Tag Archive: Showrooms

Experience isn’t everything

KBB retail consultant, Paul da Silva, looks back on his early experiences with MFI when he discovered how much easier it is to teach someone product knowledge, rather than how to sell. [25-4-2022]

Small showrooms but perfectly formed

Smaller kitchen showrooms have many advantages over their larger competitors. Small is beautiful. Here Phillip Ozorio, the founder and design director of Connaught Kitchens, in London shares his thoughts on this widely debated subject. [11-4-2022]

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. [23-3-2022]

Retailer profile: Obsidian Interiors

Obsidian Interiors already does kitchens and bathrooms and has moved into homewares with plans to take the whole-house concept further. Chris Frankland pays a visit [25-1-2022]

The biggest challenges facing showrooms today

Malcolm Scott, the KBSA corporate chair, considers some of the biggest challenges facing showrooms today - from both product and skills shortages to sustainability - and what solutions might work best to deal with these issues. [6-12-2021]

Gaggenau to open new showrooms in Europe and Asia

Luxury appliance brand Gaggenau has announced the launch of four new flagship stores and showrooms in Europe and Asia. [25-11-2021]

Your showroom must sell the dream, says retail expert

KBB retailers need to understand what makes their customers tick and how to create a showroom experience that makes them want to buy, says one retail expert. [2-9-2021]

Retailers gear up for ‘off the chart’ demand post lockdown

Consumer demand for new kitchens and bathrooms is going to go ‘off the charts’ when showrooms are allowed to reopen... View Article [2-3-2021]

Showrooms need to be more ‘emotional’, says consumer behaviour expert

Kitchen and bathroom showrooms can be more effective by appealing directly to their customers’ emotions, according to consumer psychology expert... View Article [8-7-2020]

INSIGHT: Would you go by-appointment-only permanently?

Since Wren reopened back in May, many retailers unlocked their business by operating a strictly by-appointment-only system. But now they... View Article [24-6-2020]