The kbbreview Podcast

Welcome to this special bonus episode of the kbbreview podcast, I'm your host Andy Davies. This is the final instalment of our Insights 2023 series today -  a fascinating series where we talk to kbb industry leaders about their thoughts looking back at 2022 and where they think the opportunities, pitfalls and growth lies in 2023. It's a dive look into some of the sharpest minds in the industry and...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode ten of season six. But none of that stuff is important right now, because this is a very, very special episode. We are EXCLUSIVELY revealing the shortlist for the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2023 right here on the podcast.  The scores are in, they have been counted and verified (about half an hour before...

Welcome to this special bonus episode of the kbbreview podcast with your host Andy Davies. We have another instalment of our bonus Insights 2023 series today. This is a fascinating set of episodes  where we talk to kbb industry leaders about their thoughts looking back at 2022 and where they think the opportunities, pitfalls and growth lie in 2023. And today we're hearing from one of the biggest b...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode nine of season six. Really, really interesting episode this week as we delve into Zero Carbon - no, please, bear with us, we know how you feel when we talk about sustainability, but this is important because it will directly affect the success of your business in the short, medium and long term. The UK has a l...

Welcome to this special bonus episode of the kbbreview podcast, I'm your host Andy Davies. We're continuing our Insights 2023 series today, where we talk to kbb industry leaders about their thoughts looking back at 2022 and where they think the opportunities, pitfalls and growth lies in 2023. It's a fascinating look into the opinions of some of the sharpest minds in the industry. This week I'm tal...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, this is episode eight of season six and your host as always is Andy Davies. This week, we have the return of Josh Delane from The Woodworks. If you heard last week's episode on Instagram - and if you haven't you really should - you'll know that Josh has tripled the size of his family business in just half a dozen years by jumping feet first in to the world of digi...

Welcome to this special bonus episode of the kbbreview podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies. We're continuing our Insights 2023 series today, where we talk to kbb industry leaders about their thoughts looking back at 2022 and where they think the opportunities, pitfalls and growth lies in 2023. It's a fascinating look into the opinions of some of the sharpest minds in the industry. This wee...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this  is episode seven of season six. You may remember back in episode two of season five we heard all about TikTok from Josh Delane of The Woodworks in London. It was a really popular episode so if you haven't heard it we really recommend going back to it. In fact, it was so popular that we're very pleased to say we've got J...

Welcome to this special bonus episode of the kbbreview podcast, your host always is Andy Davies. We're continuing our Insight 2023 series today, where we talk to kbb industry leaders about their thoughts looking back at 2022 and where they think the opportunities, pitfalls and growth lies in 2023. It's a fascinating look into the op[inions of some of the sharpest minds in the industry. This week I...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, this is episode 6 of season 6 and  your host as always is Andy Davies. This week we're attempting to scratch one of independent kbb retail's most persistent itches - and that's whether or not you should charge a fee for your design time. But, specifically, we're looking at how that does or doesn't fit into how you qualify your customers - in other words, how you w...

Welcome to this very special bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast and, in fact, it's the first in a very special series of bonus episodes looking ahead to 2023. Your host as always is managing editor Andy Davies and in this series we'll be talking to some key business leaders in the kbb sector and asking them where we are now and where we're going in the next 12 months. Where are the opportuniti...

Welcome to the kbbreview podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode five of season six. Couple of great bits of advice today - and we start with Trevor Scott from RFK and Sofia Charalambous from Origins LIving as they're two of our business judges in the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2023 .  And why are we talking to them now? It's because entries close on this coming Thurs...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode 4 of season 6. We've got a couple of features for you today and they couldn't be more diverse. Firstly, we're looking into what help is available to you and anyone who works in the wider kbb industry if you fall on hard times.  This is, unfortunately, depressingly relevant  as we begin what could be a long per...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host  as always is Andy Davies and  this is episode three of season six. That's the official classification, but much more  importantly this is Part Two of our top retailer round table. Last week was Part One of this in-depth discussion that took place at the KBSA Conference a few weeks ago. And we've got a roster of some of the most high-profile kbb retailer...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies but that's really not important, the bit you actually need to know is that this is episode 2 of Season 6 and we're off to a flying start with the first of a two-part special. Yes indeed, a double whammy this week and next.  We're going to hear from a roundtable of top retailers discussing some of the biggest topics in the industr...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, we’re back back for this first episode of Season 6, and in the next ten weeks we’ll be running up to Christmas with top guests, big name interviews, industry updates, fun stories, great case studies, in depth analysis, loads of hints and tips to help you run your business better. Your host as always is Andy Davies and we're afraid you’re stuck with him, but don’t...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and as well as being episode 10 of Season 5, and it is also the last episode of Season 5. We're going to take a little break and we'll be back with Season 6 later in October. But we're rounding this season off with a discussion about a topic that affects every single retailer in the country - what and how do you pay your staff? In particul...

Welcome to the kbbreview podcast, this is episode 9 of Season 5 and your host as always is Andy Davies. Great episode this week as we chat to one of the most high profile designers in the UK – Linda Barker. She is one of the original ‘celebrity’ designers, shooting to fame on Changing Rooms of course and is now a very successful interior designer and interior product designer plus, of course, a ju...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode 8 of Season 5. And it's a very special one because we're all about the launch of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2023 . Entries are now open, it's totally free and we've got categories for retailers, designers, installers and suppliers so there's something in here for everyone. We're going to catch up wit...

The availability of appliances is STILL causing massive headaches for kitchen retailers, so this week your host Andy Davies is catching up with the man in charge of one of the biggest brands in the UK to get an update from the horse's mouth - Luke Harding, the managing director for the UK & Ireland for Electrolux. What is availability like for AEG? What's causing all the problems? What does it mea...

This week we’re talking all about bathroom showrooms with a fantastic case study from TBK Design , a brilliant retailer in North London who recently moved to a brand new 30,000sqft showroom that it planned, built and designed with amazing results. In fact, TBK won the Bathroom Retail of the Year 2021 in our very own kbbreview Retail & Design Awards So coming up we have Chris Frankland from kbbrevi...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, this is episode 5 of season 5 and your host as always is Andy Davies. This week we’re talking about sustainability in the bathroom – no, wait, don’t switch us off, I promise it’s really interesting! You see, that’s the problem. We all know how absolutely crucial it is that there is a global effort to tackle climate change but this industry is really struggling to...

Welcome to the kbbreview podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this is episode 4 of season 5. And it’s a big picture episode this week as we’re all about the numbers.  With so many scary numbers floating around about the economy we thought we’d ask two of our favourite researchers to come up with a couple of interesting numbers each that they believe really illustrate the current state of the kbb...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, this is episode 3 of season 5 and your host as always is Andy Davies. This week we’re looking at project planning - in normal times (remember them?) experienced retailers could do this stuff standing on their head, it’s about as core as it gets to running a successful kbb business. But covid and all the subsequent product shortages have meant that the usual smooth...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast. This week we're looking at an area that so many kbb retailers are increasingly relying on to drive leads – and that’s social media. More precisely we’ve got a fantastic case study of one retailer who has taken social media and turned it into a huge part of their business mainly by utilising video through TikTok and other platforms. We’re talking to Josh Delane fro...