Sales of biscuits and crackers have leapt 22% over the past five years, reaching a value of £2.2bn in 2010.
Read More »Portas advice role ‘must not lead to bias’
A government bid to rescue beleaguered high streets must not single out one type of retailer for more support than another.
Read More »Retailers ‘face 10 years of spending squeeze’
Ongoing restrictions on consumer spending could mean that retailers are facing a decade of poor sales growth.
Read More »Kitchen Kapers gets a handle on luxury
New from Kitchen Kapers at Exclusively Housewares will be this new Strate Luxe range of cookware from Cristel.
Read More »JVL links with Country Living for basketware launch
JVL will be launching its luxurious new Country Living basketware collection at Exclusively Housewares.
Read More »Scanlon will develop GreenPan’s Irish sales
GreenPan has further expanded its sales team, appointing housewares sales agent John Scanlon to develop sales in Ireland.
Read More »BIRA sales monitor shows mixed results
The first quarterly sales monitor of the year from the British Independent Retailers Association (formerly BHF-BSSA Group) reveals a balance of good and bad results.
Read More »Product of the Year 2011: winners revealed!
The Gold and Silver awards were handed out yesterday to the host of housewares suppliers that triumphed in the Product of the Year Awards 2011.
Read More »It’s a new launch – but Creative Tops keeps calm
Creative Tops will be using Exclusively Housewares to unveil its new Keep Calm and Carry On textiles, tableware and accessories collection.
Read More »Strong non-food helps drive sales at Sainsbury’s
Its non-food is growing at more than three times the rate of food, Sainsbury's said this week as it released its preliminary results for the year to March 19 2011.
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