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New high at BIRA Bank 'indicates growing confidence'

BIRA Bank celebrated its first £1m turnover month in March this year. 
6 May 2014

Police appeal to Devon DIY shops over decorator overalls sales

Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing to DIY shops and builders merchants for information about any recent sales they might have made of disposable decorator's outfits. 
6 May 2014

BHETA stages Meet the Buyer with The Range

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association's (BHETA) seventh Meet the Buyer event will be with The Range. 
6 May 2014

Halfords to stock Gorilla Glue for first time

Available to buy from tomorrow, Gorilla Glue will be stocked in Halfords' stores across the UK and Ireland for the first time. 
2 May 2014

Supermarket giant Tesco launches 2,000 new home and garden products

As part of plans to re-energise its home and lifestyle offering Tesco has launched five key collections across the home and garden range both in store and online. 
2 May 2014

Increase in house prices leads to 47% rise in sales, says Deco-Pak

Deco-Pak says demand for its products has risen because homeowners are spending more on their properties, leading to an increase in sales of 47% LFL. 
2 May 2014

New video-centred website for Homebase

Home enhancement chain Homebase has revamped its website to include a video-integrated approach to help customers with inspiration before they buy. 
2 May 2014

New garden buildings department for Trelawney@Wadebridge

A partnership between Trelawney Garden Leisure @Wadebridge and Elite Spas & Leisure has seen the creation of a new garden buildings department at the garden centre. 
1 May 2014

New activities to entice visitors to attend first day of Glee

Dubbed 'Super Sunday', organisers have revealed a whole host of new activities and events to drive up visitor numbers on the first day of the 40th annual Glee. 
1 May 2014

Hardware indies are first quarter's top performers

DIY and hardware independents enjoyed the best growth of 10 product sector retailers surveyed for the first quarter of this year. 
1 May 2014

Bord na Móna launches compost education campaign

To coincide with International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) from May 5-11 Bord na Móna is launching a consumer compost education campaign. 
1 May 2014

USDAW calls for action against violent shoplifters

The shop workers union is calling for greater protection for store staff after new figures show that shoplifting is on the rise. 
1 May 2014

QD Stores launches new website and reveals plans for four more stores

After more than a year in fruition QD Stores has launched its new transactional website and revealed plans to open four new stores. 
1 May 2014

Fire forces temporary closure of hardware shop

A hardware independent in Eastbourne has had to shut down temporarily after a fire broke out on the premises last week. 
30 April 2014

United Carpets ad rapped over free fitting claim

A United Carpets TV ad has been deemed to be misleading because it did not make it clear that there was a condition attached to free carpet fitting. 
30 April 2014

Carpertright reopens after being torched during London riots

Nearly three years after being completely gutted by fire during riots that hit London in August 2011, the Carpetright store in Tottenham has reopened. 
30 April 2014

Strong first quarter boosts Next's full-year forecast

Next said today that it should achieve better-than-expected sales and profit this year after a strong performance in its first 13 weeks. 
30 April 2014

Homebase grows LFL sales by 6% in 2013

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. 
30 April 2014

More garden products face supply crisis over timber shortage

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. 
30 April 2014

What More wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

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. 
30 April 2014
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