http://www.kbbreview.com en Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:00 GMT Sitekit version9.5 Web Content Management System Russell Buckley, managing director of Stuart Henry Kitchens in Wirral disagrees with Howdens head of investor relations, Gary Rawlinson's comment that “builders are the only people that can install kitchens properly”. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/what-planet-is-gary-rawlinson-on.htm howdens rawlinson Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:00 GMT 08800l02c004009005 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan reflects on how untrained salesmen-turned-designers often come up with impossible designs that cannot be implemented in real-life situations.. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words.htm morgan design unrealistic sales Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:00 GMT 08800l02c004009004 Blog Kbb LDN, the UK’s leading trade show for the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom industries takes place at London’s ExCel from May 19 -21. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/kbb-ldn-opens-for-business-this-sunday.htm kbb ldn may design series Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:07 GMT 08800l02c00400a Blog A frustrated KBB retailer demands his suppliers to stop dictating who he sells his products to and how much he sell them for... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/Whose-business-is-this.htm retailer anon soapbox supplier price fixing Tue, 14 May 2013 14:48:47 GMT 08800l02c004009003 Blog Lancashire-based kitchen retailer Robert Lockwood considers who he really is, and asks whether strap lines and catch phrases really mean anything... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/just-who-do-you-think-you-are.htm lockwood name who catch Wed, 08 May 2013 17:12:34 GMT 08800l02c004009001 Blog Glasgow-based bathroom retailer Derek Miller wonders whether its time to cut down on the number of brands he is stocking... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/time-to-cut-down-on-brands.htm miller brands bright stock Wed, 08 May 2013 17:12:46 GMT 08800l02c004009002 Blog Trevor Scott, managing director of Rugby Fitted Kitchens tells kbbreview why e-tailers that work for no margin, just won't survive... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/something-for-nothing.htm e-tail trevor scott rugby margin Thu, 02 May 2013 07:54:00 GMT 08800l02c004008009 Blog Lyn Hawes from Lyn Hawes Designs in Banbury, Oxon explains the importance of charging for design and urges the industry to take action... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/we-all-need-to-charge-for-our-designs.htm e-tail trevor scott rugby margin Thu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT 08800l02c00400800a Blog Divisional director of the retail and contract divisions at PJH Group, Mike Barnes, celebrates the kbbreview awards, and all they do for the morale of the industry... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/kbbreview awards-what-a-night.htm barnes kbbreview awards celebrate industry Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:29:17 GMT 08800l02c004008008 Blog Kbbreview editor Tim Wallace asks if selling direct is immoral and unethical, as has been suggested, or whether suppliers are well within their rights... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/direct sales-immoral-or-inevitable.htm direct sales editor supplier retailer Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:22:27 GMT 08800l02c004008007 Blog A struggling bathroom retailer complains that he’s working harder than ever for less reward... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/no-room-for-traditional-retailers.htm retailer anon soapbox internet prices Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:04:39 GMT 08800l02c004008006 Blog Retail expert Glynn Davis says Ikea is missing a trick by not expanding its online operation... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/ikea---stop-horsing-around.htm retail ikea davis Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:05:47 GMT 08800l02c004008005 Blog Lancashire-based kitchen retailer Robert Lockwood on time wasting calls from service companies http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/Too-ridiculous-for-words.htm service lockwood service time wasting Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:21:17 GMT 08800l02c004008004 Blog Glasgow-based bathroom retailer Derek Miller is most unimpressed how snow at ISH crippled even the German transport system http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/german-efficiency.htm miller ish snow transport Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:15:17 GMT 08800l02c004008003 Blog Lancashire-based kitchen retailer Robert Lockwood on online retailers who leave the VAT off their advertised prices... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/oh-didnt-we-mention-the-vat.htm retail lockwood vat Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:51:25 GMT 08800l02c004008002 Blog Glasgow bathroom retailer Derek Miller spends a sleepless night dreaming of his most iconic products... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/the-bathroom-of-my-dreams.htm miller iconic bathroom Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:45:48 GMT 08800l02c004008001 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan considers the status and value of design and designers in the KBB industry and how creativity can be stifled by manufacturers unwilling to make something new... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/enter-the-dragon.htm hoppen morgan dragon Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:41:22 GMT 08800l02c00400700a Blog Shaun Hunt, technical manager at Impey Showers, explains how to maximise sales with wet rooms. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/wet-rooms-made-easy.htm shaun hunt impey wetrooms Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:56:43 GMT 08800l02c004007009 Blog The Glasgow-based bathroom retailer and regular kbbreview columnist gives his impressions of this year's ISH bathroom trade exhibition in Frankfurt... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/ISH-2013-did-it-hit-the-spot.htm ish miller frankfurt slimline Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:24:00 GMT 08800l02c004007007 Blog Retail expert and kbbreview columnist Glynn Davis warns showroom dealers to adapt more quickly to the changing face of retail or risk being out manoeuvered by those more nimble... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/change-course-quicker-than-ikea.htm retail davis ikea nimble multi-channel Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:03:00 GMT 08800l02c004007008 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan wants to create a fairer system for deposits on big ticket items, to ensure that businesses aren't left with a cash-flow crisis... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/how-much-do-you-want-up-front.htm deposit design kitchen morgan ticket Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:40:53 GMT 08800l02c004007006 Blog Lancashire-based Robert Lockwood questions brands that expect too much and warns that they could lose out if they continue to alienate the smaller retailers that can't display their products... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/the-high-and-mighty-will-lose-out.htm retail lockwood display terms manufacturer Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:34:34 GMT 08800l02c004007005 Blog kbbreview columnist and Glasgow-based bathroom retailer Derek Miller tackles the topical issue og whether manufacturers should stick to what they know best and leave retailing up to the specialists http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/could-manufacturers-go-it-alone.htm manufacturers retail miller Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:51:00 GMT 08800l02c004007003 Blog Retail expert Glynn Davis says bedroom retailers should wake up to a new way of doing business http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/time-for-a-chnge.htm change bedroom made davis Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:19:02 GMT 08800l02c004007004 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan encourages independent kitchen and bathroom retailers to stand up for their strengths and design skills. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/who-do-you-think-you-are.htm morgan retail design strength Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:50:56 GMT 08800l02c004007001 Blog Glasgow-based bathroom retailer and regular kbbreview columnist Derek Miller discusses Homebase's new marketing strategy... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/Who is Homebase targeting.htm homebase strategy target shed Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:30:45 GMT 08800l02c004006009 Blog Lancashire-based kitchen retailer and regular kbbreview columnist Robert Lockwood asks why manufacturers turn away genuine trade enquiries... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/pulling-the-plug-on-bathrooms.htm lockwood bathroom trade enquiry Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:20:05 GMT 08800l02c004006008 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan explains why blogging can be good for business, but warns that it's not always easy... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/are-you-blogging-a-dead-horse.htm morgan blogging business Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:06:24 GMT 08800l02c004006007 Blog Stuart White, managing director of worktop manufacturer Bushboard tells kbbreview why the market for laminate worksurfaces is still alive and kicking... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/Bright future for laminates.htm bushboard laminates worktop mascari sandford Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:25:35 GMT 08800l02c004006006 Blog Gary Wild, owner of retailer Bolton Bathrooms, takes issue with some of the points previously raised by his 'posh' competitor Gary Walmsley http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/alive-and-kicking.htm wild walmsley issue bathing posh bolton Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:09:46 GMT 08800l02c004006004 Blog Our resident retail expert Glynn Davis suggests big-ticket retailers should distance themselves from the mass-market brawl and offer buyers a more inspirational experience http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/inspire-customers.htm davis inspire mass-market retail Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:09:49 GMT 08800l02c004006005 Blog kbbreview columnist and Glasgow-based retailer Derek Miller looks at selling to the i-generation. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/online is it the only way forward.htm online special miller retail Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:58:39 GMT 08800l02c004006002 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan acknowledges the need to embrace social media but warns the unwary not to get too carried away http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/get-social-get-real.htm morgan social twitter business Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:58:42 GMT 08800l02c004006003 Blog InHouse managing director Wayne Dance has some good reasons why more UK retailers should visit the LivingKitchen show in Cologne. http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/thats.htm livingkitchen schuller in-house Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:48:23 GMT 08800l02c004006001 Blog Pronorm's UK and Ireland business manager, Jason Grinton, gives his verdict on this year's LivingKitchen exhibition in Cologne... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/living-the-kitchen-dream.htm livingkitchen pronorm Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:00:00 GMT 08800l02c004005003 Blog Kitchen designer Darren Morgan asks whether selling appliances is just more trouble than its worth... http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/appliances worth the hassle.htm morgan appliances hassle Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:02:56 GMT 08800l02c004005005 Blog Resident kbbreview columnist and Glasgow-based bathroom retailer Derek Miller asks why there's no degree course in bathroom design http://www.kbbreview.com/Home/what-about-a-bathroom-course.htm miller bathroom course degree Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:58:48 GMT 08800l02c004005004 Blog