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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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Are seasonal sales bad for the planet?

With Black Friday fast approaching, followed by the usual Boxing Day sale madness, The Used Kitchen Company founder Looeeze Grossman asks why can’t every day be a sale day?

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Retailers face toughest Christmas in a decade

The British Retail Consortium has warned that there will be “more gloom than glitter” in what may be the toughest Christmas trading period in decades.

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Another record for Howdens as sales keep on growing

Trade kitchen giant Howdens has reported further sales growth since its record-busting first half results this summer.

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Birkdale Kitchen Company: A premium connection

It was just a year after Birkdale Kitchen Company near Southport opened its doors for the first time that it won the kbbreview Kitchen Showroom of the Year award. Chris Frankland pays a visit

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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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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)

Are seasonal sales bad for the planet?

Retailers face toughest Christmas in a decade

Another record for Howdens as sales keep on growing

Birkdale Kitchen Company: A premium connection

Regal Interiors: ‘true Yorkshire values’

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

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