Many small, independent retailers are threatened by a lack of basic financial knowledge, according to a survey. 

The Rainy Day Trust has benefited from the lion's share of over £7,000 raised at the annual clay pigeon shoot held at the Royal Berkshire shooting school last month. 

Young gardeners spend more money on gardening products and are more enthusiastic about growing their own fruit and veg. 

Sales of bakeware and baking accessories are enjoying a major boost from the launch of the latest series of BBC television's hit show, Great British Bake Off. 

Next has been given the go-ahead to build a new Home and Garden store in Cheshire. 

US home improvement chain Lowe's has had its bid to acquire rival Orchard Supply Hardware approved by a bankruptcy court. 

The Garden Centre Association has launched its annual Ruxley Rose competition, recognising excellent quality and range of plants, but with a new twist for 2013. 

Frustrated consumers are having to resort to Stanley knives and screwdrivers in their efforts to get through the packaging of some everyday products. 

US giant Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, is being taken to court by rival Orchard Supply Hardware after the supply of Makita and Milwaukee power tools to Orchard dried up. 

The Range is set to open 45 stores in the next three years, and opened its first store in Scotland on Friday. 

A shop owner advertising 'immigrant bags' has caused uproar among locals in Crowborough and sparked outrage on Twitter over the offensive image. 

Wiltshire Council has agreed to carry out a review of car parking charges in Salisbury in 2014, but local MP John Glen has said this won't automatically fix all local retailers' problems. 

July garden centre sales show retailers are up by 5% on 2012, but still behind 2011 and 2010. 

John Lewis is ramping up its support for UK manufacturing with a plan to boost significantly the amount of home-produced goods it sells. 

Work is underway at Bents to transform wasteland next to one of its stores into an area of extensive natural environmental and wildlife gardens. 

Homebase is to target a new generation of store managers to head up its newly refitted stores as part of its redevelopment programme. 

The decline in marriage rates is leading to a rise in the number of botched DIY jobs around Britain's homes. 

Furniture giant Ikea has bought a wind farm in Ireland to power its two stores in Belfast and Dublin. 

Independent retailer Do It Best Hardware is re-locating and re-launching and hoping for a boost in business. 

DIY and housewares industry charity The Rainy Day Trust has received what it calls "a significantly large donation" from homewares supplier Rayware.