A man who colluded with an employee of Grafton Group's Irish chain Woodie's DIY to steal almost €60,000 from the retailer has been put behind bars. 

An out-of-work man has been told by a court that he will have to pay compensation to a kitchens and bedrooms store from which he stole. 

The warmer weather in April reversed the fortunes of high streets, new footfall figures reveal. 

Independent electrical specialist Hughes Electrical has opened a new outlet in Spalding, Lincolnshire. 

Five new additions to the board at Travis Perkins-owned Tile Giant have been made over the past six weeks, and managing director Mo Iqbal has stepped down. 

Duck Tape has invested in pitch side advertising at two of this summer's upcoming England v New Zealand Investec Test Series cricket matches. 

The four months to April 30 brought sales crashing 6.1% like-for-like at Wickes, with the early Easter and chilly start to Spring heavily impacting revenue. 

South West retailer The Range saw turnover shoot up by 20% to £296.7m for the 52 weeks ending January 29, 2013. 

A novel store share is planned for the B&Q outlet in Wigan, with the DIY retailer agreeing to sign over almost half of its 100,000 sq ft trading space to a Morrisons food hall. 

Family-owned independent department store chain Leekes announced a major revamp of its Cross Hands store, including the extensions of its restaurant, and a floor entirely dedicated to furniture studios. 

It was standing room only at yesterday's 2013 bira conference - combining a tailor-made conference for retailers, a separate schedule of speeches for suppliers and a collective High St Conference for everyone during the afternoon. 

The GIMA awards for the garden retail product supply sector launched last month and today a further three judges were added to the panel. 

The Sutton Coldfield branch of Screwfix enjoyed some time in the spotlight last week, providing the venue for a lively debate on BBC Breakfast about current issues facing retailers. 

Just as retailers realise they must keep improving to satisfy customer needs, this year's National Hardware Show, held May 7-9, offered buyers a number of major improvements designed to make it easier to shop and easier to find new items or explore other market opportunities. 

A crowd of well wishers gathered outside Wokingham Borough Council offices with placards and banners reading 'Save our Sheeplands' yesterday to show their support for Hare Hatch Sheeplands garden centre, which could be facing closure. 

Following the success of Axminster Tool Centre's first skill centre, which opened at its Devon-based head office in 2004, the business has launched a brand new facility for its south east customers. 

Hartman UK latest company to sign up, joining a host of other big names in the garden industry. 

Following DIY Week's move to Datateam Publishing last month, new contact details are now available for the editorial and advertising team. 

Troubled Liverpool retailer Rapid Hardware re-opened its doors on Saturday under the new alias Rapid Discount Outlet Ltd. 

The Garden Centre Association has announced a brand new venue for its annual conference, taking place from January 26 to 29, 2014.