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Manufacturers prioritising sound-driven design, says Quiet Mark

Quiet Mark has said that more manufacturers are starting to prioritise sound-driven design, placing its importance up there alongside the visual look…

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EuroCucina show returns after four-year Covid break

The kitchen industry’s most influential trade exhibition, EuroCucina, has taken place as part of the 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile fair in Milan this month, after a four-year delay brought about by the Covid pandemic.

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Adapting to change: How Covid changed my business

The past two years has seen many challenges for KBB businesses, mostly brought about by the global pandemic. What permanent changes have been made in response? And what has been learned from the experience? Matt Baker investigates…

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Plan B a ‘hammer blow’ to retail footfall, predicts analyst

Retail footfall is likely to be severely hit by the Government’s implementation of its Covid Plan B, says retail analytics specialist Springboard.

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What does Plan B mean for your showroom?

Boris Johnson announced yesterday [December 8] plans to move England to Plan B following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the UK.

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Why independents are more important to BSH than ever

Dr Carla Kriwet became global CEO of BSH in July last year – less than four months after the Covid-19 outbreak was declared

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kbb Birmingham 2022 show set to reunite industry

Organisers of kbb Birmingham 2022 say the show will bring the industry back together after an unprecedented two years.

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Harrison Bathrooms ‘fighting fit’ despite pandemic

Leeds-based supplier, Harrison Bathrooms, has announced that sales grew by 18% in 2020 despite the impact of Covid-19 on the industry.

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Retailers happy to be reopening their showrooms

Many retailers have expressed their delight at being able to open their doors again to customers in England after being forced to close for over three months.

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KBB retailers: the lessons a year of Covid taught us

Since the first lockdown, the way that many KBB retailers run their businesses has changed forever.

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My Covid year: A time like no other

Darren Taylor, The Searle and Taylor MD, reflects on a year like no other he has experienced and considers how he had to adapt his business.

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English KBB showrooms can reopen on April 12

From April 12, all retail in England will be allowed to reopen, which will include KBB showrooms.

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What will buying a kitchen look like in a post-Covid world?

Looeeze Grossman, the founder and director of The Used Kitchen Company, considers consumer kitchen buying habits in a post-Covid world

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Retailers: We need a level playing field with merchants

All kbb retailers should be allowed to open their showrooms to trade customers under current lockdown rules, according to two leading independents.

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Retailers gear up for ‘off the chart’ demand post lockdown

Consumer demand for new kitchens and bathrooms is going to go ‘off the charts’ when showrooms are allowed to reopen as lockdown…

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‘Ignored’ – Anger over lack of clarity on installations in Scottish roadmap

Scottish retailers and installers have hit out at the Government’s ‘roadmap’ plan to exit lockdown as it gives no indication on when installations will be allowed to resume.

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What does the lockdown exit roadmap mean for English KBB retailers?

The PM in his announcement yesterday of the Government’s lockdown exit roadmap stated that all retail will open no earlier than April 12 in England.

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KBB retailing in a post-Covid world

How can KBB retailers adapt to the ‘new normal’? Alex Ainge, MD of Compusoft, explores this question and gives KBB retailers several practical ways to build up their business with this new way of working.

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Manufacturers prioritising sound-driven design, says Quiet Mark

EuroCucina show returns after four-year Covid break

Adapting to change: How Covid changed my business

Plan B a ‘hammer blow’ to retail footfall, predicts analyst

What does Plan B mean for your showroom?

Why independents are more important to BSH than ever

kbb Birmingham 2022 show set to reunite industry

Harrison Bathrooms ‘fighting fit’ despite pandemic

Retailers happy to be reopening their showrooms

KBB retailers: the lessons a year of Covid taught us

My Covid year: A time like no other

English KBB showrooms can reopen on April 12

What will buying a kitchen look like in a post-Covid world?

Retailers: We need a level playing field with merchants

Retailers gear up for ‘off the chart’ demand post lockdown

‘Ignored’ – Anger over lack of clarity on installations in Scottish roadmap

What does the lockdown exit roadmap mean for English KBB retailers?

KBB retailing in a post-Covid world

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