Round-up | NEWS CONTENTS
NEWS, COMMENT & OPINION 4 News
A roundup of the latest KBB news 14 Pets in showrooms
Our gallery of furry showroom stars from up and down the country
16 People
A look at the most recent industry appointments and promotions
18 Catherine Jones
Retailers should overcome their fear of AI says Cyncly’s senior director
20 Luke Wedgebury
The Coalville Kitchens founder says not to blame retailers for the skills gap crisis
26 The kbbreview Interview CP Hart’s MD Paul Rowland meets KBB rising star Angelika Kotarska
66 preview
Your essential guide to the biggest installation event of the year
PRODUCTS & SUPPLIERS 35 Outdoor kitchens
Why it’s time for retailers to start exploring the great outdoors
43 Spa bathrooms
Diving into the latest innovations to help create blissed-out bathrooms
48 Trends The latest product launches RETAIL 60 Case study Martin Baptie’s hospital transformation
64 Showroom of the Month Scope Bathrooms in Glasgow
Retailer profi le: RidgeWey, our 2024 new kitchen retailer of the year pg 56
Editorial
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Retail Safari: What can KBB retailers learn from other retail outlets? pg 22
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EuroCucina Show Review: The key trends on display in Milan pg 32
EDITOR’S COMMENT
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
ere at kbbreview we’re gearing up for this month’s InstallerSHOW, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from June 25-27. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever and it’s going to be even more relevant to the KBB industry specifi cally as there is going to be a dedicated Installer Kitchens and Bathrooms section.
Not only will we be reporting live from the show every day, there will also be a special edition
of kbbreview Magazine available
exclusively to visitors. It’s a must attend event for the sector so I hope to see you there. For now, check out our show preview on pages 66-70 for more details and to fi nd out which brands are exhibiting. Talking of things that can’t be missed, we bring you coverage of kbbreview’s fi rst ever Retail Safari, in association with Hettich. Along with a retail consultant, we took a group of KBB retailers on a walking tour of Central London, visiting stores that are simply great retail environments. Read all about this insightful trip on pages 22-24. This month’s cover story is also a must read. For a real contrast in experience, we decided to bring together the winner of this year’s kbbreview Retail & Design Rising Star Award – Angelina Kotarska a dynamic businesswoman at the very start of her KBB career – and Special Achievement Award winner – Paul Rowland who, with 20 years’ experience of running successful bathroom retail brands, needs no introduction. It’s truly fascinating to see what lessons they learn from each other [pgs 26-28].
Elsewhere in the issue, as well as the usual industry news, views, comment and opinion, we have a trend report from EuroCucina [pgs 32-33] and an interview with RidgeWey [pgs 56-58], the winner of our New Kitchen Retailer Award.
As always, it would be good to hear your views on any of this month’s content. And, if you want to talk about some of the biggest challenges aff ecting KBB retailers at the moment, get in touch.
Rebecca Nottingham, editor
rebecca@kbbreview.com
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