The Garden Centre Group has helped raise £21,143 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning. 

Since moving to 50,000 sq ft new premises in Basildon, Ironmongery Direct has taken on an influx of new recruits, including the recent appointment of Karla Matthew as HR and payroll co-ordinator. 

The electrical products distributor Hardman Isherwood has gone into administration, along with its parent HI Group and a number of the group's other subsidiaries. 

B&M, the hugely-successful Liverpool-based discount retailer, has been put up for sale. 

Iain Wylie, previously MD of Grosvenor Garden Centre, has taken on the position of interim chief executive of the Garden Centre Association. 

A tool kit and a ceiling fan are amongst the latest dangerous products to have been withdrawn or recalled from the market. 

Enabling "prudent mortgage lending" to first time buyers (FTBs) will help reverse declining sales in DIY, gardening, homewares, furniture and floor coverings that accounted for £34bn in sales last year, according to the BRC and Genworth analysts. 

The newest chairman of the British Retail Consortium started his new job on Monday, October 1. B&Q boss Ian Cheshire succeeds Rob Templeman, who will be staying on as deputy for another year. 

DIY giant received The Queen's Award this week for its work creating a sustainable business and helping people improve the sustainability of their homes. 

Online luxury bathroom retailer Victoria Plumb will be hitting TV screens next week with its first television advertising campaign. 

More than 50 representatives of bricks and roof tiles manufacturer Wienerberger UK, recently took on a massive challenge on Holy Island, Angelsey, to raise more than £3,000 for CLIC Sargent. 

Velcro Industries has launched an overhaul of its global brand identity, including a new logo, brand architecture, website, packaging system and brand positioning. 

Solus Garden & Leisure was delighted to be named Greatest Supplier at the recent Greatest Awards held at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. 

Dunelm Mill is leading the £11bn homewares retail market with 0.1% more market share than former top dog John Lewis, according to Verdict. The consultancy estimated Dunelm now has 6.9% market share, up from 6.1% last year. 

Bad weather over the summer drove consumers to spend more inside, helping to offset the impact of the declining housing market on the decorative and indoor power tools categories, according to market analyst GfK. 

Revenues are estimated to have increased by 3.7% like-for-like during Topps Tiles' fourth quarter, the retailer announced in its pre-close trading update for the 52 weeks ending September 29, 2012. 

Bayer Garden's weedkiller range will continue its TV campaign in the spring of 2013 following its successful run this year. 

A third more DIY retailers reported sales volumes were down during the first two weeks of September than those reporting positive results, according to the latest distributive trades survey from the CBI. 

Marks & Spencer has received the accolade Responsible Retailer of the Year in a global awards scheme. 

Around 44% of shoppers buying online from DIY and out-of-town retailers are choosing to collect their goods rather than have them delivered.