A struggling West Yorkshire garden centre has announced that it will close down at the end of this month. 

Following last month's acquisition of Crowders Garden Centre in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Wyevale Garden Centres said today that the business is to have a change of name. 

Shoppers hitting the sales this January helped boost retail footfall in every region of the UK - apart from London and the south east. 

B&Q is raising its basic wage for employees - but cutting back on remuneration in other areas. 

US home improvement giant Lowe's is buying Canadian retail rival Rona in a friendly takeover for C$3.2bn. 

Investigators at Shropshire Fire & Rescue rule an overnight blaze at timber and fencing firm Tafs Garden Co was sparked by "abnormal electrical activity" 

Hiatt Hardware UK will move to a new 55,000sq ft unit in Aston, Birmingham, after acquiring the space from manufacturer Hydraforce for an undisclosed sum. 

More than 40 firefighters and six fire engines attended a major blaze at Shropshire timber and fencing supplier Tafs Garden Co last night. 

As had been widely predicted, Sainsbury's went back to Home Retail Group (HRG) this week with a formal offer for the business - effectively Argos. 

Poundbury Gardens, which is part of The Gardens Group, is searching for a local charity or not-for-profit organisation to donate 10% of its takings to during its 10th anniversary celebrations, which take place between Tuesday, March 1 and Thursday, March 10. 

Well-known Newcastle store Dochertys is the latest hardware independent to announce that it is closing down for good. 

Builder's merchanting and DIY business Grafton Group has completed the acquisition of another merchant, Allsand Supplies. 

DIY independents' impressive run of sales growth came to an abrupt halt in the last three months of 2015 as they slumped into decline. 

Polder Housewares, a designer, marketer and distributor of branded housewares products across the kitchen storage and food prep, home organisation, and laundry categories, announced that it has been acquired by Topspin Partners. 

Members of the industry are being urged to get involved with this year's Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk. 

West London-based independent civils merchant George Lines has become part of Lords Builders Merchants. 

The timing of GardenTags' live streamed debate, as outlined in our 'New blogging platform launched to boost gardening' story has been changed. 

The winners of the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual awards were announced at its conference in Brighton this week. 

Tesco has conceded that some of its past practices have been "both unsustainable and harmful to our suppliers". 

Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC) announced today that it has acquired Crowders Garden Centre of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, bringing its estate to 153 centres across England and Wales.