Discount chain B&M Bargains enjoyed a spectacular 43% hike in profits last year on sales that increased by 31.5%. 

A rise in personal tax allowance a year early, a 20% reduction in corporation tax, and employers' national insurance payments to be cut by £2,000 - these were just some of the key announcements made in today's Budget. 

Horticultural associations are demanding a change in the law to let garden centres open on Easter Sunday - but garden centres say that if they must close then none should break the rules. 

Apollo Housewares was named Best Display Stand at Home Hardware Southwest's spring trade show in Exeter this month. 

In an attempt to move away from being seen as "just a functional solution to protecting wood," garden wood care supplier Cuprinol is launching new livery and brand identity this Month through a massive media and advertising campaign. 

This year's cold and gloomy spring has sent sales of products that deliver uplifting sounds and light soar at a leading homewares consumer website. 

Maxeda Group chief commercial officer John Colley is now unable to be a speaker at the upcoming BHETA forum, causing organisers to postpone the event. 

Dobbies has been severely fined for allowing sewage from a Cumbrian garden centre to pollute a local waterway. 

The EU failed to reach a majority vote to ban the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides labelled harmful to bees by the EFSA on Friday, after nations including the UK and Germany either abstained or opposed the proposal. 

Millbrook, the Kent and Sussex-based garden centre company, is acquiring a third outlet. 

In support of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, home cleaning expert Bissell is running a competition offering Facebook users the chance to win a collection of its products. 

The leading distributor of sustainable charcoal products in the UK has now been appointed as UK distributor of the Carbon Gold GroChar garden products range. 

Waitrose is launching a major new assault on the gardening market that will "significantly increase" its share of the category. 

According to a 'consumer voice index' brand barometer published by Marketing Magazine today, Screwfix scored highest in terms of online visibility among consumers, beating Homebase, Wickes and even B&Q. 

Garden centres and horticultural associations have stepped up their demand for advice on how to increase their presence on social media, and, in response, specialist PR firm Porcupine PR has launched a social media division. 

Home Retail Group announced its end of year trading results today, revealing a sales decline of 2.8% for Homebase's final quarter, and an overall sales slide of 5.2% for the retailer's 52 weeks to March 2, 2013. 

Following the EU Timber Regulation coming into force across the UK last week, B&Q has publicly voiced its support for the move, which bans the importation of illegal timber in the EU. 

A private investment firm has bought Huddersfield-based Whiteleys Garden Centre out of administration, saving all 45 jobs at the retailer. 

The latest research from GfK has revealed that halogen and LED light bulbs experienced increased share of total volume sales of 63% between October 2012 and January 2013. 

The Kent and East Sussex Millbrook Garden Centre business is this month unveiling a new loyalty programme.