Following a series of successful Meet the Buyer events hosted by BHETA and GIMA with The Wyevale Garden Centre Group (TWGC), the latest supplier development event took place last week and was a great success. 

The owner of Edinburgh Woollen Mill Philip Day has reportedly put in a surprise bid for Dobbies Garden Centres. 

Trimetals and Strata Products have been included in the 2016 Queen's Award list in the international trade category. 

A new report from Lloyds Bank has revealed that spend on DIY home improvements has reached £5.8bn, the equivalent of £210 per household per year. 

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Sainsbury's £1.4bn planned takeover of Argos. 

Reports are surfacing of a Portuguese-backed consortium led by ex-Burton owner Greg Tufnell making moves to take over BHS. 

B&M has announced preliminary results for its full trading year, with group revenues up 23.6% to £2.04bn. 

Following an extensive search, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has found suitable new premises and the association will be relocating to Chilton, Oxfordshire in October 2016. 

Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres won gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the 71st consecutive year. 

Kingfisher has released its first quarter results, with sales across the board up 3.6% like-for-like, and up 6.2% LfL in the UK. 

Homebase's new owners are continuing to roll out the changes in their buying and store support departments. 

Topps Tiles has released sales results for the 26 weeks ending April 2, with total sales growth of 3.8%, and like-for-like increases of 4.7%. 

A sponsored bike ride involving 2000 cyclers - 220 from the Dulux Trade team - raised more than £100,000 for the Outward Bound Trust. 

Cold and wet weather in April put a dampener on sales in traditional categories but boosted non-traditional ones at member garden centres according to the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) Barometer of Trade results. 

According to the latest from the ONS, the volume of retail sales in April increased by approximately 4.3% compared with the same month last year. 

Rose & Grey, an online furniture and home accessories retailer, is set to open a £50k bricks-and-mortar shop in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. 

The B&Q employee who created the now famous living wage petition has encouraged others to stand up to unfair employers. 

Britain's shop vacancy dropped to 12.4% in April, the lowest since December 2009, according to the Local Data Company. 

Administrators for BHS have announced that any bidders interested in purchasing the trouble retailer outfit would have to make an offer for the entire 164 store chain. 

A leading Midlands independent tile retail chain is celebrating a successful business year after winning a prestigious industry award.