The DIY retail giant has confirmed it will be opening a new store in Arbroath, as 31 new B&Q staff members in Louth prepare to open for trading from next week. 

The recent Decco McMinn Olympics-themed trades show saw more than 300 independent retailers take advantage of exclusive 'Gold Medal' offers available from at least 90 leading exhibitors. 

Supermarket chain Asda reveals plans to open more of its new format 'Living' stores in 2012 as part of a £500m investment over the next 12 months. 

Figures for the department chain's penultimate week of its financial year showed sales up 15.2% at the Croydon 'at home' branch. 

The Prince of Wales caught up with Vin Vara of the Tool Shop during a Prince's Foundation visit to the Lower Marsh market in Waterloo today. 

The multi-channel trade supplier is celebrating the launch of its 200th store today at Heathrow. 

Almost 3,000 businesses falling under the umbrella categories covering DIY and hardware suffered insolvency last year, according to new data and analysis released by Experian this week. 

DIY and hardware sales were significantly down during the first two weeks of January because shoppers had already taken advantage of pre-Christmas discounts, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). 

Monkton Elm Garden and Pet Centre is pulling out all the stops to celebrate 30 years of trading, by inviting children to come and paint a giant terracotta '30' and donating tree saplings to worthy causes. 

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) are celebrating this week after many picked up prestigious awards at the organisation's annual conference. 

Eurocell Building Plastics has expanded with a new outlet on Freshfields business park in Brighton, bringing the total number of stores to more than 120. 

Gardening Direct parent Flying Brands has confirmed that it remains in discussions over the possible sale of some of its businesses, as it reports a slowdown in trading in the last quarter of 2011. 

Dunlop Adhesives has launched part one of a new 'Job Build' feature on the newly launched Trade Zone - an interactive site designed for tradesmen. 

All Map/Pro stock has been recalled over fears that faulty valves are causing leaks on gas cylinders. 

The Range has kicked off 2012 with a milestone, opening its 60th store in the Welsh town of Carmarthen. Owner Chris Dawson also announces plans for a further 15 outlets this year. 

Hardware distributor Avocet Hardware was placed in administration on January 23. 

Burglars stamped a hole through the corrugated tin roof of South Derbyshire DIY and garden store Masseys before raiding £3,000 worth of goods in what was the store's first crime in more than 25 years of trading. 

Torbay-based Suttons Seeds has been nominated for two prestigious awards, one of which is for its group-grown, multi-headed sunflower. 

Welsh independent home and garden chain reveals it is close to receiving planning permission to redevelop a former Makro site into a 130,000sq ft department store. 

Internet sales in the UK have grown 48% since 2008 to reach £50.34bn in 2011, now accounting for 12% of total retail sales.