Clients ‘very relaxed’ about home visits say retailers
Leading kbb retailers are reporting that clients are not as bothered by social distancing rules as expected when allowing designers... View Article [12-6-2020]
Tag Archive: Showrooms
KBB retailers can open in Scotland
Scottish kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retailers ARE allowed to open immediately – finally mirroring rules in England. This is despite... View Article [10-6-2020]
Exclusive: Cautious confidence as most KBB showrooms now open, survey reveals
Despite the government deadline of June 15 for the opening of non-essential shops, the large majority of independent kitchen and... View Article [5-6-2020]
Retailers very positive as more showrooms open
Customers are lining up to make appointments as the independent kitchen and bathroom retail market opens its showroom up to... View Article [3-6-2020]
EXCLUSIVE: Wren ARE allowed to open, say Trading Standards
Wren Kitchens was given full clearance by Trading Standards to reopen their stores last week, kbbreview has learned. While this... View Article [14-5-2020]
Starting back or starting again?
Don’t let your business slip into old ways when the new ways you’ve been forced into during lockdown may actually... View Article [14-5-2020]
Tile Mountain adds more showrooms with new acquisition
Online tile business Tile Mountain has expanded its showroom estate with its acquisition of Kettering-based Walls and Floors for an undisclosed sum. [9-5-2019]
‘Don’t blame Brexit for your failures,’ urges Rotpunkt MD
New Rotpunkt managing director Sven Herden has claimed struggling retailers are using uncertainty over Brexit as an excuse for underlying weakness in their business models. [18-1-2019]
US trade body makes play for UK KBB industry
The cross-trade body for the US kitchen and bathroom sector, the NKBA, has been sounding out the UK KBB industry this week to see what they can bring to the British market. [20-9-2018]
UK kitchen installations top one million in 2017
More than 1.2 million new kitchens were installed in the UK last year, with studios and independents dominating growth, new research finds. [7-8-2018]
KitchenAid to offer retailers bespoke training
KitchenAid, the luxury appliance manufacturer, has introduced bespoke training opportunities to support its partner retailers at its Experience Store in... View Article [25-7-2018]
Double-digit sales growth for Magnet Retail in Q2
Swedish kitchen firm Nobia, which owns the UK Magnet chain, has said it will buy Dutch kitchen supplier Bribus Holding for €60 million (£53.7m) on a cash and debt-free basis. [20-7-2018]
