by Stuart Hopwood | Mar 19, 2026 | Industry News, Industry Comment
Taylist Media, the publisher of kbbreview, has revealed a new era for the company after selling leading consumer magazine Kitchens Bedrooms & Bathrooms. The sale allows Taylist to become a dedicated business-to-business media company built around the kbbreview...
by Stuart Hopwood | Mar 17, 2026 | Industry Comment, Industry News
The Chancellor held a roundtable discussion on a future ‘High Street Strategy’ during week commencing 9 March, with Bira the sole voice representing smaller retail businesses. An update on Bira’s place at a roundtable discussion with the Chancellor from Andrew...
by Stuart Hopwood | Feb 26, 2026 | Industry News, Industry Comment, Product News
The GB energy labels for Tumble Dryers are still in limbo with new Legislation, Energy Labelling and Ecodesign needed. The Government’s December announcement of a GB energy labelling easement for household tumble dryers was intended to provide short‑term flexibility...
by Stuart Hopwood | Feb 16, 2026 | Industry News, Industry Comment
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has today [16th February], written to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, alongside a coalition of 18 business organisations and tax experts, calling for a formal consultation on reforming VAT online...
by Stuart Hopwood | Feb 5, 2026 | Industry News, Industry Comment, Industry Events
Already in the history books, January’s CES 2026 Las Vegas demonstrated to trade visitors the future of many innovative technologies in the world of vision and sound. Now in February, whilst writing this, we also see this month’s ISE 2026 Barcelona completing its...
by Stuart Hopwood | Jan 21, 2026 | Industry News, Industry Comment
Independent retailers are facing the same crippling pressures as pubs but remain excluded from discussions about additional business rates support, a leading independent retailers association has warned following the latest employment figures. Data from the Office for...
