When surveyed in spring, 76% of UK adults with access to a garden or allotment said they planned to plant or grow something in their garden this year. 

Argos has announced the launch of a £4m ad campaign designed to drive sales through its online channel. 

MPs across the UK will get a greater insight into the realities of running a small business this summer thanks to new Business Buddy scheme. 

Supermarket chain launches dedicated website providing customers with home surveys and installation services, including loft and cavity wall insulation, solar hot water systems and double-glazed doors and windows. 

WRAP hopes to reduce waste at source by financially supporting firms to introduce business models and processes that make more efficient use of material resources. 

The group, also a Home Hardware member, will extend its store portfolio with the addition of the three Austen's branches in Petworth, Billingshurst and Midhurst. 

'Ask the Designer' app on B&Q's Facebook page gives homeowners the chance to have designs for their dream bathroom developed into tailored sketches, as well as the chance to win money towards the makeover.
 

GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Index dropped four points to -25 in June, as shoppers come down from 'feel-good' May. 

Tom Jack and Simon Allport from Ernst & Young were today appointed joint administrators of discount department store TJ Hughes. 

The Forum of Private Business is urging suppliers to anonymously name and shame late-paying companies. 

70 firefighters required to tackle a huge blaze at the centre on Manchester Road this morning but thankfully no one was injured. 

Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has called for annual government-level talks to achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. 

Carpetright has seen a 45% plunge in UK underlying operating profit for the year to April 30, 2011. 

Robert Dyas has appointed former Makro md Stephen McVey as chief executive officer, effective from July 25. 

Department store group has a disappointing performance in the first half, with like-for-like sales down 9.2%. 

Discount department store chain TJ Hughes is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators this week. 

An array of allotment gardens grown in wheelbarrows went on display at this year's Devon County Show, created by local schoolchildren with a little help from Fermoy's Garden Centre. 

Customers make the switch to cash and debit card payments to avoid spending money they haven't got, while "unjustifiably-high" bank charges continue to put the squeeze on retailers. 

Household spending on DIY has dropped to a 12-year low, according to a new report from Lloyds TSB. 

Dulux parent reports that sales to date meet expectations but that results in Q2 are likely to be adversely impacted by challenging trading conditions and the rising costs of raw materials.