Fashion and homewares retailer Matalan has reported like-for-like sales growth of 3% for the 13 weeks to May 29, 2010. 

Wilkinson posts strong results and announces significant expansion of own brand products and major push in Scotland. 

Consumer confidence has fallen for the first time in a year, according to a new survey by market research company Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) released today. 

DIY Week is calling on all suppliers to nominate their customers for Britain's Best Retailer Awards 2010. 

John Lewis has launched a corporate sales service to help organisations furnish their offices. 

B&Q parent company Kingfisher has reported a dip in sales, down 0.8% on a like-for-like (lfl) basis, for the 10 weeks to July 10, 2010. 

Garden, unsurprisingly, is the star of the Q2 figures on the DIY Week/GfK barometer. However, both the exterior and interior markets have seen sales growth compared with Q2 2009. 

Two ex-Woolworths managers are reopening one of the failed retailer's former stores in Selsdon. 

Scottish sales fell 1.1% on a like-for-like basis in June compared to the same month last year when sales rose 2.2%, according to the latest report from the SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor. 

The recession is still hitting UK shoppers, with 54% saying they felt the Government's emergency budget would make things worse for their financial situation. 

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced the launch of a new set of horticultural qualifications this September. 

More than a third (35%) of Brits would spend more online if offered better customer advice, according to new research from Avail Intelligence. 

Solus Garden & Leisure's first-ever end of season sale will begin on August 5, exclusively through its online portal Solus Connect. 

UK business insolvencies dropped 13% year-on-year in June, according to the latest Insolvency Index from Experian. 

Insurers to Argos launch legal proceedings against leather technology supplier in connection with 'toxic' sofas sold to consumers. 

Christmas has come early to Selfridges this year, with Christmas trading due to start on August 2. 

Electrical wholesaler cuts depot numbers amid rumours the business is in trouble again. 

The majority of British DIYers don't know their screws from their spanners, choosing everyday household objects over DIY tools to get the job done, says the 2010 Focus DIY 'Tools of the Nation' report. 

Sales at the retailer rose 9.1% for the week to July 10, 2010, according to the latest weekly sales report. 

Fiona Fabien, owner of Papyrus Gifts, has won the £2,000 travel voucher prize draw at Exclusively Housewares in June.