Department store group has a disappointing performance in the first half, with like-for-like sales down 9.2%. 

Discount department store chain TJ Hughes is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators this week. 

An array of allotment gardens grown in wheelbarrows went on display at this year's Devon County Show, created by local schoolchildren with a little help from Fermoy's Garden Centre. 

Customers make the switch to cash and debit card payments to avoid spending money they haven't got, while "unjustifiably-high" bank charges continue to put the squeeze on retailers. 

Household spending on DIY has dropped to a 12-year low, according to a new report from Lloyds TSB. 

Dulux parent reports that sales to date meet expectations but that results in Q2 are likely to be adversely impacted by challenging trading conditions and the rising costs of raw materials. 

No payment is likely to be made to non-preferential trade Focus creditors - who between them are owed some £61.5m, according to administrators Ernst & Young. 

Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom group Homeform has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. 

Household goods suffer particularly badly, while grocers see their worst sales growth in two years, as consumers are squeezed by rising inflation. 

Home furnishings group Habitat has been bought by Home Retail Group (HRG) in a multi-million pound deal. 

Proteam administrator FRP Advisory has confirmed it is in discussions with a number of parties regarding the sale of the company. 

British Ceramic Tile (BCT) has announced the sale of its four Trade Warehouses to online tile retailer TileClick for an undisclosed sum. 

Department store reports a 9% sales uplift, as customers snap up bed and bath linen, as well as cooking and dining ranges ahead of clearance sale. 

Toolbank is the latest company to sign up for the Rainy Day Trust's Partnership scheme. 

New BHETA initiative will bring 31 Homebase buyers together under one roof for member 'speed-dating' event. 

According to new research, online shoppers in the UK show little forgiveness towards e-commerce sites that offer poor navigation, slow performance or unsatisfactory check-out but reward those sites that perform well and use personalised marketing tactics. 

Home Retail Group is in talks to buy home furnishings retailer Habitat, according to press reports today. 

Many retailers will be feeling the pinch tomorrow, the day on which quarterly rents for commercial property are traditionally paid. 

Comet is to shut 17 stores after making a £9m loss in retail profit for the year to April 30, 2011. 

Asda income tracker reveals a £61 a month drop in disposable income for UK households in May, as earnings growth lags behind price inflation.