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All change again for kitchen design

David Yearsley, the chief executive of in-worktop drinks chiller manufacturer Kaelo reflects on how the pandemic has changed what people are looking for in their kitchens and how designers need to embrace that change.

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‘No socks please, just honesty’, says TKC CEO

Roy Saunders, CEO of components distributor TKC, looks at the impact of ongoing supply issues and price rises and why suppliers need to adapt to support retailers through the challenges.

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‘The kbb industry needs to be seen as more professional’

Craig Matson, the chairman of The Kitchen Education Trust (TKET), on why the industry needs to raise its standards and why TKET’s Apprenticeship Degree for the Living Spaces Industry is a step in the right direction.

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In-store events and why you should do them

Alison Evans, showrooms manager at Obsidian Interiors in Cheltenham, understands how exciting and engaging in-store events help cement a long-term relationship with customers

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Confessions of a bathroom retailer: Handbag-gate

People are funny and as if to prove it our bathroom retailer recalls some of their craziest moments dealing with customers in the second of a regular series

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Physical retail post-pandemic

Diane Wehrle, the marketing and insights director at retail analyst Springboard, considers the wider implications of the global pandemic for bricks-and-mortar retail.

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Considering our environmental impact is our moral duty

Helen Lord, the founder of Used Kitchen Exchange, explains why committing to a sustainable approach and helping consumers make more eco choices should be a prerequisite of all businesses who are looking to thrive

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In conversation with… Prue Leith

Prue Leith is a presenter on Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off. As a chef herself, she also knows a fair bit about the elements that come together to make an efficient design.

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Valuing design… to charge or not?

The owner of Judith Harrop Interiors on why retailers should be charging for design

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Sales – how to do them properly

KBB retail consultant Paul da Silva considers the thorny issue of ‘sales’, what the law says about running them and how independent retailers could do them better and make their special offers more appealing to customers

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Access all areas

Product group manager at Häfele UK, Jo Cole, explains why there’s never been a greater need for kitchen designers, retailers, and installers to consider accessible and inclusive design.

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Confessions of a bathroom retailer: Toilet humour

People are funny and as if to prove it our bathroom retailer recalls some of their craziest moments dealing with customers in the first of a regular series.

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Now is the time to adapt

Despite challenges like supply chain disruptions, price rises and competition for other big ticket items, the MD of InHouse Wayne Dance explains why retailers will still prosper, if they continue to adapt…

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So, who’s ready for another year?

As 2021 – and his stint as a regular monthly contributor – draws to a close Paul Crow, MD of Ripples, ponders the trials and tribulations that have shaped the industry over the past two years and offers some words of wisdom on navigating the year ahead.

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Talking shop with Tom Dixon

To coincide with the launch of Liquid, his first ever bathroom range in partnership with VitrA, drawing on his own experience as a studio owner, designer Tom Dixon offers his thoughts on retailing in a post-Covid world.

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InSinkErator: Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do

InSinkErator is committed to protecting the environment, and recently became one of the sustainability partners for the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022. GM-managing director EMEA, Ashley Munden explains the partnership and provides an insight into its eco product portfolio.

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Skills bill: use it or lose it

Damian Walters, the CEO of the BiKBBI, explains why the industry must support vocational learning and its new apprenticeship scheme to avoid losing Government funding.

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The biggest challenges facing showrooms today

Malcolm Scott, the KBSA corporate chair, considers some of the biggest challenges facing showrooms today – from both product and skills shortages to sustainability – and what solutions might work best to deal with these issues.

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All change again for kitchen design

‘No socks please, just honesty’, says TKC CEO

‘The kbb industry needs to be seen as more professional’

In-store events and why you should do them

Confessions of a bathroom retailer: Handbag-gate

Physical retail post-pandemic

Considering our environmental impact is our moral duty

In conversation with… Prue Leith

Valuing design… to charge or not?

Sales – how to do them properly

Access all areas

Confessions of a bathroom retailer: Toilet humour

Now is the time to adapt

So, who’s ready for another year?

Talking shop with Tom Dixon

InSinkErator: Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do

Skills bill: use it or lose it

The biggest challenges facing showrooms today

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