The rapidly-growing UK-based home and garden online retailer WorldStores has raised £10m to help its future expansion. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association's recent AGM saw the appointment of a new president and executive chairman. 

Topps Tiles is to strengthen its brand presence in the market by converting more of its Tile Clearing House (TCH) outlets to Topps Tiles Clearance branches. 

A teleshopping presentation for a pair of solar-powered Tiffany-style garden lights did not mislead viewers over the cost of post and packaging, the ad watchdog has decided. 

Seven members of staff at a family-run Powys garden centre are celebrating this month after clocking up more than 86 years of dedicated service to the business between them. 

Pershore-based family firm W. L. Brown Ironmongers will be celebrating a century in business this August. 

Retailers across the board enjoyed sales growth in May, with furniture and flooring the star category, according to figures released today by the British Retail Consortium. 

Norfolk business Aylsham Garden Centre suffered a devastating blow on Friday when a car ploughed through the building, causing around £50,000 damage. 

Totally Shows director Paul Grinsell will be trading in his motorcycle leathers for Lycra on Sunday, June 16 to take part in the London to Brighton cycle ride to raise money for industry charity the Rainy Day Trust. 

The fortunes of German DIY and home improvement giant Praktiker mirrored those of many UK companies this spring as cold, wet weather sent a chill through sales. 

Planning rules that have just come into force in England risk draining the life from high streets. 

The British Retail Consortium has announced that it is to investigate retail taxation - as B&Q's boss highlights the disparity in taxes paid by bricks-and-mortar and online retailers. 

Home Hardware has been promoting quality customer service within its corporate membership by inviting all corporate stores to take part in two mystery shopper surveys, taking part over the busy Christmas period and earlier this year. 

Retail suffered its worst decline in more than a year during the first half of May, according to the latest Distributive Trades Survey from the CBI. 

Total sales at the Kingfisher retailer B&Q fell by 5.7% to £913m during the 13 weeks to May 4, 2013, with unseasonably cold temperatures blamed for lower footfall and depressed sales of outdoor products. 

New technology has transformed the way people pay for products on the high street and online, according to the BRC's Cost of Payment Collection Survey, which reported a 10% decrease in cash spending in the retail industry over 2012. 

EDRA and fediyma have put out the call for last minute attendees of the second Global DIY Summit, which will take place next week in Rome, Italy. 

Owner of London-based independent chain The Tool Shop Vin Vara will be donning the lycra as part of the Akzo Nobel team taking on the gruelling Deloitte Ride Across Britain (RAB) challenge in June. 

Like-for-likes dropped by 0.2% during the six months to the end of March at Topps Tiles, and although the group saw revenue increase by 0.9%, adjusted profit before tax fell by almost £1m. 

Marks & Spencer has won what is being seen as potentially a landmark legal case over the requirement to pay retail rent even when the premises are no longer occupied.