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Regal Interiors: ‘true Yorkshire values’

Regal Interiors is 25 years old this year and has expanded rapidly, outgrowing its small high-street shop in Keighley and moving to an 8,000sq ft custom-designed unit on an out-of-town business park. Chris Frankland meets MD Adrian Frost to find out more about the business.

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Confessions of a bathroom retailer: A dado tile by any other name…

This month our bathroom retailer discovers that even the best training can backfire in unexpected ways

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Sales targets a crucial factor for success, says retail expert

Retailers could be setting themselves up for failure if sales targets are not worked out properly. This is the clear warning from retail consultant Paul Da Silva.

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July sales up but BRC warns of ‘rocky road ahead’ for retailers

Retail sales may have risen in July, but the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor has warned this could be the “lull before the storm”.

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More online shoppers return to bricks-and-mortar stores

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that in the wake of the pandemic-fuelled online spending boom, shoppers are beginning to return to shopping in-store.

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KBSA signs up five more retailers

Kitchen and bathroom retailers association the KBSA has signed up five more retail members as part of its ambitious plans to grown…

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Retailers must play their part in selling sustainability, says Amdea boss

Amdea CEO Paul Hide has told retailers that the industry has a collective responsibility to encourage consumers to embrace sustainability.

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Leave the selling to us, say retailers

Retailers at the recent Retra conference spoke out against the threat from manufacturers selling products direct to consumers.

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Elliotts to open new £5m showroom

Builders merchant Elliotts is to open a new warehouse in Lymington that will incorporate an Elliotts Living Spaces kitchen and bathroom showroom on the first floor.

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Decline in shop vacancy rates may signal ‘new phase of physical retailing’

Retailing in the UK is showing signs of stabilising post-Covid with shop vacancy rates falling for the first time since 2018.

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Retailer Profile: Elgar Kitchens

Elgar Kitchens near Worcester won kbbreview’s New Kitchen Retailer of the Year award in 2021. Chris Frankland meets co-director Lisa Palmer to find out the secret of its success

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MHK launches business tips guide for retailers

European and UK buying group MHK had a large stand at the kbb Birmingham show this year where it unveiled a hardback book of useful business advice for its members.

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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

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Storm Eunice blows away hopes of high half-term footfall

Shopper numbers across UK retail destinations were hit hard by severe storms, scuppering any hopes of a half-terms boost in shopper numbers.

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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.

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Retailer Profile: Roccia

Roccia’s 20,000sq ft flagship Preston store claims to be ‘the largest tile and bathroom showroom in the UK’. It added kitchens in 2018. Chris Frankland spoke to MD Zabir Patel about the company’s ethos and humble beginnings

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Case study: industrial style with luxury

This 1930s home is given a modern refresh by Such Designs in London, with the sleek, contemporary kitchen placed firmly at the heart of family life

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Retailer profile: Herts Kitchen Design

When Sam Woodland and her daughter Hannah left an established kitchen retailer to set up on their own, what made them do it and what were the challenges they faced? Chris Frankland finds out

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Regal Interiors: ‘true Yorkshire values’

Confessions of a bathroom retailer: A dado tile by any other name…

Sales targets a crucial factor for success, says retail expert

July sales up but BRC warns of ‘rocky road ahead’ for retailers

More online shoppers return to bricks-and-mortar stores

KBSA signs up five more retailers

Retailers must play their part in selling sustainability, says Amdea boss

Leave the selling to us, say retailers

Elliotts to open new £5m showroom

Decline in shop vacancy rates may signal ‘new phase of physical retailing’

Retailer Profile: Elgar Kitchens

MHK launches business tips guide for retailers

In-store events and why you should do them

Storm Eunice blows away hopes of high half-term footfall

Physical retail post-pandemic

Retailer Profile: Roccia

Case study: industrial style with luxury

Retailer profile: Herts Kitchen Design

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