Ironmongery Direct has been shortlisted at this year's ECMOD Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in the catalogue and multichannel sector. 

Asda Income Tracker reveals UK households were £11 a week worse off last month, as cost of transport and essential goods continue to rise. 

Nottingham-based timber products manufacturer FW Mason entered administration on Friday after struggling with rising fuel costs and a lack of finance. 

UK manufacturing remains in recovery despite price pressures remaining "intense", the CBI has said. 

Retail chain The Range has again teamed up with actor Ricky Tomlinson to bring its first national TV ad campaign to UK screens in the run up to summer. 

Management has confirmed that Chichester-based Power Tool Factors is to close. 

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has teamed up with Google to produce a new quarterly report which quantifies the growth of online retail traffic. 

Haskins Garden Centres has unveiled plans for a £12m development of its Roundstone centre near Worthing, West Sussex. 

Klondyke Group has reported a rise in profit before tax of 22.3% to £4.8m for the year to September 30, 2010. 

Homebase has been awarded The Customer Focus Award at the Institute of Customer Service's inaugural UK Customer Satisfaction Awards. 

A focus on the bottom line has seen B&Q's UK and Ireland operations increase gross profit by more than 10% in the full year to January 29 2011, despite a 3.3% like-for-like sales decline. 

As part of B&Q's campaign to make DIY easier, the home improvement chain has launched the first of a series of new ads, which will be aired in the run up to Easter. 

DIY Week is delighted to announce that retail market analyst GfK and multi-platform retail brand QVC have both joined the list of sponsors for the 2011 Product of the Year Awards. 

Norfolk-based electricals retailer Bennetts has been bought out of administration by Lowestoft-based Hughes Electrical. 

72.9% of shoppers believe buying online to be more environmentally friendly than making a trip to the shops. 

Irwin Tools has crowned carpenter and joiner Daniel Shepherd as the World's Ultimate Tradesman. 

A cut in fuel duty and support for small firms and first-time buyers are welcomed by business groups. 

Direct mail company Scotts of Stow has successfully defended its use of a spoof form of marketing - despite advertising watchdogs receiving 12 complaints. 

The Government is set to review almost 22,000 business regulations as part of a drive to cut red tape, and says it will exempt small firms from new legislation for three years. 

Electricals and home technology was the strongest category for the retailer last week, while textiles and furniture also reported increases.