Wesfarmers, Australian parent company to Homebase (soon to be known as Bunnings) has released its results for the first trading quarter, with sales at the former HRG retailer in line with expectations at £320m. 

The managing director of Doveleys Garden Centre near Uttoxeter has confirmed that the branch will be closing down before the end of the year, and is now looking to sell off £985,000 worth of stock. 

The Rainy Day Trust (RDT) has announced a 12-month partnership with Shelter to provide high quality, specialist advice to beneficiaries from the home improvement sector that have a housing need. 

B&M has announced plans to open its second Hartlepool branch by moving into premises recently vacated by BHS. 

B&Q in Jersey has reportedly had its application to open nine Sundays a year turned down by the planning department. 

Carpetright Plc has released its half yearly results, with like-for-likes down 2.9% for the 25 weeks ending October 22. 

Newly re-launched BHS has announced plans to grow its international business. 

Homewares and fashion retailer Laura Ashley has confirmed it will be closing all of its Homebase concessions with the next year. 

The market for bi-folding doors is expected to grow 7% per annum, despite Brexit fears, says AMA Research. 

Devon-based retailer and supplier Axminster Tools & Machinery has made the 'On the Tools' shortlist for Power Tool Supplier of the Year - but needs votes to become the winner. 

Members of parliament have approved, without a vote, a call for former BHS owner Sir Philip Green to be stripped of his knighthood. 

Department store Leekes has reported a significant rise in sales and profits for the first half of the 2016/17 financial year. 

IKEA in Reading has its doors firmly closed today after the death of a contract worker in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The man was reportedly crushed by a hydraulic lift in the loading bay of the store at around 2.30am. 

Police in Northampton are searching for a man who attempted to steal a venetian blind from Dunelm Mill by concealing it down one trouser leg and up the back of his jacket. 

Travis Perkins Plc, parent company to Wickes and Toolstation, has released its figures for the third quarter of 2016, with total sales growth of 3.4% and like-for-like increases of 2%. 

Newly launched BHS.com has introduced kitchen and dining wares to its range, and says it has had great customer response since its debut at the end of September. 

A to Z DIY and Plumbing of Fartown, Huddersfield, has reportedly ignored a ruling by its local planning inspectorate to close down. 

Wickes is celebrating is new-look store complete with brand new kitchen and bathroom design centres in Taunton. 

Retail spend rose 1.3% in September, but footfall and shop prices declined on a year-on-year basis according to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and retail analysts Springboard. 

The chief executive officer of the British Retail Consortium, Helen Dickinson, has made the following statement in reaction to the "inflationary pressure in the supply chain" as a result of the pound's devaluation.