Alno Group up for sale
Alno AG has issued a statement saying that it has hired a mergers and acquisitions – M&A – consultant to oversee a “structured bidding process”…
Category Archives: KBB News
Hoover recognised for retailer incentive efforts
In todays fast moving and highly competitive KBB (kitchen / bedroom / bathroom) industry the ongoing struggle of the independents with the brand owners is…
Whirlpool UK Appliances invests in home delivery service
Whirlpool UK Appliances has made a “significant investment” to become “the only major domestic appliance manufacturer in the UK to manage a home delivery service…
Alno UK managing director resigns
It seems that there is a lot of negative press coming from Alno these days and with news that Alno UK managing director Jonathon Wagstaff…
Wickes has launched four new kitchen ranges
Wickes has launched four new kitchen ranges, which have been designed to suit different lifestyles and styling preferences. The new ranges are designed for all…
In-toto and Alno retailers need to reapply for Kbsa
Whilst the headlines read, “Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association has offered support to Alno and In-tot retailers..”, the reality is that current In-toto and Alno retailers will…
Alno German Kitchens file for insolvency but insist business as usual
Alno AG has reassured dealers that business remains “unchanged”, despite filing for insolvency on July 11. The application for reorganisation with self-administration has been made…
Wickes to open new look store in Croydon
Home improvements retailer Wickes is marking the launch if its newly designed store in Croydon Colonnades beginning on Friday July 21. Toni Letts OBE, Mayor…
Hotpoint responds to Met Police’s statement on Grenfell fridge-freezer
Hotpoint has issued a response to the Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Superintendent Fiona McCormack’s earlier statement that the fridge-freezer that caught fire in the Grenfell…
Global Kitchen: a study about the kitchen of the future
The Silestone Institute has produced a report, entitled, “Global Kitchen: the home kitchen in the era of globalisation”, which compiles the main design and usage…