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How to be a successful retailer – PART ONE

We meet the Special Achievement and Rising Star winners for 2024 – Paul Rowland from CP Hart and Angelika Kotarska from Angelic Bathrooms

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Finding the best location for your showroom

Kristian Tolbod, a director of kitchen and bathroom retailer Premiere Klasse, which has branches in Basingstoke and Ascot,shares his thoughts on how to get it right

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Opening in a downturn: the best time to set up shop?

Paul Wheeler, sales director for buying group MHK UK, has more than 20 years of industry experience including running his own showroom. Here he looks at why starting a new KBB retail business in a softer market can be a real opportunity

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Independent retailers association warns of difficult year ahead

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said it anticipates a challenging period ahead for UK retailers with economic headwinds still expected for 2024.

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Showroom of the Month: The Kitchen Depot, Hemel Hempstead

Homely, welcoming and family-friendly were the key objectives behind the recent refurbishment of this Hertfordshire franchise

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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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Why luxury retailing is the future

Ex-Nobilia GB owner Keith Barker has opened an upmarket showroom in Altrincham where every aspect of its design is aimed at giving his clients a great retail experience. Chris Frankland pays a visit

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Case study: Spa feel with a moody twist

Norden’s designer describes how he successfully married together two contrasting briefs to create a master wellness en suite to suit both his clients

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Retail chiefs call for Spring Budget to support retailers

The Chancellor needs to focus in his Spring Statement on measures to help retailers survive the cost-of-living crisis, say retail chiefs.

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KBSA has flying start to 2023 with sign-up of six new retailers

The Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association (KBSA) has signed up six new retailers in a year where it has ambitious plans to double its membership.

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‘I’ve always had a passion for bathrooms’

Setting up a new business can be challenging enough, especially with the cost of living crisis in full swing. But when you are only 22, your degree is in accounting and finance and your last job was as a bookkeeper, launching out into a new industry makes it an even bolder move.

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Confessions of a kitchen retailer: The wrong man

People are funny and in this regular series, our kitchen retailer recounts some of the crazier moments he has had dealing with customers

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What will the new energy bills discount scheme mean for you?

The level of Government help for firms with spiralling energy costs is to be slashed on April 1 when the new Energy…

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New Energy Bills Discount Scheme slammed as ‘death slide’ for independent retailers

Business chiefs have condemned the Government’s new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) for businesses that comes into effect on April 1.

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Worst year ever for online retail after poor December sales

December online sales were the worst since Covid-stricken March, bringing to an end what was the worst year ever for online retail.

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BRC predicts pick-up in non-food sales for second half of 2023

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has forecast that low sales growth will continue but expects non-food sales to improve in the second half of the year.

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‘I don’t want safe. I don’t want boring’

Luxury kitchen and bathroom retailer Premiere Klasse has just opened its second showroom in affluent Ascot. Chris Frankland meets director Kristian Tolbod

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Once upon a time in the West (End)

Hyde Park Bathrooms and Kitchens is celebrating 25 years and has grown by providing a loyal clientele with a quality of service. Chris Frankland met owner Ahmed El-Ghazoini to learn the secrets of its success.

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How to be a successful retailer – PART ONE

Finding the best location for your showroom

Opening in a downturn: the best time to set up shop?

Independent retailers association warns of difficult year ahead

Showroom of the Month: The Kitchen Depot, Hemel Hempstead

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

Why luxury retailing is the future

Case study: Spa feel with a moody twist

Retail chiefs call for Spring Budget to support retailers

KBSA has flying start to 2023 with sign-up of six new retailers

‘I’ve always had a passion for bathrooms’

Confessions of a kitchen retailer: The wrong man

What will the new energy bills discount scheme mean for you?

New Energy Bills Discount Scheme slammed as ‘death slide’ for independent retailers

Worst year ever for online retail after poor December sales

BRC predicts pick-up in non-food sales for second half of 2023

‘I don’t want safe. I don’t want boring’

Once upon a time in the West (End)

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