High street shops suffered the brunt of Storm Katie over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to market research company Springboard. 

Bosses at Homebase's new Australian owner Wesfarmers have pledged to pay workers aged under 25 the new living wage. 

The Steamer Trading cookshop chain has acquired up-market London cookshop Divertimenti. 

London & Lancs has taken on the UK distribution of Geka, one of Europe's leading horticultural and gardening brands. 

The paint, wallcoverings and woodcare market has enjoyed a welcome boost in recent years - thanks in no small part to the 'do-it-for-me' trend. 

An upbeat group of speakers gave key advice tailored especially for independent DIY and hardware retailers at a recent forum hosted by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

The weather may have put many DIYers off shopping this Easter bank holiday, but A-lister Brad Pitt was apparently not one of them. 

Squire's Garden Centre staff member Lynn Street recently took part in a charity fire walk in West Byfleet to raise money for the Woking and Sam Beare Hospices. 

Founded in 1843, the home improvement industry's own charity, Rainy Day Trust, celebrates its 173rd anniversary today, March 24. 

Fashion, home and garden retailer Next posted its annual results today, revealing overall sales up 3.7% and pre-tax profits up 5% to £821m. 

The relative affordability of garden buildings as a way of adding to accommodation is just one of the factors that helped grow the market by around 3.5% last year. 

Rowlinson Garden Products has been appointed by ShelterLogic as its UK distributor of the ShelterLogic lawn and garden range. 

On the day that B&Q employees are being asked to put their names to new terms of employment or face the sack, a petition urging a management rethink is gaining thousands of signatures. 

With Easter starting early this year, Fiskars has released its fifth multi-media Spring campaign just ahead of the bank holiday weekend. 

B&Q's parent company Kingfisher has released its annual results for the year ending January 31, 2016, with total sales up 3.8% for its entire operation despite a 20.5% fall in statutory pre-tax profits to £512m. 

A garden centre company secretary who was "trusted implicitly" is facing a stretch behind bars after she stole almost £166,000 from the business. 

Baby Bio has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Trust to support the charity's new Summer of Open Gardens fundraising initiative. 

Green-fingered employees at Squire's Garden Centres recently held a 24-hour "Plant-athon" on March 17 and 18, raising over £4,000 for the charity Greenfingers. 

More than 300 Argos stores could be in danger of closing should Sainsbury's £1.4bn bid for the retailer go through, according to reports. 

Screwfix was recently awarded Employer of the Year and Multi-channel Retailer of the Year at the Retail Week awards.