Essential reading for retailers and suppliers in the home improvement market
Skip over navigation
Home
News
Product News
People News
International News
Blogs
Find a Supplier
Add my Company
Job Centre
Latest Videos
Subscribe
Events
Media information
About us
DIY Week Awards
Magazine
Contact
Login/Register
Latest News
<<
previous
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
of 462 pages
next
>>
The Range plans seven new stores for November
As The Range climbed 63 places in The Sunday Times 250 Top Track, it also announced that it will be opening seven new superstores in November, creating 1050 jobs.
14 October 2013
Dobbies in Inverness opens its doors
The new Dobbies Garden Centre in Inverness opened on Friday, marking the company's 15th centre in Scotland.
14 October 2013
Bents launches loyalty scheme
Glazebury-based Bents Garden & Home has created its own customer loyalty scheme, the 'be inspired' club, which will reward members and help build a picture of the centre's customer base.
14 October 2013
OpCapita will get £117m from demise of Comet
The owner of Comet, which spectacularly collapsed last November with the loss of over 6,000 jobs, is to walk away with £117m.
14 October 2013
B&Q boss leaves the company
Kingfisher has announced that B&Q's chief executive Martyn Phillips is leaving the business after 19 years, with Kevin O'Byrne assuming direct leadership.
11 October 2013
Family-run Scunthorpe garden centre to close
The Stephen H Smith Garden Centre in Scunthorpe will close at the end of October after a developer bought the site to build a new retail park.
11 October 2013
Exclusively Housewares sells out in record time
Exclusively Housewares says it has a full line-up for its 2014 event, just 16 weeks after the 2013 edition of the London show.
10 October 2013
The Range opening three stores in one day
The Range has announced that it will be opening its three newest stores at the end of November, all on the same day.
10 October 2013
Managing director Neville Prest to leave Garden & Leisure
Neville Prest, managing director of the Garden & Leisure Group, will be leaving the company following the recent acquisition by The Garden Centre Group.
10 October 2013
B&Q York store to close
The B&Q store on Hull Road in York is set to close and be replaced by Sainsbury's, after a deal was made between the two companies.
9 October 2013
Suffolk retailer re-launches under Home Hardware identity
A second independent DIY retailer has re-launched as a Home Hardware store.
9 October 2013
Headline sponsors for GCA conference revealed
The Garden Centre Association has announced that Davidson Richards and Westland Horticulture will be its headline sponsors for its annual conference in January next year.
9 October 2013
Irwin says 'thank you' to tradesmen
Irwin tools held its most successful National Tradesmen Day at the end of September to say 'thank you' to the trade professionals, working for their customers.
9 October 2013
Top buyers feature in new Totally campaign
Some of the industry's leading buyers have lined up behind the Totally Shows in an effort to encourage other retailers to attend next February.
8 October 2013
'Cautious' retail sales growth ahead of Christmas
UK retail sales were up 0.7% on a like-for-like basis this September, compared to the same month last year, when they increased 1.5% on 2011.
8 October 2013
Bolton Homebase to close
The Homebase store in Bolton town centre is to close at the end of next week.
8 October 2013
Carpetright issues profit warning, parts with CEO
Carpetright chief executive Darren Shapland is stepping down from the role - which he has occupied for less than two years - and from the retailer's board, with immediate effect.
8 October 2013
Fermoy's to become Blue Diamond's 15th centre
Fermoy's Garden Centre looks set to become Blue Diamond's 15th centre, with the takeover process due to be completed by mid-October, according to property consultancy firm Gilbert Evans.
7 October 2013
Bonmarché concessions to trial in GCG garden centres
The Garden Centre Group has signed a deal with clothing retailer Bonmarché that will see the latter trial concessions within a number of centres.
7 October 2013
Garden centre hit-and-run thief sentence is 'a joke'
A Yorkshire garden centre manager has described as "a joke" a sentence handed out to a
thief who ran over his pensioner grandfather
in his car whilst trying to make a getaway.
7 October 2013
[View latest news archive by year/month]
<<
previous
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
of 462 pages
next
>>
*
Video showcase
EcoGro
Clear Gorilla Glue
Most read stories
7 days
14 days
One month
Blog and Comment
Why homemover data is crucial for the home improvements sector as we move into 2021
...
Read More >>