Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC) has added another four garden centres to its estate with the acquisition of Dorset-based Golden Acres Group. 

Online sales and click and collect delivered a bumper Christmas for John Lewis, the retailer revealed today. 

Axminster Tools & Machinery says its free 2015 catalogue offers the largest range of tools, machinery, accessories and consumables in the UK. 

Stoke on Trent has a new DIY shop, and the Mica cooperative group of DIY independents has a new member, with the opening of Shelton Mica DIY & Home. 

The line-up of speakers for the Global DIY Summit, set to take place in London on June 11-12, has been revealed, boasting representatives from Retail Google, leading suppliers, and international home improvement retailers. 

Two colleague initiatives have brought smiles to the faces of children at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) and people living on the streets in Manchester city centre. 

After much speculation The Range has confirmed that they will be opening a new store in Plymouth in early 2015. 

House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 3% over the course of next year, bolstered by recent changes to Stamp Duty, continuing demand and lack of supply of property, according to the RICS housing forecast for 2015. 

In 2013, the DIY/Home Improvement World Market turnover reached approximately €399 billion, according to Fediyma's World DIY Report. 

Home department store group Leekes delivered significant sales and profitability growth in the first six months of its financial year. 

The Gardenex export federation has arranged a stand discount for its members wishing to exhibit at Dubai's Outdoor Design & Build Show in April. 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has named three more speakers at its conference in January. 

Electrical products are increasingly being sourced online, both by contractors and end users, and as such the outlook for distribution via this type of channel remains positive. 

Britain's biggest consumer home event, the Ideal Home Show is to return to its original roots at Olympia London in March 2015. 

Grafton Group has acquired Crescent Building Supplies, an independent supplier of building materials trading from four branches in Ruislip, Hillingdon, Uxbridge and Maidenhead. 

Members of buying and marketing organisation Choice Marketing attending their recent AGM heard that membership continues to grow, and that solid supplier relationships had been established following 2014's disruption in supply. 

Judging has taken place and the list of silver winners in the 2015 DIY Week Awards can now be revealed. 

Independent retailers dominated the window display category in Toolbank's festive 2014 XMS promotion display competition - reflecting the fact that nearly all independent retailers have display windows, whereas most builders merchants do not, says Toolbank. 

The Boards of EDRA, fediyma and ghin have announced that James (Jim) W. Inglis has been selected to receive the Global DIY Lifetime Award for his unparalleled contribution to the global home improvement industry. 

Hertfordshire garden centre Van Hage's plans for a joint development with Waitrose have been thrown into disarray.