Exhibitor numbers may have been 20% lower than the pre-recession 2008 show, but with around 2,700 exhibitors, the 2010 Cologne Hardware Fair still dwarfed other shows. 

HTA research finds that customers are more likely to buy items displaying Union Jack or local marking. 

High street retailers are continuing to maintain strong sales results, according to BDO's High Street Sales Tracker. 

Trusthorpe Garden Centre was broken into on Monday night despite recently installing a new security system worth £1,500. 

February exceeds expectations with homewares and furniture up, while sales volumes of hardware and DIY continue to fall. 

UK businesses improved their payment performance for the fifth time in the last six months in January, according to the latest Late Payment Index from Experian. 

Footfall up at department stores during half term week, with shoppers spending on beds, bedroom furniture and home accessories. 

DIY chain continues its 'real staff, real value' campaign with new set of ads featuring employees at the Surrey store. 

The elderly proprietor of a Preston garden centre has been found guilty of groping two female customers. 

Almost 8,000 members signed up in a bid to maintain vibrant paint scheme and garden creation at busy Citadel station. 

Habitat offers voluntary redundancy packages to its London head office staff in a bid to cut costs and return to profitable trading. 

Homewares retailer Au Naturale Limited will close 27 stores with an estimated loss of 270 jobs after entering into administration on 8 February. 

Home Depot and Lowe's report strong trading in Q4, as increase in consumer confidence boosts discretionary spending. 

Travis Perkins has seen group revenue decline by 8% yet its retail arm continues to grow, according to preliminary results released today. 

Gardencare manufacturer claims testers did not follow pack instructions, as Which? Gardening issues a 'Don't Buy' warning on Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Compost. 

Bosmere Products has moved its entire distribution centre from Portsmouth to a new 30,000sq ft facility in Crawley, Sussex. 

Brent Knoll-based garden centre submits planning application for grow your own plots in empty field. 

Totally shows organiser Brintex has announced that visitor numbers at this year's shows were almost four times higher than in 2009. 

There is only one week left to enter your products for the Product of the Year Awards 2010. 

500 departmental managers and supervisors enter into a period of consultation as the cash and carry chain "restructures" its workforce.