 by Jane Oliphant - The start of the new decade has brought mixed fortunes for retailers. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:31:01 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=7 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=7 by Jane Oliphant - Two snippets of news that dropped into my inbox this week caused me to raise an eyebrow. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:57:11 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=6 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=6 by Jane Oliphant - I really enjoyed talking to David Odell, who jointly owns Odell's ironmonger's in Stony Stratford, a couple of weeks ago. He and his brother have developed an old outbuilding they own next to the shop and opened up a little cookshop in it. They'd always done kitchenware before, but David told me that giving it its own focus and adding in some new ranges had sent takings through the roof - they're about 500% up on what they had been. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:36:08 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=5 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=5 by Yossi Gliksman - "It always comes to he who waits." Whatever the mood, and however we all speculate, Christmas trade always turns up. Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:08:51 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=4 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=4 by Jane Oliphant - Feeling confused about Christmas? No, I'm not talking about whether this year's seasonal window display should be green and red or black and gold, or what the top gadget stocking filler will be - or even whether to forget the turkey order this year and go down the pub instead. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:48:54 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=3 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=3 by Jane Oliphant - Forget all the frequently-contradictory figures put out by the likes of the Office for National Statistics, the British Retail Consortium, the big mortgage lenders, etc, etc. Consumer confidence is on the up, and that's guaranteed, according to Mintel's latest report on the bottled water market. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:25:53 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=2 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=2 by Yossi Gliksman - Is there anybody out there that could explain to me how to enforce the under-age knife selling law online? Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:53:11 GMT http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=1 http://www.HousewaresLive.net/blog/view_entry.asp?id=1 by Jane Oliphant - Hello, and welcome to the brand new look of HousewaresLive.net, with its sleek design, fresh graphics, easier-to-navigate pages and wider layout. And, of course, new features such as our fun pages (only to be used during lunch breaks and inbetween customers, of course!) and this blog page. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:48:06 GMT