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‘Find your niche’, urges Smallbone boss

The owner of Smallbone and Mark Wilkinson Furniture, has urged independents to focus on finding their niche in order to thrive

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Lifestyle Kitchens reveals new brand identity for 2024

Lifestyle Kitchens has unveiled its new brand identity, which has been launched alongside an updated website, new brochure and a host of digital marketing materials.

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Egger to open new collaborative Clerkenwell showroom

Planned to open this Autumn, Egger is set to join forces with Cleaf and Blum to launch a new collaborative brand experience showroom on Clerkenwell’s Dallington Street.

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Weak Wickes sales result in meagre growth for 2023

Wickes has seen a marginal increase in its profits despite a slight dip in revenue, which it has attributed to generally weaker sales leads this year.

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Industry more optimistic about business than last year

Home renovation platform Houzz has reported that designers, architects and building firms are generally more optimistic about the stability of the industry in 2024 than this time last year.

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Wren opens new UK showroom

National kitchen and fitted bedroom retailer Wren has opened its latest showroom bringing its total to 111 in the UK.

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AMDEA calls for more support for appliance sector

Amdea is urging policymakers to put the appliance sector at the heart of plans to achieve the UK’s Net Zero targets.

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UWLA urges companies to get behind World Water Day

The Unified Water Label Association has called on the KBB industry to work together and support World Water Day on March 22, to help drive a change in water usage habits.

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The kbbreview Podcast: If you were running for Prime Minister…

We ask some leading kbb industry figures what THEY would put in their manifesto for business…plus, we interview designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

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Multipanel parent company launches new surface brand

Grant Westfield – the parent company behind Multipanel – has announced the launch of Naturepanel, the latest brand in its portfolio.

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1810 Company and Schock take all but two reps off the road

Gareth Williams, chairman of 1810 Company and Schock, has unveiled a new programme which sees all but two of its on-the-road sales reps replaced with a hybrid-remote sales team, which he believes is a more effective strategy.

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Howdens emissions reduction plan approved by certification body

Trade kitchen giant Howdens has had its company-wide emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI).

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Kitchen company refuses to sell high-silica surfaces

Following what it calls “disturbing reports” about quartz worktops, cabinet company Herringbone has decided to phase out the sale of the high-silica products to clients.

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Haier Europe names new CEO

Haier Europe has found its new chief executive, with Haier UK managing director Neil Tunstall set to step into the role.

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Business bosses concerned as store closure rates accelerate

Three thousand more retail stores closed in 2023 than in 2022 according to the latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC).

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The kbbreview Podcast: Do we still need reps on the road?

Communication between suppliers and their retailers has changed massively since covid, but are there now too many emails, portals and webinars? And is there still a role for the traditional rep-on-the-road?

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US consumers show real appetite for UK design

British KBB brands have reportedly noticed a strong desire for British design amongst US consumers, following positive feedback from this year’s KBIS show in Las Vegas.

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Winning products revealed for kbb Innovation Awards

A host of revolutionary and problem-solving products were recognised at kbb Birmingham’s Innovation Awards 2024, with show organisers describing the awards as a particular highlight of this year’s show.

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‘Find your niche’, urges Smallbone boss

Lifestyle Kitchens reveals new brand identity for 2024

Egger to open new collaborative Clerkenwell showroom

Weak Wickes sales result in meagre growth for 2023

Industry more optimistic about business than last year

Wren opens new UK showroom

AMDEA calls for more support for appliance sector

UWLA urges companies to get behind World Water Day

The kbbreview Podcast: If you were running for Prime Minister…

Multipanel parent company launches new surface brand

1810 Company and Schock take all but two reps off the road

Howdens emissions reduction plan approved by certification body

Kitchen company refuses to sell high-silica surfaces

Haier Europe names new CEO

Business bosses concerned as store closure rates accelerate

The kbbreview Podcast: Do we still need reps on the road?

US consumers show real appetite for UK design

Winning products revealed for kbb Innovation Awards

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