Following regular requests for ‘four candles’, a hardware shop owner in Croxley Green has made a unique set of candles from fork handles, much to the delight of his customers.Inspired by the famous Two Ronnies comedy sketch, Tony Walker, the owner ... 

The owner of home and DIY retailers Wickes and Toolstation saw like-for-like sales jump 4.1% in third quarter of the year, up from 2.7% in the first six months, alongside total sales growth of 3.5%, with a 5% growth specifically in the consumer ... 

Akzo Nobel released its Q3 2017 results today, reporting a second profit warning since the failed takeover approach from PPG industries earlier this year. The report showed volumes were 2% higher overall, driven by Decorative Paints and Performance ... 

Oak Furniture Land opened its first showroom in Derry on Saturday 14 October 2017 and its second store in Northern Ireland. The 8,708 sq ft showroom located at the Crescent Link Retail Park, has created six new jobs and forms part of the company’s ... 

The Range has announced a new concept of stores in Cornwall. The Range on the Beach, which will have more seasonal opening hours than the larger outlets in the UK, will be tested out for the first time in Cornwall next year in time for the new ... 

Robinson Young and Milliamp are the latest companies to sign up to The British Home Enhancement Trade Association’s (BHETA) many membership benefits.Robinson Young is a UK-dedicated largescale specialist distributor of non-food FMCG products. It ... 

Family-run garden retailer Squire’s Garden Centres has revamped the café at its centre in Shepperton, Middlesex to create a striking new café bar, complete with afternoon tea area and piano.The new eatery boasts stylish new decor and there are now ... 

DLF Seeds Ltd has announced a new partnership with VivaGreen Group and will act as a distributor of VivaGreen’s products in the UK, representing the range of MossOff Chemical Free products.The deal will see DLF start selling the products via the ... 

Footfall in September decreased by 1.2% year-on-year, the same decrease as in August, in line with the three-month rolling average of -1.2% and below the 12-month rolling average of -0.4%, according to figures produced by the British Retail ... 

Discount retailer The Range's plans for a superstore and new headquarters on a former Ministry of Defence (MoD) site in Plymouth hopes to get the green light from councillors at a meeting on October 19, 2017. The new development could create about ... 

Furniture retailer IKEA Group has increased prices by 3% in Britain to compensate for a slump in sterling after the country’s decision to leave the EU, which has pushed up import costs. The Group imports many of the products it sells in Britain, ... 

Home security specialist, ERA has impressed judges of the IFSEC Security & Fire Excellence Awards with its new cloud-based alert and monitoring alarm system, Homeguard, which has been shortlisted for the Intruder Alarm or Exterior Deterrent ... 

Home Bargains owner TJ Morris has increased turnover to almost £1.9bn, while the family-owned retailers profits have risen by a quarter.The company has reported a turnover of £1.87bn for the year ending 30 June 2017, which is 17% higher than a year ... 

Akzo Nobel’s Decorative Paints UK business has been awarded the Carbon Trust Triple Standard?—?the second time that AkzoNobel has won this prestigious award.This award recognises AkzoNobel as having the greatest positive impact on the environment, ... 

With a new-look website and exciting new categories, it has never been easier to enter the DIY Week Awards.As well as revamping our categories to reflect the changing home improvement and garden retail sector, we have simplified the entry process to ... 

The discount supermarket chain Aldi is to accept the old £1 coins in its UK stores for two weeks after the cut off date where they stop circulation.The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, also said earlier this week that it would allow its shoppers to pay ... 

As part of its Green Up Your Home campaign, award-winning Perrywood Garden Centre is hoping to boost concentration, improve air quality and reduce stress levels by visiting local schools in the area and providing them with free houseplants.The ... 

In the weekly sales figures John Lewis reported total sales were £89.1m, down 0.9% on last year.Home sales were down 2.5%. However, the Christmas Villages continue to perform strongly and Halloween products were up 30% on last year.Electricals and ... 

BHETA’s next networking forum is to feature the latest news from Steamer Trading as well as a survey of other aspects of today’s housewares market. The forum will be held on Thursday November 9 November at Federation House.Steamer Trading chairman, ... 

Latest figures from Robert Dyas reveal the homeware retailer has seen a significant increase in visitors to the bakeware section on its website since the start of the new Channel 4 series of The Great British Bake Off. “Since the show has been aired ...