South African retail giant Steinhoff, which pulled out of the bidding for Argos at the eleventh hour earlier this year, has reportedly announced its interest in buying Poundland. 

Wyevale has made the decision to close down Coley Garden Centre, which has been trading in Calderdale for nearly four decades, at the end of July. 

Tesco confirmed today that it has sold Dobbies Garden Centres - but not to Terra Firma or Edinburgh Woollen Mill owners as rumoured. 

Wyevale Garden Centres are celebrating reaching their £750,000 fundraising target for charity partner Marie Curie, the UK's leading charity for people living with any terminal illness and their families, more than 12 months ahead of schedule. 

Seventeen teams of competitive karters sweltered on the hottest day of the year at Team Sport Go Karting in Warrington as they battled it out to win one of the many trophies in the 2016 Rainy Day Trust Karting Challenge. 

Kingfisher bosses are expected to face a grilling over staff pay and conditions during the business' shareholder meeting this week. 

The value of the overall kitchen and bathroom worktop market is estimated to have reached more than £200m in 2015, according to AMA Research. 

A full house of exhibitors and a healthy crowd of visitors kicked off this year's Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical shows in London today (June 14). 

Retail footfall increased by 0.3% year-on-year for the month of May, a significant improvement on April's 2.4% decline, according to the British Retail Consortium. 

The fourth annual global DIY summit opened in Stockholm last week, with hundreds of delegates flooding to the Waterfront Congress Centre. 

Ladder manufacturer WernerCo has invested more than $1.8m in its Maldon UK facility, including the installation of a state-of-the-art laser cutter. 

Home Retail Group chief executive John Walden will be stepping down from his leading role once the business has been bought out by Sainsbury's, expected to happen during the third quarter. 

B&Q will officially launch its first new-concept store at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol on June 16. 

Ahead of its takeover deal with Sainsbury's, Home Retail Group released sales results for the 13 weeks to May 28 this week, revealing good sales growth for Argos. 

The UK LED lighting market was estimated to have grown by 38% in 2015 in value terms according to AMA Research. 

Just short of 1,500 new discount stores were opened across the UK over the last five years according to the Local Data Company. 

The European Commission has failed to make a decision on whether to reapprove the license for the world's most widely-used weedkiller, glyphosate. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has been shortlisted as finalists in three categories in the Trade Association Forum (TAF)'s Best Practice Awards 2016. 

An electrical shop called The Tube Station, which has featured a similar logo to the London Underground for the last six years, has been ordered by Transport for London to change its branding, despite being located in Blackpool, more than 250 miles from London. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is holding its next Credit Forum on July 20th including its regular update on all current credit and risk management issues in the retail sector.