The day-to-day experiences and thoughts of a hardware retailer have now been immortalised in a new book of memoirs. 

British garden, leisure and petcare products suppliers will have the opportunity to acquire valuable export information and to present their products to important overseas buyers at an Open Day and Meet the Buyer event being organised by the Gardenex and PetQuip associations. 

The loan from The North West Fund for Loans Plus has helped Mail Order Online, which sells seasonal goods, stock up in time for Christmas. 

Certainly Wood is the latest home and garden improvement company to join the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

The UK non-food retail market rallied in October, posting the strongest year-on-year rise in footfall for the month since 2004. 

Due to an unexpected change of judging date, retailers now have an extra week to get their entries in. Don't miss the boat! 

It is the last chance for retailers to get their entries in for the 2015 DIY Week Awards, with entry forms required by close of play Friday, November 14 or first thing Monday morning to be in with a chance to take home Gold at the glittering awards event in February. 

Grocer takes decision to close dedicated kitchen and bathroom business over concerns about provider Mark Two Distributors 

Over 1,300 young people applied but just 19 have been picked for a new place on the Homebase Garden Academy training programme. 

Figures released today reveal that the rapidly-growing discount retailer is investing more than £109m in total over the next 12 months, constructing 33 new-build stores and a distribution centre. 

William Sinclair will report a small loss in its latest financial year, the growing media supplier said today in a trading update. 

Bristol-based Yankee Candle has confirmed its continued support for the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children charity, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal. 

Small shops found marginally more in their tills during the third quarter of this year than they did in the same three-month period last year. 

John Lewis has been pulling heartstrings nationwide this weekend with the launch of its 2014 Christmas TV ad. 

Prices of DIY, hardware and gardening products have hit record-breaking levels of deflation, according to new figures. 

The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) has attracted 20 more new members in the past few months. 

Britain's shop vacancy rate in October remained at its lowest level since June 2010, but one in three empty shops have now been unoccupied for over three years. 

While sales of winter products were knocked by the warmest Halloween on record, sales in home categories were up 4% for the week to November 1. 

Retailers have just one week left to submit their entry to the DIY Week Awards, with the final deadline set for Friday, November 14. 

An improving housing market and rising consumer confidence will bring holiday cheer to retailers this Christmas, according to Verdict Research.