Entry deadline for Product of the Year 2011 has been extended by seven days so there's still time to make sure your newest products are in the running for an award. 

The Garden Centre Group is set to close its smallest centre at Church Lawford, with the loss of nine jobs. 

Test-Rite UK md Dermot Mullins, who helped set up B&Q stores in Taiwan with Taiwanese parent company Test-Rite, has sold his entire share interest in the UK business back to his Taiwanese partners. 

Best known for its range of bins, Brabantia is moving out of the kitchen and into the dining room with its latest launch - a range of casual dining products. 

Retail chain reports a 1.2% sales increase for first week of February, as customers lean towards new home ranges, including textiles and dining. 

The DIY products market declined by just 0.2% in value in 2010, according to a recent market update from GfK Retail and Technology UK. 

Totally shows organiser Brintex has confirmed another successful show, with 6,116 visitors flocking to Birmingham's NEC from February 6-8. 

B&Q is launching a three-year partnership with charity UK Youth to give young people the opportunity and confidence to take on their own DIY and home improvement projects. 

Congratulations to all the Gold and Silver winners at this year's Show Stoppers Best New Product Awards, sponsored by DIY Week and sister magazines HGR and Builders Merchants Journal. 

Non-food inflation up by 0.2% as British Retail Consortium warns against a rates rise which could hamper recovery. 

SRC delighted as parliament vote against introduction of Large Retailer Levy but asks that the government consult retailers about proposals in future. 

UK retail sales rose 2.3% on a like-for-like basis in January, although compared with a much weaker January 2010, when sales fell 0.7% due to bad weather. 

Home and garden retailer The Range is set to open its 50th superstore in Erdington, Birmingham, on February 25. 

New concept designed to engage both tradesmen and consumers, with first store already open in Stoke on Trent. 

Robert Dyas has confirmed that ceo Steven Round has left the business. 

DIY chain targets over 60s with new product offer to make household tasks easier, including items for the kitchen, personal care and home security. 

Intellectual asset specialist Metis Partners has been appointed by joint administrators MCR to sell off the brand assets of Vergo Retail, which went into administration in May last year. 

Best Buy Europe ceo Scott Wheway has stepped down from his position to become a strategic advisor at US parent company Best Buy. 

New £8m state-of-the-art garden centre at Braehead, Renfrewshire will open to the public on Friday, February 4. 

As pressures on personal budgets mount, the latest Consumer Confidence Survey reveals the proportion of people who say they have no spare cash has risen to 27%.