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Otto Wilde Grillers first flagship store

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Otto Wilde Grillers inaugurated its first flagship store on Düsseldorf’s ‘Kö’ boulevard, a sales floor covering around 130 m². The young Düsseldorf company, which has been in the majority ownership of the Miele Group since earlier this year, is an innovative specialist in the field of ambitious outdoor grilling.

Directly above Miele’s brand store and opened at the same time, Otto Wilde presents its range of grills, outdoor kitchen modules, accessories and premium cuts of meat, and stages its show cooking events. Founded in 2015 in Düsseldorf, Otto Wilde now employs a workforce of 40 and is above all known among barbecue fans for its versatile and adjustable O.F.B top-heat grill. Plans for the future include the launch of a modular outdoor kitchen which can be configured and extended to cater for customer preferences. The heart and soul of this outdoor kitchen is the connectivity-enabled G32 Connected Gas Grill.

Moreover, for perfect grilling results, the outdoor kitchen can be planned and configured individually to include for example the G32 Connected Plus premium gas grill with top heat, a powerful gas cooker and modules providing storage space. In addition to this, the Otto Wilde store offers high-quality

RKW creates 80 new jobs after securing eight-figure investment from HSBC

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Aerial view of RKW's huge distribution centre in Stone, Staffordshire

A company which designs, manufactures and sells domestic appliances for big-name brands is creating dozens of new jobs after securing an eight-figure funding package from HSBC.

RKW, the trading division of Sutton Venture Group, says the investment is being used to created 80 new roles at the business and turn its huge warehouse, based on Stone Business Park, into 24 hour operation

The family-owned company already employs more than 500 staff across three distribution centres, its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters in Fenton, and offices in Hong Kong, India and China.Established in 1989, RKW designs, manufactures and distributes small domestic appliances and housewares for leading brands including Black and Decker, Lavazza, Morphy Richards, Tower, Smeg, Swan, Russell Hobbs and Breville. It supplies leading UK retailers – including Next, Amazon, Tesco, Currys and Argos – from its Staffordshire distribution centre, while international customers are supplied directly from its offices in China.

AO World shares dive 24 per cent amid driver shortage and supply chain problems

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Shares in AO World plunged this morning after the online electrical retailer reported an operating loss of £11m in the six months to 30 September 2021, as a shortage of drivers and global supply chain issues stalled growth in the UK.

The disappointing results come a year after the UK-based company recorded an operating profit of £16m for the same period.

First BOSCH Brand Store in Belgium

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The first BOSCH Brand Store in Belgium was officially opened on October 8, 2021. The opening ceremony was attended by numerous BSH suppliers, public figures, and BSH employees. With a total size of over 400 m², customers are welcomed in a bright, modernly designed space where the DNA of the Bosch brand is palpable. The products are perfectly presented thanks to the concept developed by the German service provider “Schmidhuber” and the excellent work of the Belgian service provider “Creaplan”. There, customers can explore the BOSCH product world and experience the brand’s new innovations up close. Of course, competent store employees are available for consultation

Currys confident in supply chain

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Currys, Britain’s biggest electricals retailer, is well stocked despite supply chain disruption and confident it will enjoy a strong Black Friday and Christmas trading period, its boss said on Thursday.

British retailers are grappling with delays in their international supply chains that are being compounded by labour shortages in the UK transport and warehousing networks.

Alex Baldock, CEO of Currys, which was previously called Dixons Carphone, said the firm had worked hard to mitigate the risks and as UK market leader had an advantage with suppliers, such as Samsung Electronics, Hewlett Packard and Arcelik, in having first call on scarce stock.

“It’s been incredibly hard work but we’re in quite good shape. We’ve got more stock in the business now than we had last year and we’re confident that we’re going to have a strong peak trading period,” he told reporters at Currys’ Staples Corner store in north west London, where he hosted a Capital Markets Day.

“Are we going to have every item in every sub-category that we would ideally like in every store, probably not,” he said.

CIH new Yorkshire warehouse

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CIH buying group has announced the opening of a new 125,000sq ft warehouse in Tankersley, South Yorkshire to facilitate product range growth and provide better stock availability for its members.Now they can better serve their agents and Offering even speedier deliveries and of course, ensuring the most popular product lines are held in stock

.Independent electrical buying group takes on speculative Barnsley development

125,000 sq ft warehouse unit on the M1 corridor at Barnsley has been bought, with 70 jobs to be created by leading electrical buying organisation Euronics.

Bramall Properties brought forward Maple 125, a speculative development at Junction 36, in conjunction with Rula Developments and with the support of Enterprising Barnsley.

Combined Independents (Holdings) Ltd, the national group of independent retailers behind the Euronics brand, will now put it at the heart of the European distribution network

Steve Scogings, chairman, said: “This is a significant investment for CIH on behalf of its members, but one that we are confident that it will be worth its weight in gold.

“It gives us exactly what we need as a business. We now have access to purpose-built, high-quality space in the right location to buy and hold more stock of our key product lines. This will help CIH members serve their customers in the right way, with speed, efficiency and to the highest possible standard

Amazon is reportedly working on a smart fridge that tracks what’s inside

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According to Insider, the organization has been working on a smart fridge that could monitor items and help you order replacements in case you’re running low on something.
The team behind the Amazon Go systems is stated to be heading the charge on the project, which has been in the works for at least two years. The Just Walk Out tech used at Go shops tracks what shoppers put in their carts and automatically charges them when they leave. Members of the Amazon Fresh and Lab126 hardware teams are reportedly involved with the fridge project too.

The fridge would monitor the items inside and keep tabs on your purchasing habits, according to the report. If you run low on something you buy frequently, the fridge would notify you and make it easier to order more from Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh, which could give the company’s grocery division a boost. The fridge could offer recipe suggestions too, which may prove useful if you forget about an item that’s about to expire.

Amazon wouldn’t make the fridges itself, Insider‘s sources said. It’s looking to team up with an appliance manufacturer. There’s a possibility that Alexa voice control could be included. That’s said to not be a major concern, but given Amazon’s propensity for stuffing Alexa into nearly every other type of product, including home robots and its own TVs, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the fridge has voice assistant support.
The company has reportedly spent upwards of $50 million per year on the project so far. Even so, there’s no guarantee that the fridge will come to market as it’s possible Amazon will shelve the plans. If the fridge does come to market, it likely won’t come cheap. An Amazon spokesperson told Engadget the company doesn’t comment “on rumors or speculation.”
The concept isn’t entirely new. In 2016, Samsung revealed a fridge that can help you keep track of what’s inside without having to open the door. You can even order groceries using the built-in touchscreen. Amazon’s fridge would take the idea a little further, though, since it would flag items that you’re about to run out of and help you order more through the company’s own grocery ecosystem.