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Following updated guidance from the UK Government that garden centres may open, Dobbies Garden Centres has reopened its 54 English stores as of Wednesday 13 May. The move comes quickly after the business reopened its Swansea store and follows the procedures put into place there: The safety of team members …

 While the negative economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the housewares sector remains unchanged (forecast growth in expenditure for 2020 has dropped to minus 14.4% – from £13.6 bn to £11.7 bn compared to 2019), the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s latest weekly Covid-19 financial update shows some …

Following updated guidance from the Welsh Government that garden centres may open. Dobbies Garden Centres reopened its Swansea store on 11 May. The safety of team members and customers remains Dobbies’ number one priority and social distancing measures have been implemented to allow the store to operate safely. There is …

The four weeks from 05 April to 02 May 2020 saw the greatest ever decline in retail footfall as the nation locked down, but there is a shift towards local high streets according to footfall monitor and insights specialist, Springboard. “In the first month in which the UK has been …

A report out today from the John Lewis partnership has shown that kitchen activities have seen a significant rise since lock down began on 23 March. The John Lewis and Waitrose Report reveals how the nation’s behaviour has changed including: Homemade ‘happy hour’ – people recreating bar experiences at home …

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA), which owns the Exclusively Show, is to launch the week-long Exclusively Digital on 6th July as a replacement for 2020’s live show.  All exhibitors who had booked into Exclusively 2020, which was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic have been invited to take …

 The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has launched a campaign to support supplier members on all issues arising from forthcoming legislation on packaging.  Its opening move was to lobby Government on an extension to the consultation period on the proposed Plastic Packaging Tax in the light of the current …

What More UK, the Altham based housewares manufacturer, has experienced strong growth in demand for its home bakeware products. Since lockdown was imposed in the UK on 23 March, the country has had to find new ways to keep busy. This has led to an increased interest in home cooking …

The Rainy Day Trust has joined The 2.6 Challenge that has been set up to replace the London Marathon on 26 April as a fundraiser.  Each year the London Marathon raises about £65 million for small and medium-sized charities. With the cancellation of this iconic event, the organisers have pulled together the …

According to The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s latest weekly Covid-19 financial update for members, forecast growth in housewares and small domestic electricals expenditure for 2020 has now dropped to minus 14.4% – from £13.6 bn to £11.7 bn compared to 2019.  While the overall electricals sector (which includes …