Disruption has impacted many global industries including the home improvement sector - and delegates at this year's Global DIY Summit will be able to hear much more about this new phenomenon. 

Tile Giant has selected Lichfield as the location for its first standalone warehouse. 

February saw the launch of the Topps Tiles Trade Roadshow programme for 2016 with the first event being held at their Watford store on Imperial Park. 

A new report from the British Retail Consortium has warned that changes in shoppers' habits - namely the rise of online shopping - means one million retail workers are at risk of losing their jobs over the next ten years. 

Australian retailer Wesfarmers confirmed today that it has completed the £340m purchase of Homebase. 

Shareholders of Home Retail Group formally approved the sale of Homebase to Australian retailer Wesfarmers today. 

Squire's garden centre head office in Bagshot Lea recently raised £850 for local charity Post 19. 

Garden Wise Plant and Garden Centre is aiming to raise £5,000 for the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2016. 

Independent DIY store JB Banks, named for the father and son who opened the store in 1836, is celebrating 180 years in business - despite several bumps in the road along the way. 

Bob Hewitt, the outgoing chief executive of Klondyke Group, and Derek Bunker, owner of Alton Garden Centre, will both be speaking to delegates at the next Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA) Day Conference. 

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association's (BHETA) next Meet the Buyer day will be held with Wilko. 

UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's has been given three weeks to decide whether it will offer a bid to counter Steinhoff's £1.42bn proposal for Argos. 

Carl Kammerling International has relocated its north west marketing office from Manchester Business Park to Daresbury Park in Cheshire, to accommodate future growth plans. 

Catering sales kick-started garden centres' year, according to the latest figures from the Garden Centre Association (GCA). 

South African retailer Steinhoff, which owns Harveys and Bensons for Beds, has made a rival bid of £1.42bn for Argos, outstripping Sainsbury's bid of £1.35bn. 

Home Retail Group's shares have jumped by 12% following Steinhoff International's rival bid against Sainsbury's for Argos. 

Internet retail giant Amazon has announced plans to open a one million sq ft fulfilment centre in Coalville, Leicestershire, as part of its £4.6bn investment in UK projects. 

Stores falling into the 'household goods' category saw the biggest year-on-year online sales growth for January 2016 compared with all other retail sectors, up 29.8% on January 2015 according to the Office for National Statistics. 

Homebase has issued a recall for its Bamboo Roll Up Blinds over fears the pull cord breakaways are too strongly locked and could pose a risk of strangulation to a small child. 

The new two-day, mid-week Totally Tools and Totally DIY shows closed yesterday afternoon, with the jury still out for many as to whether the show - noticeably missing several big-name exhibitors - made it work.