Lakeland has shared its customers’ favourite housewares products. Top of the list of the housewares chain’s ‘best-selling helpers for the kitchen’ is the Lakeland Pasta Machine (£26.99), followed by 20 Soup ‘N’ Sauce Bags (£5.99), Microplane Graters (£14.99 each), Foodsaver Stream Appliance Vacuum Saver (£139.99), CRUX Precision Touch Kettle (£99.99), …
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Lakeland has reported a 70% rise in sales of pineapple prepping tools in April compared with the previous month. The housewares chain predicts that ‘pineapple mash’ is set to be huge this summer, as avocado lovers look for the next trend in cooking. He retailer notes that mashed pineapple is …
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The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has revealed plans to hold a members’ forum featuring Lakeland buying and merchandising director Samm Swain as guest speaker. BHETA said Samm will share the housewares chain’s ‘latest plans and strategic thinking in relation to the current market’. She will also highlight opportunities …
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Two housewares retailers teased customers by unveiling new products last Sunday (April 1). Housewares chain Lakeland announced on its Twitter feed that it was launching its ‘first ever window cleaning solution, created using the waters from beautiful Lake Windermere – just down the road from our head office’. But a …
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Mary Portas looked back at some of last year’s biggest shopping trends in the Channel 4 documentary ‘What Britain Bought in 2017’, which aired on December 28. In the show, the retail consultant presented a review of the stand-out products on the nation’s £7.5 billion a week shopping list, from …
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‘House Beautiful’ magazine celebrated the best in homes and interiors at its annual awards ceremony, held at IET London: Savoy Place last Thursday (November 16). The event was hosted by celebrity gardener and broadcaster David Domoney, who revealed the names of the following House Beautiful Awards 2017 winners: Home retailer …
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Housewares chain Lakeland has released a statement following the news that it posted a 6.5% slump in sales to £167 million in the year to December 31 2016. The Cumbria-based specialist retailer, which operates 68 stores nationwide, said: ‘As consumer confidence trackers reported throughout 2016, political uncertainty impacted consumer appetite, …
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A letter from a long-time customer has inspired Lakeland to recreate the design of its vintage style citrus juicer. Jenny Parnham wrote to the housewares chain describing a vintage juicer that had been in her family since at least the 1950s. She still used it regularly and wondered if Lakeland …
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Lakeland highlights two big housewares trends in its newly launched ‘Kitchen and Around The Home – Autumn 2017’ catalogue: The 68-strong specialist chain notes that ‘shimmering, glittery and rainbow-coloured unicorn cakes are one of the coolest – and definitely the most enchanting – baking trends this year’. The retailer has …
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Lakeland’s ‘Kitchen and Around The Home – Autumn 2017’ catalogue features more than 100 new kitchen arrivals across its baking, cooking , food prep and small electricals categories. The front cover of the housewares chain’s 232-page catalogue features an image of the new and exclusive Lakeland Touchscreen Air Fryer (£79.99) …
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