Young companies with innovative ideas and designers with products that need bringing to market are being asked to enter a competition organised by Autumn Fair and home solutions chain Lakeland. 

With total sales up 18.1% for the week ending June 9, the department store proved an exception to the disappointment expressed by many retailers following the long, wet Bank holiday weekend. 

DIY Week and diyweek.net are to have a new publisher: Jan Thorpe is taking over from Colin Petty 

Boost growth, save money on energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint - those are just some of the benefits Solar Systems says garden centres can enjoy if they install solar panels. 

The search to find Britain's best garden fence, dubbed in the press last year as the most boring competition in the country, is on once again. 

The general merchandising retailer has walked away from the multimillion pound bidding for Robert Dyas. 

The charity has appointed horticultural expert, garden designer, TV presenter ad radio panelist Matthew Wilson as its new chairman. 

The tough economic climate has forced a Wolverhampton business to demolish its garden centre and concentrate on its operation at its remaining site. 

Famous Croydon department store Allders is reportedly once more facing administration if it fails to reach an agreement with its landlord over its rent. 

Hosepipe bans have now been lifted by Anglian Water, Southern Water and Thames Water. 

The chain of Cherry Lane Garden Centres has revealed plans to double the number of its outlets to 20 by 2015. 

Cold, wet weather failed to dampen the spirits of the housewares industry as it turned out in force for the first day of the Exclusively Housewares show in London today. 

Topps Tiles is unveiling what it calls its 'next generation' flagship store in Milton Keynes this Saturday 

More people are paying for goods with cash than a year ago, according to new findings by the BRC. 

The blueprints for the £8million construction, which is the first of its kind and would see a Dobbies Garden World trading alongside a Tesco supermarket in King's Lynn, are now under scrutiny at the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 

The Hillview Group's garden centre arm has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Hilltop Garden Centre, Ramsden, Oxfordshire from Paul and Adrian Prové. 

A new play area, tried and tested by the grandchildren of the garden centre's Bent family owners, is the latest stage in the multi-million pound 'Bents the future' plans for the business. 

More than 8 million Thames Water customers could see the hosepipe restrictions lifted before autumn thanks to the recent rainfall, which has seen water levels of the river Thames restored to normal. 

The DIY retailer's marketing director Rob Murray and former md Jeremy Bird will join more than 200 of their colleagues in training for the Big 10 Cycle Challenge this month. 

There’s just one week to go for suppliers to get their entries ready for the 2012 Garden Industry Manufacturers Awards.