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Retail employment rose by 3.7% in the second quarter of 2013
Retail employment rose by 3.7% in the second quarter of 2013 compared with a year earlier, the strongest growth since December 2009. In the second quarter of 2013, the number ... -
Wren Kitchens expands fleet at Howden, Yorkshire
Regarded as being one of the UK's fastest growing retail chains, Wren kitchens has invested £2.8m in a fleet of 43 new 18-tonne lorries to be based at its head ... -
B&Q, Homebase kitchens, Yo-Yo Pricing and BBC Watchdog
At Kitchens-Kitchens we speak to, write about, and take note in the goings on in the KBB sector (kitchen,bed,bath) and from time to time, some stories surface that surprise you, ... -
Burbidge new showroom and acquisition of Woodfit Ltd
Coventry-based, English kitchen manufacturer Burbidge has refurbished its showroom in order to showcase its latest designs as part of its continued investment into UK markets for kitchen furniture. Who said ... -
Symphony’s Simon Collyns on German and English Kitchen manufacturing
German kitchen manufacturers are not a threat, but the sheds could be unless action is taken. So says Symphony’s marketing director Simon Collyns when kbbreviews's Francesca Seden met him at ... -
Green Deal - Sustainable Building Solutions thinks it will work
Director Paul Joyner at Sustainable Building Solutions (part of the Travis Perkins Group) has voiced his support to the Government's Green Deal, claiming the energy-saving home improvement loan scheme will ... -
Miele accused of selling direct to consumers
Miele UK’s chief executive officer Simon Grantham has spoken out about the company’s strategy after a small number of retailers claimed to have anecdotal evidence of direct selling from Miele’s ... -
Chinese factory closure for Ours Sanitaryware boosts UK manufacturing
Global ceramics giant Ours Sanitaryware has closed its Chinese factory and transferred all of its manufacturing to the UK. Ours Sanitaryware group managing director Jan Klomp blamed a sharp rise ... -
Bathstore CEO and former boss of MFI and Magnet Keynote Speaker at Kitchen Conference
Gary Favell, the former boss of MFI and Magnet, has been revealed as the Keynote Speaker at this year’s kbbreview Kitchen Conference. Favell, currently CEO at Bathstore, was the chief ... -
German kitchen brand Leicht release app and expand UK dealer network
German kitchen brand Leicht is to significantly expand its UK dealer network, aiming to recruit 30 new UK showrooms over the next three years, bringing the total number of UK ...
