CONTENTS 4 NEWS: Hoover awarded 2019 Superbrands Status


6 PREVIEW: Exclusively Electrical and Exclusively Housewares 2019


8 NEWS: Christian Horner named as guest speaker at Plug In To Exertis


12 OPINION: Stuart Tickle talks about the importance of experiential retail


14 REVIEW: Industry leaders gather in Geneva for the Sixth International TCG Retail Summit. ERT reports


16 REVIEW: The CIH Euronics Showcased returned last month and Chief Executive, Stuart Cook, reports that it was a great success. He speaks exclusively to ERT


18 THE ERT INTERVIEW: John Franks, MD of Chord Electronics, talks about 30 years in business


22 TV: OLED TVs will power through the million European shipments mark in 2019


24 BUILT-IN: Alex Hinton from GDHA discusses the changes in built-in appliances from Belling and Stoves over their 100- year histories


26 PROFILE: Hotpoint launches its new ActiveCare range


31 THE ERT AWARDS: Returning for 2019, here’s all the information you need


32 WINNER PROFILE: Ian Toller was named as Sales Rep of the Year by independent retailers at the ERT Awards. He tells us what it meant to him.


33 GETTING STARTED WITH… Experiential retail. Why it’s important to offer customers a true experience in-store, and some tips on where to start


36 TAKE A TOWN: This month, ERT’s mystery shopping team has been to Leeds


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