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Glee Buyers Power List - winners revealed


The winners of the 2016 Glee Buyers Power List have been announced during an awards ceremony at the heart of Glee 2016 within the Inside Retail Theatre. 
14 September 2016

Glee new product winners announced

The winners of the 2016 Glee New Product awards have been announced at the show this week. They are as follows: 
14 September 2016

Sainsbury's launches 200 in-store digital collection points

Following its recent acquisition of Home Retail Group plc, owner of Argos and Habitat, Sainsbury's has unveiled plans for customers to shop whenever and wherever they like, by launching up to 200 newly-designed digital Click & Collect points in stores across the UK. 
13 September 2016

The DIY Awards are back!


The DIY & garden sector boasts a host of outstanding examples of great products; retailers and people but who or what will be named winners at the DIY Week Awards 2017? 
12 September 2016

GCA Scottish and NI winners revealed


The Garden Centre Association (GCA) revealed its Scottish and Northern Irish regional winners at a presentation recently at Creative Gardens Galgorm Castle. 
12 September 2016

GCA in search of new inspectors


THE GARDEN Centre Association (GCA) is this month stepping up its hunt for three new inspectors to help its members retain the highest of standards in service and expertise. 
12 September 2016

Tesco to end 24-hour trading at 30 more stores


Thirty 24-hour Tesco stores are to have their opening hours cut, it has been widely reported this week. 
12 September 2016

Champion's champion prepares to soar for charity


Kraig Seymour, yard sales manager of the new Weybridge Champion Timber branch is readying himself for his second and final charity fundraising challenge of the summer. 
7 September 2016

GCA Plant Area Workshop success at Ball Colegrave


THE GARDEN Centre Association (GCA) held a successful Plant Area Workshop at Ball Colegrave this summer. 
7 September 2016

John Lewis to create 500 jobs with online sales investment


John Lewis has invested in its online services by opening two new distribution centres in Milton Keynes, expanding its Magna Park location, the Retail Gazette reports. 
6 September 2016

Marks & Spencer set to cut up to 500 jobs


Retail giant Marks & Spencer is set to cut up to 500 jobs at its head office in London as part of efforts to reduce costs, it has been widely reported over the weekend. 
5 September 2016

More Argos stores in Sainsbury's by Christmas


Sainsbury's is to more than double the number of Argos outlets in its supermarkets by Christmas and introduce home furnishings retailer Habitat into its stores for the first time, reports the Belfast Telegraph. 
5 September 2016

Orkla's acquisition of Harris completed


Orkla House Care has doubled the size of its operations with the now completed acquisition of DIY painting tools supplier L.G. Harris & Co (Harris). 
2 September 2016

Bunnings to present at BHETA forum


Bunnings UK and Ireland managing director PJ Davis will make the first public presentation of the UK Bunnings business since its acquisition of Homebase, in the next in the series of British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) networking forums. 
2 September 2016

Garden industry gears up for Glee

With just weeks to go until the doors to Glee 2016 are thrown open at the Birmingham NEC from September 12-14, what can visitors expect from this year's exhibition? 
31 August 2016

BHS shuts up shop for good

After 88 years on high streets all over the UK, the last BHS store closed for good over the bank holiday weekend. 
30 August 2016

B&Q trials use of avatars for customer DIY queries

B&Q is reportedly trialing the use of avatars, controlled in real time by in-customer assistants, to answer customer queries. 
30 August 2016

New garden centre supply chain solution launched

A new consolidated supply chain service, tailored to the needs of garden centres and garden retail suppliers has been launched by a partnership including specialist in product sourcing, development and distribution, Highgrove and BRC-accredited supply chain infrastructure provider, Oakland International. 
26 August 2016

Briers joins BHETA

Garden gloves brand Briers is the latest garden supplier to join BHETA. 
26 August 2016

Ikea to open Westfield order and collection point

Next week will see Ikea opening the doors of its new Westfield Stratford city order and collection point. 
25 August 2016
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