Home Hardware’s Rachel Taylor, Potters’ Tom Carter and Diss Ironworks’ Hannah Hyde are the latest buyers to share their reasons to be proud and cheerful, and name their housewares heroes in HousewaresNews.net’s series of Q&As. These buyers agree that housewares sales representatives have heroic qualities. But who are their heroes?
Rachel Taylor, buyer from Home Hardware:
What are you most proud of about the housewares industry?
“The commitment from sales reps who ensure you get the new products.”
What has made you smile at work recently?
“Selecting new product for the cook shop catalogue seeing the lovely products our retailers will be selling in the run up to Christmas this year.”
Who is your local hero (or housewares hero)?
“Dave Gosling from Eddingtons has been really supportive to our wholesale business. Supporting our trade shows and ensuring our retailers have all the best products including the ‘if you care’ eco range. “
Hannah Hyde, managing director from Diss Ironworks:
What are you most proud of about the housewares industry?
“Seeing lots of products UK made and sustainable – eco-friendly. “
What has made you smile at work recently?
“Winning Le Creuset’s social media campaign for the third time. Also, a customer recently purchasing some cookware for her mum; she loved it so much and came back to purchase more.“
Who is your local hero (or housewares hero)?
“Victoria Pearce at Le Creuset is an amazing sales rep, She visits us all the time, helps with our merchandising and displays. This gives us as a retailer a lot of support. It’s a perfect working relationship and how it should be.”
Tom Carter, director from Potters Cook Shop, Hockley:
What are you most proud of about the housewares industry?
“I feel proud of this industry’s very friendly community. We have made some great friends! I have had so many opportunities I never thought I would get.”
What has made you smile at work recently?
“Alison [Hobbs] (Potters’ visual merchandising guru) makes me smile every day because she is so mad!”
Who is your local hero (or housewares hero)?
“To me it’s some of our reps, in particular Julia Bottoms at KitchenCraft. She is always cheerful, full of ideas and a breath of fresh air when she comes in. “
Top: Rachel Taylor from Home Hardware with Potters’ Alison Hobbs and Tom Carter, and Hannah Hyde from Diss Ironworks, pictured at The Excellence in Housewares Awards Product Judging.
