The online and TV shopping channel has extended it reach with the updated app, which allows customers to shop more than 15,000 QVC products using their mobile phone. 

Leading industry names lend their support to the Product of the Year Awards 2011, as sponsor list is confirmed. 

Wickes parent Travis Perkins grew its pre-tax profit by 20% to £217m last year despite a "broadly flat" market, according to its preliminary results statement released today. 

ASA rules that 'extra 15% off' statement in Homebase summer sale commercial is misleading after rival DIY chain challenges TV ad. 

Elegant Living range will be available from the supermarket chain from March, with products including Egyptian cotton linen, crystal glassware and stainless steel pans at 'affordable prices'. 

UK barbecue brand Outback has been taken over by China-based manufacturer TPA Metals and Machinery Ltd. 

Conservation groups and gardening supplier Vital Earth are calling on the Government to introduce a £1 levy on peat products bought from garden centres to encourage customers to use peat-free alternatives. 

Former B&Q chairman and Kingfisher director Nigel Whittaker has died after a long illness, aged 62. 

Ron Hickman, inventor of the Black & Decker Workmate workbench, died last week aged 78. 

Vin Vara, owner of the nine-strong chain of Tool Shop and Houseware Centre stores in Central London, has acquired Trafalgar Lock & Key Ltd. 

Internet sales soared 21% in January, with consumers spending £5.1bn online, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. 

Family-run pet and garden supplies retailer Frampton and Sons is set to close after 175 years. 

Retail sales volumes grew 5.3% year-on-year in January, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) today. 

The investment in a state-of-the-art plant at Hozelock's Midpoint Park factory in Birmingham features a new injection moulding machine, set to enhance production and help achieve record delivery times. 

Kingfisher has said it expects full-year pre-tax profit to be at the top end of current analyst estimates, with flat UK sales offset by stronger performances in its international businesses. 

Homewares retailer reports strong trading in first half and stands firm in plans to open up to 100 superstores, despite concerns over "fragile consumer confidence". 

Akzo Nobel reports 9% sales increase in decorative paints category, with Dulux strengthening position in UK, despite decline in demand. 

HSS Hire Service Group has reported pre-tax profits of £39m for the year to January 1, 2011, up 33% on the previous year. 

Company remains bullish about future, with plans to quadruple turnover in just four years. 

Former Garden Centre Association chairman Bob Bickerdike has died aged 63 after an accident in the Alps.