Neil Gow announced today that he will be stepping down as director of the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association in the New Year. 

Home Retail Group announced today that its chief executive, Terry Duddy, has informed the board of his intention to step down from the role by the next AGM on July 2 next year. 

The Oak Furniture Land chain has found itself in trouble with the ad watchdog again, this time for failing to prove that promotional prices were genuine reductions. 

AkzoNobel Decorative Coatings is the latest DIY sector company to join the British Home Enhancement Trade Association. 

UK retail sales in August were up 1.8% on a like-for-like basis compared with August 2012, while total sales saw a 3.6% increase in the same period, according to the BRC-KPMG's latest Retail Sales Monitor. 

A thief who ran over the retired owner of a garden centre with his car has had his case referred by magistrates to a Crown Court so that he can receive a stiffer sentence. 

Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre near Taunton has had the green light to revamp and nearly double the size of its Four Seasons restaurant to meet growing customer demand. 

Topps Tiles has launched a mobile version of its website, catering for both trade and consumer visitors. 

Kingfisher has announced new changes for its graduate scheme this year, including the launch of an IT services programme, as it takes on its fresh recruits for 2013. 

B&Q and Morrisons have announced a deal that will see B&Q's Ipswich (Euro Retail Park) store converted to make way for a new Morrisons store. 

Police in the West Country are trying to trace a woman suspected of stealing around £300-worth of Stanley power drills from a branch of Homebase. 

Online bathroom retailer, Victoria Plumb, has launched a new adaptive version of its website that is tailored towards mobile users. Following its extensive TV campaign, the retailer wants to offer customers the ability to browse and even buy on the go. 

Derbyshire DIY and garden store Masseys is now just months away from moving into purpose-built new premises, which will see the business almost triple in size. 

Dobbies says it is "disappointed" that a court has rejected its appeal over a £75,000 fine imposed on it earlier this year for polluting a stream with sewage. 

A record number of 371,000 cookshop catalogues have been ordered by Home Hardware retailers. 

Garland Products reported a 40% annual increase in business for 2013 and then addition of 800 new UK garden accounts for its recently-introduced Worth Gardening brand. 

One of Ireland's Gardenworks garden centres is to close after the company reported huge losses in 2011 and failed to keep the store alive. 

The British Chambers of Commerce has upgraded its UK growth forecasts for the next three years, saying the figures are encouraging but recovery is still not secure. Export activity is also reported to be at record levels but manufacturing figures have declined, with only a small output increase expected in 2014. 

Crown Paints is to sponsor ITV's new 'Through the Keyhole' programme. 

B&Q has made around 180 redundancies across its store management teams under restructuring plans across the business.