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 [23-2-2022]
Opinion
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 [21-2-2022]
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. [14-2-2022]
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 [7-2-2022]
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. [31-1-2022]
Valuing design… to charge or not?
The owner of Judith Harrop Interiors on why retailers should be charging for design [24-1-2022]
Sales – how to do them properly
KBB retail consultant Paul da Silva considers the thorny issue of ‘sales’. [17-1-2022]
Designers need to consider accessible and inclusive design
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. [10-1-2022]
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. [7-1-2022]
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... [3-1-2022]
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. [27-12-2021]
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. [20-12-2021]
