Carphone Warehouse has said there is "substantial opportunity" for its Best Buy UK stores within the consumer electrics market after reporting a sales rise for Best Buy Europe in its third financial quarter. 

Comet parent Kesa Electrical reports slowdown in trading, as like-for-like sales fall 4% over Christmas period. 

Dormole, one of the two companies that make up the Toolbank group, has taken a majority share in power tool distributor Biz Power Tools. 

Richmond-based garden centre delighted as café and head chef Skye Gyngell is awarded one Michelin star. 

B&Q and retail stablemate Screwfix have joined forces to launch jobsorted.com - a brand new online directory giving homeowners access to local tradesmen. 

German firm EPLF reports second best year in its history, with demand for laminate picking up in Europe and the US. 

Hillier Garden Centres is nearing completion on a £3m flagship centre set to open in Eastbourne next month. 

Online bathroom retailer gives site a new look for 2011, with better navigation, customer reviews and additional ranges. 

The developer behind the revamp of the Blackwater Trading Estate may have to go back to the drawing board after its application was deferred at two planning committee meetings last week. 

ONS reports record increase in Consumer Price Index for a November to December period, with upward pressures from travel and fuel costs, while furniture and furnishings sector sees smaller price increase. 

Private investor syndicate Hotbed ploughs £3.25m into flooring retailer, helping the firm's founders to restore it back to health after administration in 2008. 

A new homewares and interior accessories show is set to run alongside giftware show Top Drawer in January 2012. 

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has reported net profit growth of 6.1% to €2.7bn for the year to August 31, 2010. 

BDT Capital Partners takes over majority share in new partnership with family-owned US barbecue manufacturer. 

B&Q is opening new TradePoint counters in four of its London locations: Wandsworth, Sidcup, Eltham and Chiswick. 

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard has announced the closure of its Middlewich ceramics production site, which could mean the loss of 249 jobs. 

Firms warn that Scottish Government's proposed large retailer levy will harm business expansion and endanger future job creation. 

Home Retail Group (HRG) has revealed a better than expected performance despite "volatile trading conditions" in a Q3 interim management statement released today. 

Adverse weather in the run up to Christmas reduced UK sales by 2%, while full year profit is now expected to be at the bottom end of the firm's original forecasts. 

B&Q has come top in the latest Which? compost trials with its multipurpose compost and sowing & cutting compost being named as 'Best Buys'.