Glee visitor numbers dropped nearly 15% this year, falling to 11,149 from 13,050 in 2010, unaudited figures released by the show's organisers have revealed. 

Verdict retail practice leader Maureen Hinton painted a gloomy picture of the DIY, garden and housewares market, forecasting that tough times will persist for the next two years before recovery in a new 'low-growth environment'. 

The latest BDO sales tracker revealed a 4% slump on the high street in September due to the unseasonal heat, while promotions helped drive sales in the homewares sector. 

Sales at John Lewis declined last week as customers enjoyed the hot weather outside rather than hitting the shops. 

Following a period of consultation with their members, the Lighting Association and Lighting Industry Federation held extraordinary annual general meetings on September 29 where members of both organisations voted to merge. 

Ironmongery Direct officially opened its new purpose-built headquarters in Basildon, Essex yesterday. 

A Dunelm Mill store on Orchard Retail Park in Coventry has been destroyed by a large fire which broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning. 

Garden Centre Group pays tribute to Mr Dixon, who had worked at the Croydon Purley Way Garden Centre for more than 20 years before recently passing away. 

More than 80 fire fighters are battling a large fire which broke out at the Dunelm Mill store on Orchard Retail Park in Coventry in the early hours of this morning. 

On Sunday, September 25, the company unveiled the record-breaking torch at the Night of Lights Festival in Soligen, Germany. 

Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported a 2% dip in like-for-like sales for the first quarter of its current financial year. 

Plumbers and builders merchant group Wolseley has reported a rise in revenue and profit for the year to July 31, 2011, despite its Bathstore business suffering a 15% decline in revenue. 

While overall shop price inflation held fast at 2.7% last month, non-food declined from 1.4% in August to 1.3% in September, with electrical items in particular, cheaper than the same period last year. 

More than 8,000 people visited Fermoys Garden Centre in Newton Abbot over the weekend of September 24-25 for the annual Abbfest - which turned out to be Fermoys' most successful event ever. 

Homebase is making the move into social media today, launching pages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 

The 2.5% National Minimum Wage increase which came into affect on Saturday will make it harder for retailers to maintain and create jobs, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. 

Grocer named as one of several interested parties who have requested sale documents for the former Wyevale chain after it was put up for sale by Lloyds last month. 

Reisser Limited has become the latest company to sign up to the Rainy Day Trust's Partnership scheme. 

South-west superstore retailer Trago Mills has been fined almost £200,000 for illegally dumping and burning waste at two of its out-of-town stores in 2009. 

DIY giant will offer around 15,000 lines for sale on new mobile specific site, with the ability to reserve and collect any product from the full B&Q range within half a day.