Fashion and home chain Debenhams has published a home catalogue for the first time, featuring living, dining, kitchen, bed and bath and electricals products. 

Peat-free compost manufacturer named as East Midlands' Business of the Year and picks up regional Sustainability Award at the BCC's annual Chamber Awards. Firm now set to compete for national UK titles and £25,000 prize. 

Carpetright has reported a 5.2% decline in group sales for the 12 weeks to October 22, and warns full-year profits will be at the lower end of current expectations. 

My House Group, which owns a range of home improvement companies throughout the UK, has launched a new interiors division. 

Garden retailers much reach out to younger customers and embrace new technology to make the most of future sales opportunities, the HTA has said. 

Kingfisher has renewed and extended its contract with Yusen Logistics to manage its European import supply chain. 

The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for a targeted VAT cut and a National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday for small firms as small business confidence fell by 9.6 points in Q3. 

Electronics firm Philips is set to make 4,500 people redundant as part of a cost-cutting programme which aims to save the company €800m. 

Just four months after the 2011 exhibition took place, show organisers Brooke House has announced that exhibition space for next year's show has already sold out. 

Four in 10 people have said they would find it difficult to pay their energy bills, a new B&Q survey has revealed, as figures last week showed annual bills have now risen to £1,345 a year for the average household - nearly double the amount five years ago. 

Retail crime and administrative errors cost UK retailers £4.9bn in the year to June 2011, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer. 

Home enhancement retailer will launch 800 Habitat products instore next year, including a branded paint and wallpaper range, while plans for Habitat concessions are being discussed. 

Argos is set to expand into China as part of a joint venture by parent company Home Retail Group and Chinese home appliance manufacturer Haier Group. 

The taxman is urging employers to double check their PAYE paperwork after receiving incorrect returns for staff members called 'A N Other' or 'Mr Cleaner', as well as employees who are apparently more than 200 years old. 

Home enhancement chain reports flat sales in first half, while Home Retail Group stablemate Argos sees sales decline and 94% drop in operating profit. 

The market for garden rooms and buildings (including value-added services) was worth an estimated £110m in 2010, down 14% on the previous year, according to the latest market data from AMA Research. By mid-2011, the forecasts are that the market will be down a further 5% to around £105m in 2011. 

Group acquires family-run Fryer's Garden Centre and award-winning rose growing business in Knutsford for £2.7m. 

The rate of inflation in the UK rose to 5.2% in September, up from 4.5% in August, the Office for National Statistics announced this morning. 

The latest RPI inflation figure could lead to retailers facing a damaging £350m rise in business rates next April, the British Retail Consortium has warned. 

Hudgies Hardware in Suffolk has won an ongoing battle with music licensing body Phonographic Performance (PPL) after the company tried to make him pay for a licence he didn't need.