The Government is proposing to reduce financial reporting requirements for small businesses in a move which could save UK firms more than £600m every year. 

B&Q is launching a new retail management graduate programme, providing on-the-job retail experience. 

Garden group takes on Badger Nurseries in Studley for undisclosed sum - the second garden centre acquisition in Redditch in the space of a month. 

AkzoNobel has unveiled a single global brand identity for its retail consumer paint range, entitled Let's Colour. 

A team of cyclists from DIY chain Wickes have completed a punishing 520k ride to Mount Everest's Base Camp in aid of blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. 

More than 50 firefighters called in to tackle blaze on Southend Arterial Road in Upminster on Saturday. 

Sussex DIY independent Green DIY celebrated its 20th birthday on October 4, and marked the event with a special promotional weekend over the weekend of October 7-9. 

Glee visitor numbers dropped nearly 15% this year, falling to 11,149 from 13,050 in 2010, unaudited figures released by the show's organisers have revealed. 

Verdict retail practice leader Maureen Hinton painted a gloomy picture of the DIY, garden and housewares market, forecasting that tough times will persist for the next two years before recovery in a new 'low-growth environment'. 

The latest BDO sales tracker revealed a 4% slump on the high street in September due to the unseasonal heat, while promotions helped drive sales in the homewares sector. 

Sales at John Lewis declined last week as customers enjoyed the hot weather outside rather than hitting the shops. 

Following a period of consultation with their members, the Lighting Association and Lighting Industry Federation held extraordinary annual general meetings on September 29 where members of both organisations voted to merge. 

Ironmongery Direct officially opened its new purpose-built headquarters in Basildon, Essex yesterday. 

A Dunelm Mill store on Orchard Retail Park in Coventry has been destroyed by a large fire which broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning. 

Garden Centre Group pays tribute to Mr Dixon, who had worked at the Croydon Purley Way Garden Centre for more than 20 years before recently passing away. 

More than 80 fire fighters are battling a large fire which broke out at the Dunelm Mill store on Orchard Retail Park in Coventry in the early hours of this morning. 

On Sunday, September 25, the company unveiled the record-breaking torch at the Night of Lights Festival in Soligen, Germany. 

Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported a 2% dip in like-for-like sales for the first quarter of its current financial year. 

Plumbers and builders merchant group Wolseley has reported a rise in revenue and profit for the year to July 31, 2011, despite its Bathstore business suffering a 15% decline in revenue. 

While overall shop price inflation held fast at 2.7% last month, non-food declined from 1.4% in August to 1.3% in September, with electrical items in particular, cheaper than the same period last year.