Garden Centres in Leeds, Bristol and Guildford facing the challenge of understanding and employing a new working generation are being invited to workshops with an international training company to help debunk the labels given to millennials this December. 

French DIY and gardening company ManoMano, which launched in the UK earlier this year, is hosting its Global Influence IRL (in real life) Event this week in Paris. 

Bunnings has confirmed that the Homebase store in Griffiths Way, St Albans will be the UK's first to be transformed into Bunnings Warehouse by February 2017. 

A customer service manager at Wickes in Swindon has been jailed for 18 months after stealing more than £70,000 from the tills at work through the operation of a false refund scam. 

Inflation in the UK is set to quadruple to 4% by the second half of next year according to think tank the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR). 

Sales at Next showed an overall decline of 3.5% for its third quarter when compared with last year, with year-to-date revenues down 1.5%, though total sales including markdowns were up a marginal 0.4%. 

A nationwide search for ground-breaking products designed to solve problems in the construction industry has resulted in the naming of six innovation champions to watch in 2017 - including Johnsons Tiles' innovative tile fixing system. 

Woodlodge, supplier of garden pots, experts in horticulture products and gardenware - has raised £2,668 for The Honeypot Children's Charity following sales of its popular themed planters. 

World-leading tools and storage supplier Stanley Black & Decker has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

B&Q customers who've made use of the retailer's Valspar in-store paint mixing service have complained that the tins are coming open on the journey home and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to their cars. 

The Horticultural Trades Association moved into new offices in Didcot, Oxfordshire recently. 

A customer services employee from Screwfix in Folkestone was recently sentenced to two years in a Young Offenders' Institution after it was discovered he had stashed two guns in a shed at the store. 

In a bid to gauge the level of customer service offered by hardware shops across its corporate membership, Home Hardware recently carried out a mystery shopper campaign. 

Wesfarmers, Australian parent company to Homebase (soon to be known as Bunnings) has released its results for the first trading quarter, with sales at the former HRG retailer in line with expectations at £320m. 

The managing director of Doveleys Garden Centre near Uttoxeter has confirmed that the branch will be closing down before the end of the year, and is now looking to sell off £985,000 worth of stock. 

The Rainy Day Trust (RDT) has announced a 12-month partnership with Shelter to provide high quality, specialist advice to beneficiaries from the home improvement sector that have a housing need. 

B&M has announced plans to open its second Hartlepool branch by moving into premises recently vacated by BHS. 

B&Q in Jersey has reportedly had its application to open nine Sundays a year turned down by the planning department. 

Carpetright Plc has released its half yearly results, with like-for-likes down 2.9% for the 25 weeks ending October 22. 

Newly re-launched BHS has announced plans to grow its international business.