Two people have been arrested after Amazon's major distribution centre in Rugeley went up in flames in the early hours of Sunday morning. 

ManoMano, the French retailer which describes itself as "the only DIY specialist marketplace on the UK market" has announced discounts across its product range ahead of Black Friday next week. 

Fast-growing discount chain B&M has reported a 15% rise in its first half sales and has said it is expecting to meet expectations for its store opening programme. 

The Local Data Company, much to the chagrin of Marks and Spencer, has released a list of stores it has calculated to be most at risk of closure following the store's announcement last week that 60 clothing and home stores would close. 

Crown, Coloroll, Vymura and Arthouse are the latest wallcoverings brands to join BHETA.  Inspired Wallpaper is the collective brand which encompasses Crown, Coloroll and Vymura. 

Garden tools and gifts manufacturer Burgon & Ball has been honoured in the first ever Garden Trade News Greatest Marketing Team Awards, part of the GTN's Greatest Awards 2016. 

Travis Perkins-owned DIY retailer Wickes has struck a deal with Channel 4 to sponsor its Homes on 4 programmes, including Location Location Location and Grand Designs, from 2017. 

A B&Q depot centre in Colney Street near Radlett has closed down and 100 staff have been made redundant. 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced that it has moved its head office to Chester following the relocation of the Horticultural Trade Association (HTA) to Chilcot. 

Doncaster-based Tembe DIY and Building Products has raised £11,000 for Children with Cancer UK through the sale of HIPPO Heavy Duty Trade Wipes. 

Bunnings UK and Ireland managing director PJ Davis was the headlining speaker at the recent BHETA networking forum at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, last week. 

Marks and Spencer has released its half yearly results, with overall group revenue of £4,993.5m, up 0.9% on last year, but with statutory profit before tax at £25.1m, down 88.4% from last year, the decision has been taken to reduce the number of clothing and home stores. 

B&Q has announced plans to roll out its new format store - introduced at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol over the summer - across 10 stores as well as the introduction of a one hour click-and-collect service. 

Following a rocky nine months, the UK's high street has finally started to grow again according to figures released by the BDO high street sales tracker - and sales of housewares were particularly buoyant. 

Based in Dublin, Ireland, the owners of family-run import and distribution firm Lucretia Tiles have launched Tile Devil, an online retailer aimed squarely at the UK home improvement market. 

Garden Centres in Leeds, Bristol and Guildford facing the challenge of understanding and employing a new working generation are being invited to workshops with an international training company to help debunk the labels given to millennials this December. 

French DIY and gardening company ManoMano, which launched in the UK earlier this year, is hosting its Global Influence IRL (in real life) Event this week in Paris. 

Bunnings has confirmed that the Homebase store in Griffiths Way, St Albans will be the UK's first to be transformed into Bunnings Warehouse by February 2017. 

A customer service manager at Wickes in Swindon has been jailed for 18 months after stealing more than £70,000 from the tills at work through the operation of a false refund scam. 

Inflation in the UK is set to quadruple to 4% by the second half of next year according to think tank the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR).