Kingfisher's Q2 results released today reveal a 2.6% increase at B&Q, while Screwfix storms ahead, up 28.3%, boosted by the opening of 11 new trade counters during the period. 

The Garden Style garden centre in Sheffield has been sold to Langlands Garden Centres, adding to its two existing centres in York and Leeds. 

Kingfisher has won a series of design awards for several of its products, including a door chime, sealant applicator and lawnmower. 

Spend in DIY stores experienced a surge in the second quarter of the year, driven by growing consumer confidence. 

Planters Garden Centre - Bretby and Webbs of Wychbold are celebrating their titles of Best Garden Centre (GC) and Best Destination Garden Centre (DGC) respectively in the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) Midlands region awards, announced this week. 

Online-only retailer Victoria Plumb has dropped its 'b' and rebranded as VictoriaPlum.com as it prepares to expand from bathrooms into bedrooms. 

Paint brush and roller brand Harris is taking a novel approach to making shopping for decor products more attractive - giving its independent retailers a way to create a scented store environment. 

Sunshine Garden Centre and Burston Rose & Garden Centre were declared Best Garden Centre (GC) and Best Destination Garden Centre (DGC) respectively as the Garden Centre Association (GCA) unveiled its area award winners for the North Thames region. 

American firm Mocap LLC, of Park Hills, Missouri, through its subsidiary of Mocap Ltd., has successfully completed the acquisition of Sheffield-based William Beckett Plastic Packaging. 

Patients at a Northamptonshire hospice now have rooms with a view after volunteers transformed their garden with help from Gardman. 

Chronic undersupply in the logistics market sparked a 16m sq ft 'big shed' development boom in the first half of 2015, including 7.6m sq ft of speculative development - the highest total since since 2007. 

The fourth annual Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day on March 27 was the most successful ever, raising in excess of £95,000. 

Housewares retailer Lords - which has rebranded from Lords of Notting Hill - has opened its latest store in London's affluent NW8 postcode, St Johns Wood. 

A garden centre director has been put behind bars after she was found to have stolen thousands of pounds from the business. 

Small shops will have to cut jobs or hours or both as a result of the new National Living Wage announced in this month's Budget. 

Fashion and homewares retailer Matalan is going head on with B&Q and Homebase with a launch into the home improvement market. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has won the Commercial Initiative of the Year accolade in the TAF Best Practice Awards for its Innovation Zone at the Totally DIY Exhibition, supporting new product development. 

Representatives from across the garden retail industry came together for the GIMA Awards at the Celtic Manor resort last night, with winners crowned in 16 categories. 

The latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor revealed that UK retail sales in June showed the strongest growth since January 2014, with furniture and outdoor ranges seeing a boost. 

Travis Perkins plc has been named as an official partner of the event, along with a number of other major brands.