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Wolseley buys branches from utilities supplier Burdens

Burdens, a supplier of utility and civil engineering products, has sold part of its business to builders merchant Wolseley. 
5 November 2012

Willowbrook Garden Centre set to re-open after flooding

A Somerset garden centre will re-open tomorrow, November 3, six weeks after a devastating flood caused the business to shut down. 
2 November 2012

New high for Home Hardware Christmas promotion

A record number of over 1.3m Christmas brochures and leaflets has been ordered by Home Hardware retailers. 
2 November 2012

Homebase to close 40 stores over next five years

Following its half-yearly results, in which Homebase saw a like-for-like sales drop of 6.2%, Home Retail Group has announced it will be closing up to five stores before the end of the current financial year, and has no plans to open any new ones. 
1 November 2012

Which? ad did not mislead, watchdog decides

Which? has successfully defended itself against a viewer who complained to the ad watchdog about its television advertisement. 
1 November 2012

DIY Week Awards: Shortlisted retailers revealed

As the November 13 awards ceremony draws ever closer, judges have finished the gruelling task of shortlisting retailers for Gold in the 2012 DIY Week Awards. Standards were particularly high this year, and judges faced a tough task with two new categories - Store Manager and Retail Communicator - thrown into the mix. 
1 November 2012

Wyevale Woodbridge opens Mountain Warehouse concession

As part of The Garden Centre Group's ongoing roll-out of concessions within member centres, Wyevale Woodbridge Garden Centre recently opened a new standalone Mountain Warehouse store within a purpose-built retail building onsite. 
1 November 2012

US Pyrex manufacturer goes to court over shatter claims

The company that makes Pyrex in the US has taken the publisher of an article to court over claims that the products are dangerous. 
1 November 2012

Furniture and carpet retailers see positive October

Retailers have reported a strong rise in sales volumes during the first two and a half weeks of October, according to the latest Distributive Trades Survey from the CBI. 
31 October 2012

Halloween more likely to scare up sales than ever before

Retailers across the garden, DIY and homewares market have been getting into the spirit of Halloween, and their efforts won't be in vain according to UK Point of Sale, who says the season will be the third most significant for retailers behind Christmas and Easter this year. 
31 October 2012

Retail property construction suffers five-year 27% slump

A significant over-supply of retail property is contributing to a gloomy picture of the overall commercial real estate construction market. 
31 October 2012

HTA supports ash import ban

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced it is fully supporting government legislation banning the import and movement of ash trees in the UK. 
31 October 2012

Next revises profit forecast upward

Next upped its forecast for annual pre-tax profit today as it revealed its performance for the third quarter to October 27. 
31 October 2012

Electric-shock adaptor and inverter withdrawn

A travel plug adaptor and a power inverter have both been withdrawn from the market because they can give users an electric shock. 
30 October 2012

DIY Week Awards gain Ambassador Tools sponsorship

Another high-profile name has given its support to the DIY Week 2012 Awards. 
30 October 2012

Avocado knife scoops global design award

The new avocado knife from Kuhn Rikon's successful Colori collection of kitchen knives and gadgets has won an international design accolade. 
29 October 2012

Ilminster Home Hardware launches

Somerset's former Town & Country Hardware store has been transformed into Ilminster Home Hardware, and new owners Phillip and Kate Wyatt launched the store officially earlier this month with the help of the town mayor Roger Swann. 
29 October 2012

Loch Lomond Garden Centre fined for sewage offence

A West Dunbartonshire garden centre has been fined for discharging insufficiently-treated sewage into a local waterway. 
29 October 2012

Ironmongery Direct orders up 26% since relocation

Since Ironmongery Direct moved to its premises in Basildon a year ago the company has reported that new customers are up 26% on last year and on track to recruit 60,000 new customers this year alone. 
29 October 2012

Rising star B&M 'set to challenge Tesco'

UK discount retailer B&M is among a handful of retailers across Europe that could be challenging the likes of Tesco and Carrefour within 10 to 15 years. 
29 October 2012
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