B&Q parent confirms chief sales and retail operations officer John-Paul Constant will step down after less than a year in the role.Kingfisher today confirmed Mr Constant’s departure but said it would not comment any further on the subject.Mr ... 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association has been shortlisted in two categories in the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice AwardsShortlisted for Event of the Year is BHETA’s successful Bunnings Forum, which took place November and saw ... 

The number of card payments grew strongly in March, with contactless transactions pushing ahead and now accounting for 32% of total purchases, while the total number of contactless payments made over the past year increased by 160%.New figures ... 

Wolseley Group provided an interim statement this morning on their performance during Q3, the three months to 30 April 2017.?“Revenue growth in the quarter was good with US residential and commercial markets growing well and industrial markets ... 

Bosses at garden centre chain Dobbies are “fully committed” to Angus Gateway retail centre and submitted a fresh planning application to expand the site.Permission was granted to build additional retail units and expand car parking at the retail ... 

A behind-the-scenes documentary about Britain’s budget retailer is set to hit our screens tomorrow evening, showing how its new management team battle to offer products cheaper than high-street rivals.The ITV documentary shows a year in the life of ... 

Catalogue retail chain Argos has raised millions of pounds over the past two years for its charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support, thanks to a host of fundraising activities involving staff and customers.Macmillan won the vote to become the ... 

Housewares manufacturer Thermos has bought Brands Home & Leisure (BHL) Group – the company that has been its distribution partner in the UK since 2001.Based in Leeds, BHL Group distributes to the UK market through a range of retail channels on ... 

Speakers at the fifth Global DIY Summit are positive about the outlook for the global market, whilst nearly a quarter of delegates estimate growth of more than 10% for their business this year. 

Furniture retailer reports declines in footfall and customer orders hit sales in the second half.In a trading update today, DFS said that, despite highlighting an expectation for a “softer market environment” for the second half of the financial ... 

Damian McGloughlin has resigned from his role as B&Q UK & Ireland retail director and will take up the role of Bunnings COO when he has finished gardening leave 

Revenues have risen past £270m at Norcros giving the kitchen and bathroom accessories group its eighth consecutive year of growth.The group has posted revenues of £271.2m for the year to 31 March 2017, up by 15% year on year. Underlying pre-tax ... 

New data has signalled a renewed fall in consumer spending during May, with expenditure down -0.8% on the year.The decline followed a +0.3% increase in April, and was the first fall in household expenditure recorded since September 2013.The figures ... 

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is calling on the UK’s politicians to recognise that the economic strength of the UK is reliant on the country’s five million small businesses.FPB chief executive Ian Cass commented: “‘The voice of small business ... 

The discount retailer has announced a new strategy to expand its product offering and also start stocking items above the £1 price tag by introducing a multi-price point range across its UK stores. Steinhoff International, which acquired Poundland ... 

Australian group Wesfarmers opened its third Bunnings Warehouse store in the UK and Ireland on Friday, converting the former Homebase site at Apsley Mills Retail ParkThe Hemel Hempstead store occupies over 64,000sq ft and stocks more than 27,000 ... 

Leading tile specialist Topps Tiles has announced the opening of a new store in Shipley following an investment of more than £160,000. The 4,674 sq ft store on Baildon Bridge Retail Park will retail the company’s extensive collections of wall and ... 

Thanet (Broadstairs), Sittingbourne and Basildon (Vange) have been confirmed by Bunnings as the locations of the sixth, seventh and eighth UK pilot stores. 

The DIY and home improvement sector at the 2018 Spring Fair is going to be bigger and better than its debut outing earlier this year. 

Customers at garden centres across the country prepared themselves for the good weather by buying furniture and barbecues for their outside spaces according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade results.Furniture and barbecue ...