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This week's floods left one Sheffield housewares supplier counting the cost - and another counting its blessings.

Irish crystal and luxury tableware maker Waterford Wedgwood has halved its annual pre-tax losses and expects to return to profit, it said today.

Kettering-based housewares company Austin White was hit by flash floods on Thursday June 14.

Kate Carrick is retiring from John Lewis Partnership next month after 33 years with the company.

As floods raged through the streets of Sheffield yesterday the two partners in Abbotts Cookshop in the city spent the afternoon and early evening battling against the rising waters.

Members of the Cookshop and Housewares Association rose to the challenge of demonstrating their expertise in last week's European-cuisine-themed 2007 CHA Independents Day.

Emap TPS, organiser of the first Summer Fair London, has declared it a success.

Consumer spending power is continuing to be squeezed - meaning there will be no let-up in pressure on retailing.

Fuchsia and orange are the latest colours for the Bugatti Diva coffee maker, Volo toaster and Vela blender.

Tabletop Group chief executive David French has been voted to remain president of the British Hardware & Housewares Manufacturers' Association for an unprecedented third term, to oversee the restructuring of the association.