Department store chain opened the doors of its second 'at home' format store on the Purley Way store at 10am. 

Grocers have reduced the number of single use carrier bags being handed out for the fourth year in a row through independent monitoring. 

Lincoln-based independent goes under the hammer for £35,000, with completion of sale to take place today. 

Swedish hardware retailer Clas Ohlson is continuing its UK expansion with the announcement that contracts have been signed on two new stores in the UK. 

Builders merchant chain Wolseley has announced today the sale of its Brandon Hire business to private investment company Rutland Partners. 

Woolies store in Selsdon gets new lease of life today after standing empty for a year and a half. 

Furniture chain looks set to make a comeback, two years after it fell into administration. 

Peter Gelardi has spoken to DIY Week's sister website HousewaresLive.net for the first time about the “totally unnecessary fiasco” of the collapse of his Wrapit wedding gift business - and although he will now no longer be able to act as a company director he insists that the company was not in fact trading whilst insolvent. 

Dobbies has submitted a planning application for a brand new garden centre to Peterborough City Council, after plans received overwhelming public support. 

Plasti-kote is the latest big name to lend their support to Britain's Best Retailer Awards 2010. 

Mail order group completes acquisition of Garden Centre Online for £0.13m. 

Stax Trade Centres has commenced the second phase of expansion at its Birmingham depot adding a further 2,300sq ft to the existing footprint. 

United Utilities have today lifted the hosepipe ban imposed on the north west of England last month. 

Wholesaler Decco is among those companies putting their full support behind Britain's Best Retailer Awards - in fact, the company has been a sponsor of the event since it launched in 2003. 

Empty Woolworths store to re-open under new name this month. 

48 employees made redundant and all five stores closed as administrators urgently seek a buyer for the remaining online business. 

The number of failed businesses dropped to 1,542 last month, while small to medium companies fared the best, with insolvency rates falling year on year. 

Independent garden centre sales up 8.2% for the month, helped by good weather and sporting events. 

DIY and garden centre giant to create interactive installations, including a large green pig and sheep climbing ladders, at the event to inspire the British public to lead a more sustainable life. 

Master Locksmith Association helps Westminster City Council and trading standards win a landmark case against one of the UK’s most notorious rogue traders Mark Makowski.