Small shops found marginally more in their tills during the third quarter of this year than they did in the same three-month period last year. 

John Lewis has been pulling heartstrings nationwide this weekend with the launch of its 2014 Christmas TV ad. 

Prices of DIY, hardware and gardening products have hit record-breaking levels of deflation, according to new figures. 

The Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) has attracted 20 more new members in the past few months. 

Britain's shop vacancy rate in October remained at its lowest level since June 2010, but one in three empty shops have now been unoccupied for over three years. 

While sales of winter products were knocked by the warmest Halloween on record, sales in home categories were up 4% for the week to November 1. 

Retailers have just one week left to submit their entry to the DIY Week Awards, with the final deadline set for Friday, November 14. 

An improving housing market and rising consumer confidence will bring holiday cheer to retailers this Christmas, according to Verdict Research. 

Homebase has been taken to task by the ad watchdog over a number of offers made on its website after B&Q complained about them. 

The owner of an historic St Albans hardware shop says his customers are "absolutely gutted" that the business is finally having to shut down. 

Members of Mica were introduced to the new, updated Mica branding at the co-operative group's autumn round of regional meetings. 

DIY and garden suppliers - this is your LAST chance to get your top products in front of our judging panel and be in with a chance to win Gold. 

Scottish garden centre chain Caulders is this month adding a fourth centre to its estate. 

Lincolnshire builders merchant Redline Building Supplies & Services has launched a new consumer website as part of ambitious plans to increase online sales of a range of DIY products. 

A garden buildings supplier has stepped in to aid an ambitious project to restore a walled kitchen garden to its pre-World War 1 state. 

Jewson has donated a range of tools and building materials for a competition organised by energy drink Red Bull. 

William Sinclair Horticulture's new £25m growing media super-site has opened in Ellesmere Port, signalling a new high-tech era in one of Britain's most traditional industries. 

Somerset shop IM Tools marks exactly one year of trading today, and business has been so good that expansion to bigger premises is now on the cards. 

Robert Dyas is launching its first ever brand-building TV advertising campaign in the run-up to Christmas. 

Former wholesaler and parent to Builders Brand and Specialist Brands, Specialist Group has confirmed today that changes to the way the company operates could see it almost halve its workforce.