Grocer takes decision to close dedicated kitchen and bathroom business over concerns about provider Mark Two Distributors 

Over 1,300 young people applied but just 19 have been picked for a new place on the Homebase Garden Academy training programme. 

Figures released today reveal that the rapidly-growing discount retailer is investing more than £109m in total over the next 12 months, constructing 33 new-build stores and a distribution centre. 

William Sinclair will report a small loss in its latest financial year, the growing media supplier said today in a trading update. 

Bristol-based Yankee Candle has confirmed its continued support for the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children charity, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal. 

Small shops found marginally more in their tills during the third quarter of this year than they did in the same three-month period last year. 

John Lewis has been pulling heartstrings nationwide this weekend with the launch of its 2014 Christmas TV ad. 

Prices of DIY, hardware and gardening products have hit record-breaking levels of deflation, according to new figures. 

The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) has attracted 20 more new members in the past few months. 

Britain's shop vacancy rate in October remained at its lowest level since June 2010, but one in three empty shops have now been unoccupied for over three years. 

While sales of winter products were knocked by the warmest Halloween on record, sales in home categories were up 4% for the week to November 1. 

Retailers have just one week left to submit their entry to the DIY Week Awards, with the final deadline set for Friday, November 14. 

An improving housing market and rising consumer confidence will bring holiday cheer to retailers this Christmas, according to Verdict Research. 

Homebase has been taken to task by the ad watchdog over a number of offers made on its website after B&Q complained about them. 

The owner of an historic St Albans hardware shop says his customers are "absolutely gutted" that the business is finally having to shut down. 

Members of Mica were introduced to the new, updated Mica branding at the co-operative group's autumn round of regional meetings. 

DIY and garden suppliers - this is your LAST chance to get your top products in front of our judging panel and be in with a chance to win Gold. 

Scottish garden centre chain Caulders is this month adding a fourth centre to its estate. 

Lincolnshire builders merchant Redline Building Supplies & Services has launched a new consumer website as part of ambitious plans to increase online sales of a range of DIY products. 

A garden buildings supplier has stepped in to aid an ambitious project to restore a walled kitchen garden to its pre-World War 1 state.