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DIY store targeted by thieves three times in 18 months
Thieves stole £400 worth of stock from Dovercourt DIY store in Kingsway, Essex, after breaking into the backyard.
20 March 2014
New look for Irish DIY retailer Woodie's
Woodie's DIY drops the DIY from its logo following a rebrand.
20 March 2014
Wickes supervisor sentenced for pocketing £800 in refund scam
Matthew Ansaldo Taylor was found guilty of falsifying customer details on 12 receipts at the Wickes store in Liverpool.
20 March 2014
Van Hage and Waitrose unveil plans for joint development
Plans have been revealed that would see Waitrose incorporate a new supermarket on the site of the Van Hage garden centre at Great Amwell, Hertfordshire.
20 March 2014
Garden Re-Leaf Day boosts charity funds and garden sales
More than 230 garden centres nationwide attracted thousands of customers to special events and fund-raisers last Friday and across the weekend, as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day.
20 March 2014
February's rain cleared shoppers out of high streets
February's prolonged rain washed shoppers away from high streets and into the more protected environment afforded by out-of-town shopping locations.
19 March 2014
B&Q makes 100 more redundancies in bid to simplify business
The jobs will be cut from B&Q's head office as the company looks to transform itself into an omnichannel retailer.
19 March 2014
Vivid Arts wins Best Display Stand at Home Hardware show
Vivid Arts was deemed to have the best display stand at Home Hardware's spring trade show in Exeter last week.
19 March 2014
Screwfix plans to add another 60 stores in 2014
Screwfix has confirmed that there will be no let-up in its ambitious opening programme, which should see a further 60 stores launched in the UK this year.
19 March 2014
Garden & Home Press Event celebrates a decade in 2015
Organisers have announced the date for next year's Garden & Home Press Event - Thursday, February 12 - and revealed that it will mark its 10th anniversary in 2015.
19 March 2014
Chancellor hands out measures to boost business
Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a package of measures to help businesses that invest, manufacture and export, when he delivered his Budget today.
19 March 2014
Ikea sees huge spike in sales of outdoor garden furnishings
As the UK heads into Spring the Swedish retailer says sales of some of its garden furniture have risen by as much as 243%.
18 March 2014
Garden centres get ready for GCA annual inspection
The Garden Centre Association will be visiting hundreds of garden centres across the UK to ensure they are meeting strict membership standards.
18 March 2014
Homebase confirms closure of Worcester branch
Homebase has confirmed that it will be closing one of its three stores in Worcester next month - while the groundswell of opinion against the closure of the Holyhead outlet is growing.
17 March 2014
GIMA announces new president, other council appointments
Bosmere sales and marketing director Steve Millington was voted president of the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association at its AGM on March 13.
14 March 2014
Kingfisher breaks into Romanian market
B&Q parent has officially opened its first two Romanian stores under the Brico Dépôt brand, in the Pantelimon and Orhideea areas of capital city Bucharest.
13 March 2014
Positive end to good year for Homebase and Argos
Homebase and Argos parent Home Retail Group (HRG) said today in a trading statement that it expects full-year profit to be better than expected, after an encouraging final two months.
13 March 2014
Big-ticket items help deliver 'exceptional' sales at Leekes
Strong sales of kitchens, bathrooms, furniture and carpets helped Leekes enjoy a robust performance over Christmas 2013 and the New Year.
13 March 2014
Demand for neutral paint shades surges
This year is seeing a big uplift in demand for neutral paint colours, with consumers using them as a backdrop for bolder paint colours, furniture and accessories.
13 March 2014
Former B&Q chief quits The Co-op
Euan Sutherland has resigned from the top role at The Co-operative Group less than a year after moving there from Kingfisher.
12 March 2014
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