Housewares and DIY products wholesaler United Housewares Merchants has been wound up. 

Homebase's St Austell branch is the latest to join the growing list of the retailers' stores earmarked for closure. 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) says efforts to improve turnout at its regional meetings is paying off. 

Tool firm Olympia is launching a new mobile showroom, which will tour the UK and Ireland to help the firm reach as many stockists as possible. 

DIY skills are dying out, according to new research, which shows confidence in undertaking many home improvement tasks is lowest among young people. 

The strong garden centre sales of recent months continued into July, according to new figures from The Garden Centre Association (GCA). 

The market for water-saving plumbing products has enjoyed growth since 2013, following a flat period between 2009 and 2012. 

General merchandise chain Wilko has unveiled plans to open 100 new stores in the UK within the next five years, as it posted its full-year results yesterday. 

As the closing date for the handover project fast approaches, don't miss your chance to have leading adhesive and sealants firm Henkel help boost your sales. 

While the Prince's Trust-owned garden centre still faces closure on August 31, reports reveal that the pets superstore has dropped out of the race. 

A teenager who urinated in a display toilet at a branch of B&Q has been ordered to apologise personally to the store's manager. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has attracted another major garden brand in the form of William Sinclair Horticulture as its newest member 

The south-London garden centre, currently owned by the Prince's Trust, faces closure at the end of this month, with the lease now up for sale and reports that Pets at Home is the frontrunner in acquiring the site. 

Retail chain confirms that it is proposing to close the store on Mostyn Champneys Retail Park in Wales, putting close to 40 jobs at risk. 

Seed supplier donated 25p from the sale of every packet of its Victoria Cross poppy this spring to the Royal Hospital, raising much-needed funds for the home of the Chelsea pensioners. 

Building on the success of the company's already thriving 10 premises, Tool Shop has recently announced the opening of its 11th store on Upper Street, Islington. 

Five weeks have passed since the brands formerly owned by wholesaler Solus were acquired by Scotts Miracle-Gro and now the newly-formed division, Scotts Solus Brands, has announced a progress update. 

The Valspar Corporation's new partnership with B&Q has helped the American paint maker deliver better-than-expected results for its third quarter. 

Retailers will find this Christmas more competitive than ever, with consumers finding that many have upped their game in terms of home deliveries. 

New figures from Ironmongery Direct show that it has a 98.5% delivery success rate for being on time, beating the national average.