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Bricks and mortar showrooms: adding value to the High Street

Despite the ongoing popularity of online shopping, KBB retailers are fighting back with something the internet can never offer – product knowledge, customer service, and dedicated after-sales service.

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Sales pick up for February with strong growth in non-food

Retail sales values grew by their highest level in a year in February with non-food sales rising by twice the average, maintaining the momentum they gained in January.

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Can we save our high streets?

The Government has pledged its commitment to rejuvenate Britain’s ailing high streets after years of decline. Vicki Evans explores its policy paper Build Back Better High Streets and investigates what it might mean for KBB retailers…

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The road to recovery

The Ripples MD looks at what the KBB industry needs to do to help retailers strengthen their showrooms in light of the launch of the Government’s Build Back Better High Streets paper, aimed at reviving Britain’s ailing high streets

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A third of UK consumers plan to spend more locally, research reveals

Local retailers are set for a much needed post-lockdown boost as almost one in three British consumers say they will visit local…

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Footfall set to shift towards high streets when non-essential stores reopen, says research

As retailers possibly begin to open UK stores from the beginning of June at the earliest, they can expect to see a…

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More Ikea high street KBB stores on the cards

Ikea has confirmed the opening of more kitchen and bathroom showrooms in city centres along the lines of the planning studio that opened in London’s Tottenham Court Road last month.

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Bricks and mortar showrooms: adding value to the High Street

Sales pick up for February with strong growth in non-food

Can we save our high streets?

The road to recovery

A third of UK consumers plan to spend more locally, research reveals

Footfall set to shift towards high streets when non-essential stores reopen, says research

More Ikea high street KBB stores on the cards

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