Katie Roberts-Mason

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By Katie Roberts-MasonApril 17, 2025 Recent figures from the Progressive Housewares Retail Barometer show that retailers voted staff and social media as the most positive influences on their businesses. Joint first place for the most positive influences on retailers’ businesses in 2024 were social media and staff. Last year, the top place was websites, but it seems with the slight shift to in-store sales, staff and their customer service and knowledge are growing in importance.

1 week ago | housewaresnews.net | Katie Roberts-Mason

The latest BRC KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows a 1.1% growth in total retail sales in March, against a 3.5% growth in March 2024. Food sales increased by 1.6% year-on-year, while non-food sales increased by 0.6% during the month, against a decline of 0.4% in March 2024. The figures were somewhat distorted by Easter falling in April this year and in March last year.

1 week ago | housewaresnews.net | Katie Roberts-Mason

Independent retailers across the UK continue to face stubborn levels of retail crime according to the latest survey conducted by BIRA. The bi-annual survey, conducted to map out levels of retail crime affecting independent businesses, was completed in April 2025. It collected responses from independent retailers across various sectors, providing a comprehensive picture of the current retail crime landscape.

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By Katie Roberts-MasonApril 17, 2025 Ninja, Salter, Breville, Cosori and Philips are among those making the list of Good Housekeeping’s top 15 air fryers. The experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute have been cooking up a feast to find the best air fryers. Depending on the capacity and type of air fryer, they either roast a whole chicken, or cook chicken Kyivs, monitoring how long it takes the chicken to reach 75c.

1 week ago | housewaresnews.net | Katie Roberts-Mason

ProCook has announced its Q4 trading update, highlighting a strong trading performance. Total revenue for ProCook in Q4 increased by 17.8% to £15.5m reflecting a further improvement in the trend achieved over recent quarters (Q3 revenue growth +11.2%, Q2 revenue growth +8.8%, Q1 revenue growth +5.6%). Total like-for-like revenue increased by 8.8%.