The UK’s top retailers are inhibiting their online sales potential by up to 30% by not offering a range of payment options for customers.These are the findings of a new study, carried out by ecommerce and digital agency Visualsoft, which reported ... 

Squire’s Garden Centres says it is actively looking for further sites, having “taken the difficult decision” to part with its centre in Windsor, which will close in the autumn of 2018 and be developed into housing. Explaining the decision to sell the ... 

Birmingham has been named as the second city that Bathroom Takeaway will be putting down roots, opening a store and trade counter, at what was once the Plumb Center Minworth Industrial Site, creating at least five jobs in the local area.Following ... 

Bunnings UK and Ireland (BUKI) is expected to report an underlying loss before interest and tax of £97 million ($165 million) for the first-half of the 2018 financial year.“It is clear that a significant amount of change has been driven through ... 

Paint brush and roller manufacturer, Harris has agreed a distribution deal with wholesaler, Stax, in conjunction with BIRA Direct members. The strategic partnership with Stax comes off the back of what the company describes as "a period of continued ... 

Leading trade retailer, Screwfix opened its first store in Burntwood on yesterday (Thursday February 1) at Burntwood Business Park. The new branch will create 13 new jobs in the area and will help local tradespeople get what they need as quickly as ... 

B&Q has recently announced it will cut 200 head office jobs as part of a scheme to bring down costs at the DIY chain. The retailer's HR director, Helena Feltham said: “The new structure will improve efficiency, simplify ways of working, and ... 

As retailers prolong their Black Friday promotions, the shopping week now ranks above Boxing Day for search volumes on Google, while overseas interest in UK products is also growing - particularly in Italy. 

Wesfarmers-owned DIY chain Bunnings has, today, officially opened new Warehouses in High Wycombe, Newmarket, Walthamstow and Hanworth. Following DIY Week’s report last week that the Bunnings Warehouse in Hanworth was open and trading, the company ... 

Amazon said it is increasing the size of its UK fulfilment centre network in order “to meet increasing customer demands and expand product selection”.  The new site in Rugby will be its fourth fulfilment centre in the Midlands, with the online retail ... 

The deadline for entry to the DIY Week Awards is next week – don’t miss your chance to enter, when all it takes is just three easy steps to put your business, initiative or team forward for an award.Entry for the DIY Week Awards is still open but ... 

The latest Bunnings conversion started trading this week ahead of an official opening next month. DIY Week took a look around. The store – a former Homebase branch on Twickenham Road in Feltham near Hanworth, opened to the public on Monday, January 22. ... 

US home renovation and design platform, Houzz has brought its home products marketplace to the UK with the launch of Houzz Shop, making more than 100,000 products and materials available to British consumers. The launch – the first for the company ... 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) yesterday (Tuesday, January 23, 2018) revealed the winners of its most prestigious awards at its 52nd annual conference including its 10 Garden Centres of Excellence.The awards were presented to the winners during ... 

Garden centres from across the country scooped awards at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 52nd annual conference yesterday (January 22, 2018).The awards were presented to the member garden centres during a ceremony at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in ... 

The Retail Sales Index from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that retail sales were boosted in the last three months of 2017, perhaps with credit being due to Black Friday sales.The Retail Sales Index showed that in the latest ... 

Carpetright plc, Europe’s specialist carpet and floor coverings retailer, has announced an update on trading for the 11 weeks ended 13 January 2018.Despite reporting sales growth in the third quarter, trading in the important post-Christmas period ... 

Woodcare and specialist paint manufacturer, Rustins’ facilities are already up and running, working to replenish the stock that was destroyed in huge blaze that devastated the warehouse and offices at its site in North London. Nearly 100 firefighters ... 

Grafton Group's retailing division, which includes Irish retailer Woodie's DIY, has recorded a growth in revenue of 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Woodie's traded strongly through the year benefitting from the strong economy, new and extended product ... 

Radio and TV comedian Jo Caulfield will be compering the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) conference awards’ dinner this month.Ms Caulfield, who is also a comedy writer, has worked on some of the biggest shows and with some of the top names in ...