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Royal Doulton has risen dramatically to take sixth place in this year’s consumer-ranked league table of the UK’s top 500 “Superbrands”.

Woolworths has announced that Steve Johnson will be joining the company as chief executive as of September 1.

The General Trading Company has been bought by the management of former London homewares retailer Mortimers.

Creative Tops will be launching a new range of tablemats to coordinate with its successful V&A fine bone china mugs, at this year's Autumn Fair.

The Really Sensible Trading Company, sole UK importer of Planetary Design’s insulated cafetières and thermal drinkware, will be showing its colourful ranges at the Autumn Fair.

The US Gourmet Housewares Show is changing its location and dates as of next year.

Wrapit’s administrators are investigating whether the business was trading insolvently before its collapse last week, The Sunday Times reported yesterday.

Variety retail chain Wilkinson has confirmed plans to grow its business to become the UK’s largest private retailer by opening a further 200 new stores by 2012.

Wade Ceramics is bringing Indian chef and author Suvir Saran to the BBC Good Food Show in November, where he will be helping to promote Wade’s American Masala lines.

London department store The General Trading Company, which went into administration on July 21, has been sold as a going concern.