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B&Q and Morrisons announce Sunderland store deal

B&Q and Morrisons have announced that they have made a deal to convert the B&Q Warehouse store in Deptford, Sunderland to include a new Fresh Format Morrisons supermarket. 
13 December 2013

Travis Perkins staff to share in £17m saving scheme pay-out

Profits from a five-year ShareSave scheme at Travis Perkins plc will see more than 7,000 employees share in its £17m maturity. 
12 December 2013

Station retail sales continue to outshine high street

Retail sales at Britain's biggest and busiest railway stations continue significantly to outperform the high street, latest figures from Network Rail show. 
12 December 2013

Multi-channel retailing expert at GCA conference

An expert in multi-channel retailing will be speaking at the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual conference in January to help garden centre owners and managers get behind the digital age. 
12 December 2013

Major power tools theft at B&Q Dundee

Thousands of pounds' worth of power tools have been stolen from B&Q in King's Road, Dundee. 
12 December 2013

Argos taps social media for new price-drop website

Argos has announced a trial partnership with social-commerce technology company Buyapowa that will allow Argos' Facebook fans and Twitter followers to shop together and earn themselves special deals. 
12 December 2013

New mobile marketing campaign from IronmongeryDirect

IronmongeryDirect has launched a new mobile marketing campaign to promote its latest app to tradesmen on the go. 
12 December 2013

Carpetright first-half profits down by a third

UK profits at Carpetright improved in the half year to October 26 2013, but they slumped by a third at the company as a whole. 
11 December 2013

Record online sales at John Lewis

Online sales at John Lewis were up 22% in the week to December 7 - the second week in a row where over a third of all trade went through its website. 
11 December 2013

Christmas comes early at Bents

Staff at Bents Garden & Home are celebrating after being awarded the 'Best in the North West' for its Christmas display. 
11 December 2013

Ewbank looks to the future

The owners of cleaning product manufacturer and supplier, Ewbank, are planning investment in the company for next year to help it grow. 
11 December 2013

Company's misleading 'it's British' cutlery ad

A teleshopping presentation for Viners cutlery was misleading because the statement "it's British, it's Sheffield" implied that it was made in Sheffield, when it wasn't. 
11 December 2013

Millbrook raises more than £2,000 for charity

Staff at The Millbrook Garden Company have presented a cheque for more than £2,000 to its Charity of the Year. 
11 December 2013

Fiskars sells Sankey to Strata Products

Fiskars is selling off its UK garden container, propagation and water storage business, Sankey, along with its related manufacturing assets. 
11 December 2013

Cash-strapped consumers turn off the Christmas lights

Two thirds of consumers are planning to cut back on Christmas spending this year, with decorations and lights amongst the areas that will be sacrificed. 
9 December 2013

Notcutts confirms purchase of Garden Pride Garden Centre

Notcutts has confirmed that from today it now owns Garden Pride Garden Centre in West Sussex. 
6 December 2013

Solus appoints Mark Pearson as its new ceo

Solus Garden & Leisure has announced the appointment of Mark Pearson as its new chief executive officer. 
6 December 2013

Knauf donates to DIY SOS project

Knauf Insulation recently donated loft roll insulation to the BBC programme DIY SOS, to help provide new fit for purpose premises for the Little Miracles charity. 
6 December 2013

GIMA appoints new director

Vicky Nuttall has been appointed to the position of GIMA director. She will take over the role from Neil Gow in the New Year. 
6 December 2013

Somerset hardware shop HT Perry & Son is a Christmas winner

Staff at Somerset hardware store HT Perry & Son are celebrating after they emerged triumphant in this year's Home Hardware Christmas window dressing competition. 
5 December 2013
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