Town & Country has announced an initiative to support the industry charity Greenfingers by pledging to donate 15% of all online sales. 

Former Solus Garden & Leisure md, Nick Davies, has unveiled his new garden product manufacturing company, called Crest Garden. 

DRU Verwarming, the European manufacturer of gas and wood-burning fires, has announced that its wood fires and stoves have been re-branded as DG Fires in the UK. 

The parent company of Homebase and Argos, Home Retail Group, is expected to announce the name of its new boss later this week. 

Footfall across the UK in December was 2.4% lower than in 2012 and high streets reported the greatest fall, down 3.7%. 

North-west bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms is launching an apprenticeship scheme aimed at local young people. 

Organisers of the 13th edition of the housewares trade show Exclusively Housewares are promising it will be one of the best ever shows. 

Next is seeking planning permission to open another of its Home and Garden outlets in Norfolk, with the hope of creating over 150 jobs. 

UK retail sales in December were up 0.4% LfL from December 2012, total sales were up 1.8% and there were mixed results in the home departments. 

Former Wickes boss Bill Grimsey is set to embark on a national tour as part of the Labour Government's high street and business rates support campaign. 

Hollywood star Jude Law and former Dr Who actor David Tennant have been added to the list of celebrities supporting Garden Re-Leaf Day's Gardening Quiz. 

A drop in the number of empty shops in December 2013 is being hailed as "very significant". 

Underfloor heating specialist Warmup is celebrating after winning a prestigious award for one of its in-store displays. 

Multi-channel hardware and DIY tools supplier Screwfix is opening its first stores in Northern Ireland, creating 50 new jobs. 

The websites of DIY giants B&Q and Homebase came near the bottom of the pile in a recent report comparing eight of the top homewares retailers online, while Ikea's site shone through. 

Topps Tiles is launching its Boutique store chain, which is a new smaller high street format, with the opening of its Walton-on-Thames store tomorrow (January 10). 

In November, 16.9m searches were made by consumers looking for home and garden-related terms on Google UK, with searches for furniture keywords the most popular. 

Value retailer QD Commercial Group Holdings has posted increased like-for-like sales over the key Christmas period for the fourth consecutive year. 

Timber garden products supplier Forest Garden Group has acquired fellow timber goods company M&M Timber. 

The website of and an email from cookware and kitchenware supplier Jean-Patrique have broken no fewer than seven of the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) rules.