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Harveys' 'table and six chairs' ad was misleading

The furniture and furnishings retailer Harveys has been taken to task by the ad watchdog for misleading consumers with a sale offer. 
27 March 2013

Bad weather topples Kingfisher's crown, as B&Q sales drop 5.6% LfL

Kingfisher has announced its financial results for the year to January 31, 2013, revealing a 2.4% sales drop, bringing total revenue to £10.6bn. Pre-tax profits nose-dived by 11% to £715m, while like-for-likes fell 2.9%. 
26 March 2013

Winter chill boosted wild bird care sales

Wild bird care products grew by 6.8% in value and 5.5% volume between January 2012 and January 2013, according to the latest figures from GfK. 
25 March 2013

The Range launches spring/summer ad campaign

Retailer's comic ads guest star Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and juxtapose The Range's offer against a host of joke DIY products. 
22 March 2013

New garden centre set to open in Lincolnshire

A new, purpose-built £1m garden centre will open its doors for the first time this Saturday, in Glentham, Lincolnshire. 
21 March 2013

Wider pathway at Haskins GC boosts sales by up to 63%

Over the past two months, sales of garden sundries, books, gifts and clothing have seen sales increases between 12% and 63% at the Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown - all thanks, says MD Juilan Winfield, to a wider pathway. 
20 March 2013

The Fixer's retail expert to garden centres: 'Up your game or else'

Retail expert Karl McKeever from BBC2's The Fixer has said that up to 50% of the UK's garden centres could be in serious trouble by next year if they don't up their game and make the most of crucial spring trade. 
20 March 2013

B&M Bargains sees profits surge by 43%

Discount chain B&M Bargains enjoyed a spectacular 43% hike in profits last year on sales that increased by 31.5%. 
20 March 2013

The Budget 2013 attracts mixed responses

A rise in personal tax allowance a year early, a 20% reduction in corporation tax, and employers' national insurance payments to be cut by £2,000 - these were just some of the key announcements made in today's Budget. 
20 March 2013

GCA and HTA call for change on 'outdated' Easter Day trading ban

Horticultural associations are demanding a change in the law to let garden centres open on Easter Sunday - but garden centres say that if they must close then none should break the rules. 
20 March 2013

Apollo Housewares has best stand at Home Hardware show

Apollo Housewares was named Best Display Stand at Home Hardware Southwest's spring trade show in Exeter this month. 
19 March 2013

Cuprinol launches new 'Cheer It Up!' brand identity

In an attempt to move away from being seen as "just a functional solution to protecting wood," garden wood care supplier Cuprinol is launching new livery and brand identity this Month through a massive media and advertising campaign. 
19 March 2013

Miserable spring boosts mood-enhancing light products

This year's cold and gloomy spring has sent sales of products that deliver uplifting sounds and light soar at a leading homewares consumer website. 
19 March 2013

Brico and Praxis man pulls out of BHETA forum

Maxeda Group chief commercial officer John Colley is now unable to be a speaker at the upcoming BHETA forum, causing organisers to postpone the event. 
19 March 2013

Dobbies 'may appeal' against record sewage pollution fine

Dobbies has been severely fined for allowing sewage from a Cumbrian garden centre to pollute a local waterway. 
18 March 2013

No ban for 'bee-killing' pesticides

The EU failed to reach a majority vote to ban the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides labelled harmful to bees by the EFSA on Friday, after nations including the UK and Germany either abstained or opposed the proposal. 
18 March 2013

Third garden centre for Millbrook

Millbrook, the Kent and Sussex-based garden centre company, is acquiring a third outlet. 
18 March 2013

Bissell supports Battersea with competition giveaway

In support of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, home cleaning expert Bissell is running a competition offering Facebook users the chance to win a collection of its products. 
18 March 2013

Bar-Be-Quick appointed distributor of Carbon Gold garden range

The leading distributor of sustainable charcoal products in the UK has now been appointed as UK distributor of the Carbon Gold GroChar garden products range. 
18 March 2013

Waitrose gardening offensive 'will make us a serious player'

Waitrose is launching a major new assault on the gardening market that will "significantly increase" its share of the category. 
18 March 2013
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