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Supply shortages: a retail rollercoaster

Malcolm Scott, the KBSA corporate chair, reflects on Brexit, supply chain disruption, labour shortages, the pandemic and price increases as he predicts there will be ongoing ‘issues’ for some time to come.

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Business rates relief cut to 66% as BRC and KBB retailers question a ‘broken’ system

From July 1 retailers will have to pay a third of their business rates bill after the Government reduced its relief scheme in England from 100% to 66%

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Move forwards with caution

Why Wayne Dance, the MD of InHouse, is urging the industry to be cautious about the months ahead, despite the recent unprecedented surge in demand for kitchen and bathroom renovations brought on by the pandemic

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BRC warns of flood of retail closures as rent help comes to an end

The British Retail Consortium has warned that two-thirds of UK retailers could close as landlords become free to take legal action to recover rent arrears from July 1.

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Vanessa Butani, VP Sustainability, Electrolux

‘The time to close the green gap is now’

Ahead of World Environment Day [June 5] Vanessa Butani, VP group sustainability at Electrolux, explains the vital role KBB retailers play in educating consumers in how to live more sustainably

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How covid has changed design

The coronavirus pandemic has changed every part of life, but how has it changed the face of kitchen and bathroom design?

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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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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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Supply shortages: a retail rollercoaster

Business rates relief cut to 66% as BRC and KBB retailers question a ‘broken’ system

Move forwards with caution

BRC warns of flood of retail closures as rent help comes to an end

‘The time to close the green gap is now’

How covid has changed design

Harrison Bathrooms ‘fighting fit’ despite pandemic

KBB retailers: the lessons a year of Covid taught us

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