Kingfisher has appointed storage industry company X-IO Technologies to stabilise and bolster the IT infrastructure underpinning the company's 1,060 stores. 

The GCA's Rising Stars programme will be expanded further this year due to its successes in 2013, and plans will be unveiled at its annual conference next week. 

Screwfix.com suffered a glitch overnight that saw the price of all items reduced to just £34.99, and customers bagged some bargains, some buying thousands of pounds worth of goods. 

Homebase managing director, Paul Loft, has told diyweek.net about plans for a brand new store refit model and a re-launched website in 2014. 

United Carpets and Floors2Go have agreed to change their pricing practices after an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading. 

The Christmasworld trade fair, which opens its doors in Frankfurt tomorrow, will present four trends that organisers say will define the style of next Christmas. 

The ad watchdog has upheld a complaint against a furniture website that took months to refund a customer, despite its pledge to do so within 30 days. 

Grange Fencing is the latest home and garden improvement company to join the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

The DIY and housewares industry charity The Rainy Day Trust (RDT) has signed up PHA KitchEssentials as its latest Partner company. 

Growing media supplier William Sinclair said today that last year's bitterly-cold spring was partly to blame for a further slump into loss in the year to September 30 2013. 

The owner of leading Cumbrian garden centre Hayes Garden World, who has already spent time behind bars for a drink-driving offence, is back in court this week on a new charge. 

Asda said today that the UK homewares market is "there for the taking", as it announced a multi-million-pound investment in the launch of George Home. 

JG Speedfit has announced the winners of its JG Layflat pipe competition, Cash for Coils, held last year. 

A would-be thief ended up breaking his leg in 11 places after falling through the roof of the B&Q garden centre he was attempting to break into. 

Dunelm will be opening its newest store in Cannock, in the West Midlands, in March, securing 60 jobs for local people. 

Sales in garden centres were up in November and December last year, with festive decorations and gifts the most popular departments. 

Home Retail Group has today reported that like-for-like sales at Homebase increased by 4.7%, in the 18 weeks to January 4, thanks to growth in big ticket sales. 

The BHF has announced it will present its annual British Hardware Federation Retailer of the Year Award at the DIY Week Awards in February. 

FFX, a fast-growing power tools retailer, has joined forces with Yamaha to form the FFX Yamaha MCE British Superbike racing team. 

Town & Country has announced an initiative to support the industry charity Greenfingers by pledging to donate 15% of all online sales.