Nearly three years after being completely gutted by fire during riots that hit London in August 2011, the Carpetright store in Tottenham has reopened. 

Next said today that it should achieve better-than-expected sales and profit this year after a strong performance in its first 13 weeks. 

Parent company Home Retail Group beats benchmark pre-tax profit predictions, as Homebase and Argos both post positive sales growth and ramp up digital side of the business. 

The timber shortage that has caused fencing supply to dry up is so severe that the problems are now likely to extend to other categories such as garden buildings. 

What More UK, the UK's largest manufacturer of plastic housewares, storage and garden products, has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2014 - the highest accolade in business success. 

Pet care products supplier Gardman is donating £16,000 worth of pet care products to its local animal charity, Wood Green. 

A head office expansion and creation of a state-of-the-art flagship store for The Range in Plymouth will bring in 700 jobs to the area. 

Bayer Garden is celebrating a very strong start to the season, says the company, performing ahead of the market in its key product categories and gaining market share across the board. 

Manufacturer of gourmet grill products, Napoleon, has been selected out of 250 companies as one of Canada's best managed companies. 

The B&Q store in Ore has closed and will be knocked down to make way for multi-million pound supermarket chain Aldi. 

Fashion retailer Next has opened its first standalone Home & Garden store in Cribbs Causeway Retail Park, Bristol, with the addition of its first-ever Bedshop. 

After one if its members was defrauded of more than £2,000, the British Home Enhancement Trade Association has called on suppliers to be extra vigilant about invoicing queries. 

Travis Perkins reports strong sales growth for the first quarter of 2014 ending March 31, with like-for-like sales up by 12.7%. 

In a survey of more than 5,800 people, Screwfix tops the DIY category in terms of customer satisfaction. 

The event in Madrid is set to be attended by 120 ceo's and senior executives from more than 50 home improvement companies from all over the world. 

Consumer organisation Which? handed Resolva Bug Killer the Gardening 'Best Buy' status after the product came out on top in tests against 10 other ready to use products. 

Value retailer Wilko has launched its first-ever series of TV ads which feature a crew of pirates trying to get one up on a rival ship by decorating theirs with Wilko products. 

Data released by Visa shows that homeowners spent 6% more in DIY and household stores this Easter weekend compared to Easter last year. 

Wholesaler Stax Trade Centres reported a record £2m uplift in sales last month, boosted by garden sales, and predicts a strong April on the back of the breakdown in negotiations between Scotts and Solus. 

Retailers suffered a drop in shopper numbers over the Easter weekend, despite the weather being remarkably warmer than last year.