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Waitrose sales (excluding petrol) in the week to November 30 were up by 4.7% on last year. Waitrose.com also performed well with online sales up by 34%.

JWP has been appointed UK distributor for the Gimi ranges of ironing boards, airers and shopping trolleys.

Housewares chain Heal's is presenting a series of in-store events in the run-up to Christmas.

The countdown has started to the UK's first Small Business Saturday on December 7 with independent companies in communities around the country preparing to be in the national spotlight.

Latest figures from Ipsos Retail Performance in the run-in to Christmas show shoppers have been out in force early this year.

Heston Blumenthal's latest advert for supermarket chain Waitrose - which made its debut yesterday (December 4) - revealed that five hidden tickets have been placed inside a signature box of chocolates that the award-winning chef has created for the grocer this Christmas.

John Lewis will be opening two food concessions as part of a move to significantly develop its food offer and create inspiration for customers visiting its shops.

A veteran of the world of housewares retailing is the latest addition to the line-up of speakers at The Housewares Conference 2014.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay got stirred up on BBC1's The One Show last night when he used the new Stirio gadget from Unikia in Norway to mix a sauce.

Figures released by Homebase show that in the lead-up to Christmas, sales of toilet seats across the nation have surged by over a quarter for the past two years.