The early spring sunshine saw Brits flocking outdoors over the Easter break to make the most of the good weather, with sales of barbecues and outdoor games soaring. 

Leading garden centres are once again being put under pressure to stop selling a Bayer Provado product over concerns that it is harmful to bees. 

Stone fireplace supplier J Rotherham has announced the winner of a competition to design a unique, contemporary fireplace. 

Any retailers that are offered discounted Yankee candles are being asked to contact police after a Monmouthshire garden centre lost £23,000-worth of the products in a raid. 

Homebase has paid compensation to a customer after a tin of paint she was buying exploded at the checkout. 

Long-established garden centre and Chelsea Flower Show veteran Hillier announces plans for Young Hillier Day, where trainees, apprentices and students will run its exhibit at the famous gardening show. 

Garden structures and fencing supplier Grange has invested in a consumer media campaign highlighting its decorative structures offer. 

Searchlight Electric is this year celebrating its 70th anniversary as a supplier of decorative lighting to specialist lighting retailers, multi-national chains and distributor partners across the world. 

UK manufacturer of wheelbarrows, The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company Ltd, has invested more than £1.2 million in manufacturing facilities at its site in the midlands. 

The last couple of years have brought a welcome boost for the UK shopfitting market, according to a new report. 

Gorilla Glue's range of adhesives will now be stocked in B&Q stores across the UK. 

The Local Data Company (LDC) says March's shop vacancy figures are a "cause for celebration", as they fell back to 2010 levels. 

The retail giant, which owns Argos, Habitat and Homebase, aims to raise £3m for people affected by cancer over the next two years. 

Glee's organiser says it has attracted a number of new home interior and gift companies as exhibitors at this year's show, boosting the presence of non-weather-dependent products. 

Accident and emergency units were expected to be busy over the Easter holiday as new research showed that millions would be injuring themselves getting down to DIY jobs. 

The decision to block Van Hage garden centre in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire from having a Waitrose supermarket on site has been overruled. 

From April 15 shops and other retailers will be able to install click-and-collect lockers without the bureaucracy of getting planning permission. 

Ongoing success in furniture and a strong winter sale performance helped Dunelm grow sales by 10.7% in its third quarter. 

Trend forecasting agency Scarlet Opus will be helping visitors to this year's Exclusively Housewares and new Exclusively Electrical show by identifying products they feel are good examples of forthcoming trends. 

Over 50 years since the launch of its iconic Old English Sheepdog brand mascot, Dulux has launched its first TV ad featuring a puppy.