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Matalan store damaged by fire
Cost of damage caused at outlet in Grimsby could run into thousands of pounds after blaze was sparked yesterday afternoon. Read full story here and watch a video of the scene.
7 June 2010
Chelsea Flower Show gallery goes live
Take a look at DIY Week's snaps from the famous RHS gardening show last month.
7 June 2010
Wickes staff step up for charity
Colleagues at 28 Wickes stores across the country take on a 341-mile relay walk from Preston, in Lancashire, to Havant, in Hampshire, to raise money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, the DIY chain's national charity partner.
4 June 2010
John Lewis: best outdoor living sales for two years
Outdoor living at John Lewis had its best sales week for more than two years for the week ending May 29, according to the retailer's weekly sales report.
4 June 2010
Trade groups welcome measures to cut red tape
Business secretary Vince Cable announces new action plan to tackle the "deluge of regulations" that have been stifling businesses for too long.
4 June 2010
Rightway Bevans to open 16th store
DIY, home and garden chain Bevans, now owned by the Rightway chain, announces new store opening this summer.
4 June 2010
Blue Diamond buys Redfields Garden Centre
Redfields Garden Centre in Hampshire is to be redeveloped with Blue Diamond, who will then take over the new centre.
3 June 2010
B&Q sales drop but profit jumps 12% in first quarter
Kingfisher trading statement announces flat group sales in Q1, while profit is up, boosted by B&Q in UK and Ireland and performance in France.
3 June 2010
H + H UK makes green top ten
H + H UK jumped 20 places in this year's Sunday Times Best Green Companies list, making the top 10 for the first time.
3 June 2010
Jobs axed at Typhoon as sale completes
Administrators MCR confirm successful sale of intellectual property and assets to Rayware Limited, while all Typhoon staff have now been made redundant.
3 June 2010
Outdoor living sales are up, say garden retailers
HTA Council meeting finds, despite poor weather, barbecues and garden furniture are performing well.
3 June 2010
Newcomb wins presidential election
John Newcomb was elected president of BHETA in a decisive vote at the association's AGM today.
3 June 2010
Tile Depot opens new store
Independent tile and stone retailer announces the opening of an outlet in Crawley - the 15th store in the Tile Depot portfolio and the first of 16 planned by 2012.
3 June 2010
Spending on green products to double by 2015
Despite Brits paying average price premium of 46% for green retail products, market looks set to grow to €114bn in five years.
2 June 2010
Profits fall at Topps Tiles
The retailer sees a decline in profits, but says it is "well placed" for when consumer confidence returns, with controlled costs and new marketing plans.
2 June 2010
Portmeirion sales boosted by acquisitions
Revenue up 40% in Q1 2010, with more than half of the increase attributed to Royal Worcester and Spode.
2 June 2010
Plant poisoner strikes in North Yorkshire
Banned weedkiller used in a number of attacks on plants in the village of Cayton, threatening the locals' chances in the Britain in Bloom competition.
2 June 2010
Travis Perkins bids for BSS
Travis Perkins has announced it has made an indicative offer of £553m for the BSS Group.
2 June 2010
Surprise as sales volumes fall on the high street
Hardware and household goods among categories that reported the sharpest falls, as high prices and low salary increases mean consumers "feel the pinch" again.
1 June 2010
Brits' to spend more time and money in the garden
Recent survey reveals British gardening habits, with people in Bristol investing more money in their gardens and Gloucester residents more likely to get frisky in the back yard.
28 May 2010
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