GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Index dropped four points to -25 in June, as shoppers come down from 'feel-good' May. 

Tom Jack and Simon Allport from Ernst & Young were today appointed joint administrators of discount department store TJ Hughes. 

The Forum of Private Business is urging suppliers to anonymously name and shame late-paying companies. 

70 firefighters required to tackle a huge blaze at the centre on Manchester Road this morning but thankfully no one was injured. 

Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has called for annual government-level talks to achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. 

Carpetright has seen a 45% plunge in UK underlying operating profit for the year to April 30, 2011. 

Robert Dyas has appointed former Makro md Stephen McVey as chief executive officer, effective from July 25. 

Department store group has a disappointing performance in the first half, with like-for-like sales down 9.2%. 

Discount department store chain TJ Hughes is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators this week. 

An array of allotment gardens grown in wheelbarrows went on display at this year's Devon County Show, created by local schoolchildren with a little help from Fermoy's Garden Centre. 

Customers make the switch to cash and debit card payments to avoid spending money they haven't got, while "unjustifiably-high" bank charges continue to put the squeeze on retailers. 

Household spending on DIY has dropped to a 12-year low, according to a new report from Lloyds TSB. 

Dulux parent reports that sales to date meet expectations but that results in Q2 are likely to be adversely impacted by challenging trading conditions and the rising costs of raw materials. 

No payment is likely to be made to non-preferential trade Focus creditors - who between them are owed some £61.5m, according to administrators Ernst & Young. 

Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom group Homeform has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. 

Household goods suffer particularly badly, while grocers see their worst sales growth in two years, as consumers are squeezed by rising inflation. 

Home furnishings group Habitat has been bought by Home Retail Group (HRG) in a multi-million pound deal. 

Proteam administrator FRP Advisory has confirmed it is in discussions with a number of parties regarding the sale of the company. 

British Ceramic Tile (BCT) has announced the sale of its four Trade Warehouses to online tile retailer TileClick for an undisclosed sum. 

Department store reports a 9% sales uplift, as customers snap up bed and bath linen, as well as cooking and dining ranges ahead of clearance sale.