John Lewis has been unveiled as the Official Department Store Provider of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. 

Dulux has named celebrity Alesha Dixon as the face of its annual Colour of the Year campaign. 

Family-run DIY business, D&G Short, in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, is under threat following plans for an expansion of the local Tesco store. 

Turtle Wax has announced two new strategic distribution partnerships for its consumer retail products as part of a bold move in the UK car care market. 

Workshops tackling key areas for garden retailers who run cafes and restaurants will be at the centre of the HTA Catering Conference in February. 

Steve Bood, who was a senior sales manager at Keter, died suddenly last Saturday, January 25, at the age of 54. 

There are now only just over two weeks until the prestigious DIY Week Awards in Coventry, but there is still time to book your place. 

The winners of the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual conference awards have been announced at the four-day Blackpool event, which ends today. 

Leyland Paints has ramped up its sponsorship of stars from the world of darts by teaming up with newly-crowned world champion Michael van Gerwen. 

Despite a better UK performance in its third quarter, Carpetright's fortunes continue to flag, dragged down by hostile conditions in its European markets. 

Male customers at one of Dobbies' garden centres will no doubt now be lining up to use its loos following the news that they're among the best on the planet. 

A team of Garden Centre Association (GCA) members is celebrating after beating a suppliers team in a special challenge held at this week's GCA annual conference in Blackpool. 

Anticipating an increase in demand for aggregates in gardens this year, Kelkay says it has just made a substantial investment in opening up another 10 acres of its land bank. 

Hot on the heels of its list of the UK's 'top 20 DIY stores', the Telegraph has once again stuck its neck out and named the 'top 25 garden centres for food'. 

Homebase has confirmed that closure is on the cards for its store in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. 

PPG Architectural Coatings UK & I is the latest home improvement company to join the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). 

Lakeland buyers were presented with "some absolute gems" by suppliers when they came face to face at the British Home Enhancement Trade Association's (BHETA) latest Meet the Buyer day. 

The Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA) has seen four new members join its ranks in as many weeks. 

With work set to begin on creating a new garden centre in the south west, its owners are promising that the finished article will "attract people from all over the UK". 

Screwfix is this morning counting the cost of last week's website glitch that had customers clicking like crazy to buy online products, all of which were inadvertently reduced to £34.99.