South Yorkshire-based centre adds 350-seater eatery to its 7.7acre site with the help of Malcolm Scott Consultants. 

New Cross-based cash and carry operation WACS Trade Centre appointed liquidators earlier this month and reached a resolution to wind up the business last week (Feb 8). 

Swedish retailer Ikea has dismissed two executives from its Russian operations after they were allegedly complicit in bribing a local supplier. 

Tableware manufacturer Arc International has sold Arc International Tableware UK Ltd (AITUK) for an undisclosed sum. The Pyrex brand is unaffected. 

An appeal court defeat for the company that licenses recorded music in shops is a victory for retailers, says the British Retail Consortium. 

Brits spend more than two weeks of their lives waiting for tradesmen, according to new research. 

Spectrum Brands signs agreement to bring Russell Hobbs' small appliance brands within its operating structure to form a new £3bn global company. 

In a bid to get consumers spending again Tile Depot launches BOGOF deal, while B&Q, Focus, Wickes and Homebase, offer as much as 70% off kitchens and bathrooms. 

Chemicals manufacturer Barrettine is celebrating more than 130 years in business as an independent company. 

Department store chain's second new format store will open its doors this autumn. 

EP Barrus secures a trade license agreement to market and sell the Wilkinson Sword range of garden tools in the UK and ROI. 

Time is ticking for manufacturers who need to reduce their carbon emissions before the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme kicks off in April 2010. 

Mack Brooks Exhibitions has acquired the entire shareholding of Fastener Fairs Ltd for an undisclosed sum. 

Euan Sutherland and Sir Richard Branson give a helping hand to insulate a Londoner's loft in support of Prince of Wales' new Start initiative. 

Retail guru takes Lightwater Homecare in hand for the latest series of her BBC show Mary Queen of Shops, with live product demo at the trade exhibition. 

UK high street has "awful start to the year" as heavy snowfall stops shoppers spending. 

Industry charity the Rainy Day Trust is an estimated £17,000 better off after a successful fund-raising party at this week's Birmingham exhibitions: Spring Fair, Totally DIY, Totally Tools and Totally Secure. 

Faithfull, Eco-Ezee, Yale, Holdfast, Luxform and Trollul were the six exhibitors who picked up Gold Show Stopper awards at this week's Totally DIY show in Birmingham. 

Home improvement retailer plays down reports that it is struggling and has been forced to ask for a payment holiday on rent. 

Divalimit, the parent company of FADS, Texstyle World and Leveys has been placed in administration little more than a year after it purchased the brands according to reports.