B&Q has revealed its price check figures for the first time as it launched its new Decorate for Less campaign today. 

Forum of Private Business (FPB) urges companies to assess whether their rate bills over the past five years have been set too high after around 160,000 small businesses win rebates. 

Store traffic dipped 1.3% in February, with consumers still exhausted by December's 'buying frenzy', despite shop price inflation rising just 1.7%. 

B&Q is partnering the London Borough of Sutton in a trial of the Government's new Pay as You Save (PAYS) scheme, introduced yesterday. 

Packaging manufacturer Impress has purchased the assets of Service Tool International (STI), which has decided to enter into liquidation. 

British Retail Consortium urges Chancellor to cut public spending and avoid tax hikes in a bid to help retailers recover from the recession. 

Dobbies will open its most environmentally-friendly store to date in Aberdeen this week. 

Exhibitor numbers may have been 20% lower than the pre-recession 2008 show, but with around 2,700 exhibitors, the 2010 Cologne Hardware Fair still dwarfed other shows. 

HTA research finds that customers are more likely to buy items displaying Union Jack or local marking. 

High street retailers are continuing to maintain strong sales results, according to BDO's High Street Sales Tracker. 

Trusthorpe Garden Centre was broken into on Monday night despite recently installing a new security system worth £1,500. 

February exceeds expectations with homewares and furniture up, while sales volumes of hardware and DIY continue to fall. 

UK businesses improved their payment performance for the fifth time in the last six months in January, according to the latest Late Payment Index from Experian. 

Footfall up at department stores during half term week, with shoppers spending on beds, bedroom furniture and home accessories. 

DIY chain continues its 'real staff, real value' campaign with new set of ads featuring employees at the Surrey store. 

The elderly proprietor of a Preston garden centre has been found guilty of groping two female customers. 

Almost 8,000 members signed up in a bid to maintain vibrant paint scheme and garden creation at busy Citadel station. 

Habitat offers voluntary redundancy packages to its London head office staff in a bid to cut costs and return to profitable trading. 

Homewares retailer Au Naturale Limited will close 27 stores with an estimated loss of 270 jobs after entering into administration on 8 February. 

Home Depot and Lowe's report strong trading in Q4, as increase in consumer confidence boosts discretionary spending.