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Searchlight Electric marks 70 years in business

Searchlight Electric is this year celebrating its 70th anniversary as a supplier of decorative lighting to specialist lighting retailers, multi-national chains and distributor partners across the world. 
8 April 2015

Walsall Wheelbarrow Company invests in manufacturing facilities

UK manufacturer of wheelbarrows, The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company Ltd, has invested more than £1.2 million in manufacturing facilities at its site in the midlands. 
8 April 2015

Recovery at last for the shopfitting market

The last couple of years have brought a welcome boost for the UK shopfitting market, according to a new report. 
8 April 2015

Gorilla Glue secures listing in B&Q

Gorilla Glue's range of adhesives will now be stocked in B&Q stores across the UK. 
8 April 2015

March shop vacancies best for five years

The Local Data Company (LDC) says March's shop vacancy figures are a "cause for celebration", as they fell back to 2010 levels. 
8 April 2015

Home Retail Group announces new partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support

The retail giant, which owns Argos, Habitat and Homebase, aims to raise £3m for people affected by cancer over the next two years. 
7 April 2015

Glee boosts weather-resistant categories with new names

Glee's organiser says it has attracted a number of new home interior and gift companies as exhibitors at this year's show, boosting the presence of non-weather-dependent products. 
7 April 2015

Easter DIY expected to be a pain for millions

Accident and emergency units were expected to be busy over the Easter holiday as new research showed that millions would be injuring themselves getting down to DIY jobs. 
7 April 2015

Van Hage plan to bring in Waitrose now gets green light

The decision to block Van Hage garden centre in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire from having a Waitrose supermarket on site has been overruled. 
7 April 2015

Planning permission for click-and-collect lockers scrapped

From April 15 shops and other retailers will be able to install click-and-collect lockers without the bureaucracy of getting planning permission. 
7 April 2015

Furniture helps drive Q3 sales up 10.7% at Dunelm

Ongoing success in furniture and a strong winter sale performance helped Dunelm grow sales by 10.7% in its third quarter. 
7 April 2015

Trend experts to pinpoint new styles at Exclusively shows

Trend forecasting agency Scarlet Opus will be helping visitors to this year's Exclusively Housewares and new Exclusively Electrical show by identifying products they feel are good examples of forthcoming trends. 
7 April 2015

Dulux ad introduces first-ever puppy

Over 50 years since the launch of its iconic Old English Sheepdog brand mascot, Dulux has launched its first TV ad featuring a puppy. 
7 April 2015

Toolbank enters the garden market

Toolbank is launching into the garden market with what one supplier says promises to be "a formidable business". 
1 April 2015

Valspar world-first delivers tartan paint

Designers at Valspar are set to make tartan paint possible as it prepares to launch the world's first ever Tartan Roller and paint collection. 
1 April 2015

Dobbies has best-performing garden centre website

Dobbies topped the table of the best-performing websites in the garden centre category in the first quarter, ahead of the Easter peak. 
1 April 2015

B&Q to shed 60 stores as ceo O'Byrne quits

Around 60 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland are to be closed over the next two years, parent Kingfisher said today as it released its full-year results. 
31 March 2015

Mary Portas joins BIRA High Street Conference line-up

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) says it will present an inspiring programme of speakers combining leaders from across the retail sphere at its High Street Conference next month. 
31 March 2015

Mr Bricolage derails Kingfisher acquisition

Kingfisher's proposed acquisition of French DIY chain Mr Bricolage is off, the company confirmed today. 
30 March 2015

Fiskars campaign starts Easter weekend

The Easter weekend will see the launch of Fiskars' spring TV, radio, print and online advertising campaign. 
30 March 2015
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