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Housewares chain ProCook has announced the proposed closure of two of its stores, at Eastbourne in East Sussex and Thame in Oxfordshire. Founder Daniel O’Neill said: “We are very sad to announce that we will soon be closing our Eastbourne and Thame shops. For the past few months we’ve been …

Housewares chain ProCook is permanently closing the Steamer Trading brand, which it saved from administration in January. ProCook originally bought 27 of Steamer Trading’s 38 stores, along with the ecommerce business. Ten underperforming Steamer Trading stores which were not part of the sale closed immediately. One store in Knightsbridge, trading …

Housewares retailer ProCook has announced the launch of a linked not-for-profit organisation that supports the eradication of single-use plastic products from Britain’s beaches and promotes the use of reusable products. The ‘Life’s a Beach’ organisation has been set up by ProCook owner Daniel O’Neill. He said: “It’s vitally important that …

Housewares chain ProCook has announced its financial year-end figures for 2017/2018. Overall sales were up 20% including a 10% like-for-like increase, taking total revenue for the business to over £25 million. ProCook attributes the result to a strong performance by its ecommerce channels, which grew by 43%. Building on its …

ProCook has reported that its headline sales grew by 28% in the eight weeks of peak trading (incorporating Black Friday, the Christmas build-up and post-Christmas Sale). The result was driven by a 35% rise in online sales and 17% lift in retail sales, with like-for-like sales up 12.5%. The housewares …

Specialist multi-channel housewares retailer ProCook is celebrating after winning an award at the 2017 ECMOD Direct Commerce Awards. For the second consecutive year, ProCook scooped the prize of best multi-channel brand with annual sales of £15 million-£30 million B2C (business to consumer). Organised by Direct Commerce Magazine and supported by …